S 651 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association

Summary
Relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time and without advance notice; grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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S651 S651A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Correction Law to expand the Correctional Association of New York's access to state prisons by removing the requirement for advance notice for visits and inspections. The changes also clarify emergency restrictions and modify meeting requirements with facility staff and incarcerated individuals to enhance oversight capabilities.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on correctional facility visits by the Correctional Association, but the applicability of access rules has been broadened by eliminating advance notice requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the 72-hour advance notice requirement for the Correctional Association to access and inspect state correctional facilities, replacing it with no notice requirement.

Modified emergency access restrictions to clarify that the department may restrict access to portions of facilities during emergencies, while maintaining the 24-hour advance notice requirement for meetings with facility leadership.

Changed meeting requirements with incarcerated individuals to allow private, confidential meetings at the Correctional Association's pleasure without notice to the department, with meetings limited to reasonable numbers based on immediate circumstances.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill sponsor list to include additional senators and added procedural history indicating the bill was discharged from committee, amended, reprinted, and recommitted.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 651A
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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