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                                   2285
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, BARRON, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, MOSLEY,
   O'DONNELL, PICHARDO, QUART, STIRPE, WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A.  COLTON, COOK, CRESPO, DAVILA, LUPARDO, PERRY, RIVERA, SIMON  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to personal phone calls
   for inmates in certain circumstances
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section  137 of the correction law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G) WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS  OF  DISCIPLINARY  CONFINEMENT,  KEEPLOCK
 PENDING  A  DISCIPLINARY  HEARING, PLACEMENT IN A SEGREGATED CONFINEMENT
 UNIT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, OR PLACEMENT IN A  RESIDENTIAL  MENTAL
 HEALTH  TREATMENT UNIT, AND AT WEEKLY INTERVALS THEREAFTER FOR THE DURA-
 TION OF SUCH CONFINEMENT, AN INMATE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE AT  LEAST
 ONE PERSONAL PHONE CALL, EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD CREATE AN UNACCEPTA-
 BLE RISK TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF INMATES OR STAFF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00815-02-9