Assembly Bill A702

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition of double-bunked housing in correctional facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2211 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A702 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2211
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §607, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10173, S8028
2019-2020: A930, S1334, S6582

2021-A702 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of double-bunked housing in correctional facilities.

2021-A702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    702
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES,  ABBATE,  TAYLOR, J. RIVERA, LUPARDO,
   J. M. GIGLIO, PALMESANO, GOTTFRIED, COOK, WALSH, WEPRIN, FRIEND, WALC-
   ZYK, BYRNES, GUNTHER, BUTTENSCHON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
   BARCLAY,  HAWLEY, MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  the  prohibition  of
   double-bunked housing in correctional facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  607
 to read as follows:
   §  607.  PROHIBITION OF DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUSING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION "DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUSING" SHALL MEAN THE PRACTICE OF INMATE  HOUS-
 ING WHERE BUNK BEDS ARE USED IN A DORMITORY SETTING, WITH INMATES RESID-
 ING IN AN OPEN SPACE AND SLEEPING ON BUNK BEDS.
   2.  UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROHIB-
 ITED FROM HOUSING  INMATES  USING  DOUBLE-BUNKED  HOUSING  PRACTICES  IN
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES. ANY INMATES HOUSED IN SUCH DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUS-
 ING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MOVED TO OTHER  HOUS-
 ING  ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED THAT SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT LOCATED IN
 A MORE RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNIT OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY  UNLESS  OTHER-
 WISE APPROPRIATE.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE OR REPEAL ANY RULES AND
 REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05390-01-1

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