§ 259-e. Institutional parole services. The department shall provide
institutional parole services. Such services shall include preparation
of reports and other data required by the state board of parole in the
exercise of its functions with respect to release on presumptive
release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision of
incarcerated individuals. Additionally, the department shall determine
which incarcerated individuals are in need of a deaf language
interpreter or an English language interpreter, and shall inform the
board of such need within a reasonable period of time prior to an
incarcerated individual's scheduled appearance before the board.
Employees of the department who collect data, interview incarcerated
individuals and prepare reports for the state board of parole in
institutions under the jurisdiction of the department shall work under
the direct supervision of the deputy commissioner of the department in
charge of program services. Data and reports submitted to the board
shall address the statutory factors to be considered by the board
pursuant to the relevant provisions of section two hundred fifty-nine-i
of this article.