Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Assembly Mar 6, 2026

A 9076: Establishes the New York civil rights act

Establishes a right of action for the deprivation of constitutional rights; provides for compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes legal remedy for constitutional rights violations, directly protecting civil rights and enhancing law enforcement accountability - key criminal justice reform indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights Tags Civil Liberties

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2608: Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members

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.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEnables consistent family communication for incarcerated individuals, supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism through improved inmate-family connections.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6463: Grants immunity to law enforcement employees who intervene against police misconduct

Grants immunity from liability and professional retaliation against a law enforcement employee who intervenes against police misconduct committed by another member of law enforcement.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill protects law enforcement whistleblowers reporting misconduct, enhancing accountability mechanisms within police departments.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects law enforcement employees from retaliation for reporting misconduct, advancing workers' rights protection within workplace accountability.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3227: Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

This bill authorizes the Correctional Association of New York to regularly inspect all secure, limited secure, and non-secure juvenile detention facilities operated by the Office of Children and Family Services, including conducting unannounced visits. It requires the association to report abuse immediately to authorities and mandates quarterly access to facilities to advise youth about their rights and a confidential hotline for reporting abuse. The bill also establishes a toll-free hotline run by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York and grants them legal representation authority for youth in these facilities, with all findings and reports made publicly available online. It specifically excludes foster care placements and youth placed with relatives.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAuthorizes inspections, abuse reporting, and youth rights access in juvenile facilities, enhancing oversight and protections within corrections system.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1150: Relates to protecting registered security guards in a hospital or health care facility from assault; class D felony

S 1150 makes it a class D felony to assault a registered security guard while they are working in a hospital or health care facility. This bill directly affects security guards employed in these settings by increasing penalties for attacks against them. The key mechanism is amending New York's penal law to specifically include "registered security guards in a hospital or health care facility" in the list of protected professionals, similar to nurses, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. Previously, such assaults might have been classified as lower-level offenses, but this change elevates them to a felony.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill increases penalties (class D felony) for assaulting protected security guards in hospitals, strengthening legal protections for personnel in critical infrastructure per criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects healthcare facility security personnel, enhancing safety for healthcare operations and staff within medical settings.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects security guards' workplace safety by increasing assault penalties, aligning with labor safety protections for vulnerable workers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Violent Crime Hospitals

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5374: Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution

Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProhibits police targeting of individuals receiving harm reduction resources, reducing criminalization of substance use and protecting civil rights per criminal justice reform indicators.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides free wound care kits and xylazine test strips to substance use disorder patients, improving access to treatment for injection-related injuries without barriers like ID collection or police targeting.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy Policing Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6293: Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication and provides for a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination or publication of deep fakes

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication; provides for a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination or publication of deep fakes, which are digitized images which are altered to incorporate a person's face or their identifiable body part onto an image and such image depicts a pornographic or lewd sex act or graphic violence.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill creates new criminal offense for digital harassment/deepfakes and enables victim lawsuits, protecting civil rights and expanding legal remedies in digital harm cases.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyAddresses deep fake misuse via digital communication, creating legal recourse to protect victims' privacy and prevent non-consensual digital harm.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Artificial Intelligence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1159: Establishes domestic violence crimes

Establishes domestic violence crimes when an individual commits or intends to commit a specified offense against a member of the same family or household; defines specified offenses; defines members of the same family; sets forth criteria for the authorized disposition of individuals convicted of a domestic violence crime.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes legal definitions for domestic violence crimes and structured dispositions, strengthening criminal justice framework through clear legal parameters and consistent sentencing criteria.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Domestic Violence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5637: Expands juvenile offender status to include certain sex offenses committed by persons 13, 14 or 15 years of age

Expands juvenile offender status to include rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree and aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree if committed by persons thirteen, fourteen or fifteen years of age.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands juvenile jurisdiction for serious sex offenses, prioritizing rehabilitation over adult prosecution per criminal justice reform principles.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4536: Authorizes a plea of guilty and the payment of fines or penalties electronically via the internet

This bill allows drivers charged with most traffic violations (excluding repeat speeding offenses) to electronically submit a guilty plea and pay fines online instead of appearing in court. It requires defendants to submit an online application detailing the charge, waiving their right to a court hearing, and agreeing to pay the fine under penalty of perjury. The fine remains "tentative" until fully paid online through a court-prescribed method. This change applies to violations under New York's Vehicle and Traffic Law and aims to streamline processing for eligible cases.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeStreamlines court processes for minor traffic violations via online guilty pleas/payments, reducing backlogs and improving access to justice - aligning with criminal justice reform goals of efficiency and accessibility.80% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts

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