Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 9243: Increases the crime victim assistance fee, creates a crime victim's lien and creates a crime victim's assistance account

Increases the mandatory surcharge and the crime victim's assistance fee which is levied upon any person convicted of a crime or violation in this state; creates a crime victim's lien which allows such recovery against a convicted offender in the amount of the unpaid portion of the mandatory surcharge or the crime victim's assistance fee; creates a crime victim's assistance account.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill increases victim fees and creates lien/restitution system, directly funding victim assistance within criminal justice framework per bill summary.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Victims' Rights

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4808: Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to make efforts to reduce incarcerated individual telephone rates and to place a cap on the cost of outgoing calls

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to make efforts to reduce incarcerated individual telephone rates and to place a cap on the cost of outgoing calls.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeReduces financial barriers for incarcerated individuals to maintain family connections, aligning with criminal justice reform goals to improve rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 112: Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer

Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill creates new criminal offense to protect law enforcement officers from doxing, strengthening officer safety within criminal justice system.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5531: Establishes the crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual

This bill (S 5531) creates a new class E felony offense for incarcerated individuals or juveniles in secure facilities who intentionally and without legitimate reason touch another person's intimate areas. It specifically targets situations where the victim is a facility employee (like correctional staff), parole board member, mental health worker, probation officer, or police officer, and the act is meant to degrade, abuse, or gratify sexual desire. The law applies to people in prison, local correctional facilities, hospitals under correctional law, or secure juvenile facilities operated by child services. Violating this law carries felony penalties, including potential imprisonment.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill creates felony for inmate sexual misconduct against staff, enhancing safety and accountability in correctional facilities, aligning with criminal justice reform priorities.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects correctional staff (workers) from assault, directly enhancing workplace safety for employees in correctional facilities.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice Policing Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7019: Relates to tampering with electronic monitoring equipment

This bill creates two new criminal offenses related to interfering with electronic monitoring devices (like ankle bracelets used for house arrest or probation). It makes it a class A misdemeanor to intentionally tamper with or damage such equipment without authorization to disrupt its signals (second degree), and a class E felony if the tampering occurs while committing a serious felony (first degree). The first-degree offense requires the sentence to run consecutively to the underlying felony. The law directly affects individuals under electronic monitoring who attempt to bypass or disable the tracking devices.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new criminal offenses (misdemeanor/felony) for tampering with electronic monitoring, expanding criminalization. Aligns with 'oppose' indicator of expanding criminalization.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8977: Relates to prohibiting bail enforcement agents from using their position to enforce immigration actions

This bill prohibits bail enforcement agents in New York from using their licensed position to enforce immigration actions. It directly affects licensed bail enforcement agents, making it unlawful for them to participate in immigration enforcement while performing their bail-related duties. The key provision explicitly states that bail agents cannot leverage their role to carry out immigration enforcement activities. This is a clear policy change restricting the scope of bail agents' authorized activities to exclude immigration enforcement. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProhibits bail agents from leveraging criminal justice roles for immigration enforcement, protecting civil rights within the system per reform indicators.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationBill A 8977 prohibits bail enforcement agents from enforcing immigration actions, thereby limiting state-level immigration enforcement and protecting immigrants.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Detention Enforcement Sanctuary Policies

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in committee · New York · Senate May 18, 2026

S 878: Relates to procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children

Amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen year olds into custody.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAdds protections for minors during police interrogation, strengthening due process and civil rights in criminal justice procedures.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2357: Release of persons charged with certain crimes involving possession of a firearm on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions, bail or custody of the sheriff

Authorizes the court the discretion to release persons charged with certain crimes involving possession of a firearm on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or commit the person to the custody of the sheriff.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill allows courts discretion to release firearm possession defendants without bail, reducing pretrial detention - a key criminal justice reform measure.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Drug Policy Firearms

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failed · New York · Assembly Apr 21, 2026

A 4124: Establishes the crime of aggravated grand larceny

This bill (A 4124) creates a new crime called "aggravated grand larceny" for individuals who steal motor vehicles and have a prior conviction for similar theft (grand larceny in the fourth degree) within the past five years. It classifies this offense as a class D felony, punishable by up to seven years in prison. The bill directly affects repeat offenders who commit vehicle thefts, making their second such offense a more serious felony. The law updates legal definitions in the penal and criminal procedure codes to include this new category for sentencing and bail considerations.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new felony for repeat vehicle theft, increasing penalties (7 years) and expanding criminalization, aligning with 'oppose' indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 3746: Requires at least one member of the state board of parole be a formerly incarcerated person

This bill requires New York's state parole board to include at least one member who has been previously incarcerated. It directly affects the board's composition, which reviews prisoner release decisions and is appointed by the governor. The law amends existing statutes to mandate that one of the board's members must have firsthand experience with the prison system. This change is a concrete policy adjustment to the board's membership rules, without specifying how this experience would influence decisions.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates parole board inclusion of formerly incarcerated person, advancing reform by incorporating lived experience into release decisions to improve rehabilitation and oversight.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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