S07228 Summary:
BILL NO | S07228 |
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SPONSOR | SANDERS |
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Amd §623, Cor L | |
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Relates to the reduction of inmate telephone rates. |
S07228 Actions:
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04/08/2016 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
S07228 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7228 IN SENATE April 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the reduction of inmate telephone rates The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 623 of the correction law, 2 as added by chapter 240 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. The department shall make every effort to reduce the rates of 5 inmate phone calls and place a reasonable cap on the cost of outgoing 6 calls. 7 4. The department shall not accept or receive revenue in excess of its 8 reasonable operating cost for establishing and administering such tele- 9 phone system services as provided in subdivisions one and two of this 10 section. 11 [4.] 5. The department shall establish rules and regulations or 12 departmental procedures to ensure that any inmate phone call system 13 established by this section provides reasonable security measures to 14 preserve the safety and security of each correctional facility, all 15 staff and all persons outside a facility who may receive inmate phone 16 calls. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13710-01-6