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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3853
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2025
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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 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
