This bill requires the Office of Mental Health, working with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, to study how abuse experienced during incarceration affects formerly incarcerated individuals. The study must examine both short-term and long-term mental, behavioral, and physical health impacts, associated costs, and identify effective treatment approaches. Within one year of the bill's effective date, the Office must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the governor and legislative leaders. The bill directly affects formerly incarcerated people by mandating an analysis of abuse-related harms they face post-incarceration.
Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a statewide public database covering every local police department, each county sheriff's office, the division of the state police and every agency that employs a peace officer in this state, which shall compile the names of any police or peace officer who has had their employment terminated due to misconduct.
Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers; defines "racial profiling"; authorizes division of criminal justice services to conduct a study relating to racial profiling; prohibits use of race or ethnicity of an individual as the sole factor in determining the existence of probable cause to place such person under arrest or take into custody.
Establishes a bill of rights for family members and visitors of incarcerated individuals including the establishment of an independent office for visitation oversight to monitor implementation, receive complaints, and ensure compliance.
Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands by requiring identical restrictions on the duration or number of phone calls and use of unit or facility phones made available to incarcerated individuals who are calling family members who are not outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands.
This bill (S 3286) allows New York prosecutors (District Attorneys) to file motions seeking reduced sentences for individuals who have served long prison terms - specifically 20+ years for serious felony convictions or 15+ years for other felonies. It directly affects inmates serving lengthy sentences who have been rehabilitated and no longer pose a public safety risk, including those with life or near-life sentences. The key provision gives prosecutors the authority to revisit past sentencing decisions when an incarcerated person has served a substantial portion of their sentence, based on evidence of rehabilitation. This aims to reduce unnecessary long-term incarceration without compromising public safety, aligning with research showing recidivism rates drop significantly after age 50.
Relates to incarcerated individuals wages; provides that incarcerated individuals shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; provides that incarcerated individuals not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost of living.
Requires every police officer, peace officer and employee of a correctional facility to intervene in incidents of violence involving incarcerated individuals.
This bill (S 6173) clarifies when police officers may use deadly force in a homicide. It states officers may only use deadly force if they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious injury to themselves or others, or to arrest someone fleeing a felony involving death or serious injury. The bill requires officers to consider all circumstances at the time, including avoiding force if safer alternatives exist, and specifically notes that people with disabilities are more likely to experience excessive force during police interactions. It also prohibits using deadly force solely to prevent self-harm unless an imminent threat exists. The law directly affects police officers’ use of force decisions and the safety of people interacting with law enforcement.
Enacts the "pretrial risk overview for threat evaluation, custody, and treatment (PROTECT) Act" to evaluate certain defendants; establishes a risk assessment instrument to aid judges in determining whether to release or detain a principal, where and when a release is appropriate and necessary conditions that should be imposed as part of such release; repeals provisions of law relating to qualifying offenses and allows a court to set bail or remand a principal where based on the risk assessment instrument, where the principal poses a safety risk or risk of flight; makes related provisions.
