Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.
This bill creates a new class B misdemeanor crime for incarcerated individuals who harass facility employees. It specifically prohibits three actions: displaying intimate body parts in view of staff, causing employees to be exposed to such displays, or threatening to expose bodily fluids (blood, urine, etc.). The law directly affects correctional facility staff, parole board employees, mental health personnel, probation officers, and police officers working in these settings. Violations carry penalties of up to 90 days in jail. The bill focuses solely on protecting staff within correctional facilities and related agencies, without altering broader sentencing or release policies.
Enacts "Officer Randolph Holder's law"; modifies how eligibility is determined for the judicial diversion program for certain felony offenders; requires consent of the prosecutor.
Adds a defendant's identifiable ties to the community, state, and/or county to judges' considerations of whether to fix a securing order, including residence, employment, enrollment with an educational institution, and immediate family.
S 990 reclassifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony under New York's penal law. This change directly affects individuals convicted of possessing a firearm without proper registration, reducing the severity of the penalty for this offense. The bill amends Section 265.01-b of the penal law to update the felony classification, which would result in potentially lighter sentencing for such convictions. The key mechanism is the straightforward reclassification of the offense level, without altering the underlying conduct or registration requirements. This is a substantive policy change affecting sentencing for a specific criminal charge.
This bill prohibits involuntary servitude and forced labor in all New York state and local correctional facilities, directly affecting incarcerated individuals. It amends the Civil Rights Law to explicitly ban slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor for all people in New York - including those convicted of crimes - and adds a new Correction Law section prohibiting any labor compelled through force, threats, or adverse actions (like disciplinary measures). The law makes it illegal for facilities to require labor against an individual's will using coercion or fear of punishment. This represents a concrete legal change to end forced labor practices within New York's prison system.
This bill adds felony driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses under Vehicle and Traffic Law sections 1192 and 1193 to the list of charges where a court may authorize bail without cash conditions. It specifically affects defendants charged with felony DWI who were already out on bail, released under conditions, or awaiting arraignment for other serious offenses (like property harm or firearm charges). Courts may release these defendants without cash bail if prosecutors show reasonable cause the defendant committed the current DWI offense, and if the court determines any property harm involved was negligible and unrelated to other criminal activity. The bill does not change existing bail rules for other offenses but expands the scope to include felony DWI cases.
Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.
Establishes the New York state commission to end mass incarceration and to prevent violence; provides such commission shall investigate, evaluate and make recommendations concerning how to reduce the New York prison population, incidences of violent crime in New York state, and other various topics related to the criminal justice system.
Requires the prosecution to disclose to defense counsel certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes if the prosecutor has offered the informant a benefit in exchange for testimony or other cooperation.
