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A05982 Summary:

BILL NO	A05982
SAME AS	SAME AS S03853
SPONSOR	Dilan
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies.

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A05982 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5982
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 25, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Correction
 
        AN ACT directing the department of corrections and community supervision
          to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional  facilities
          within New York state
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The department of  corrections  and  community  supervision
     2  shall conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities
     3  within  New  York  state to provide data-driven insights and recommenda-
     4  tions to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to  prevent
     5  future tragedies. Such study shall:
     6    1. Determine the number and causes of deaths in New York state correc-
     7  tional facilities over the past decade;
     8    2. Assess the adequacy of the mental health and medical services with-
     9  in correctional facilities;
    10    3.  Identify  any  patterns  or  trends  in the data that may indicate
    11  systemic issues or areas needing improvement;
    12    4. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and  procedures  in
    13  preventing deaths in custody; and
    14    5. Recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated
    15  individuals.
    16    § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department
    17  of  corrections  and  community  supervision shall issue a report of the
    18  findings of the study to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the
    19  senate and the speaker of the assembly.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08401-01-5

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