Assembly Bill A5982

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A5982 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3853
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9552, S9057

2025-A5982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies.

2025-A5982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5982
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT directing the department of corrections and community supervision
   to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional  facilities
   within New York state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of  corrections  and  community  supervision
 shall conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities
 within  New  York  state to provide data-driven insights and recommenda-
 tions to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to  prevent
 future tragedies. Such study shall:
   1. Determine the number and causes of deaths in New York state correc-
 tional facilities over the past decade;
   2. Assess the adequacy of the mental health and medical services with-
 in correctional facilities;
   3.  Identify  any  patterns  or  trends  in the data that may indicate
 systemic issues or areas needing improvement;
   4. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and  procedures  in
 preventing deaths in custody; and
   5. Recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated
 individuals.
   § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department
 of  corrections  and  community  supervision shall issue a report of the
 findings of the study to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the
 senate and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08401-01-5

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