STATE OF NEW YORK
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6171
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 10, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on 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.
LBD04593-01-1
