Establishes an ombudsperson for local correctional facilities to receive, investigate and propose resolutions for complaints and grievances concerning the conditions of confinement for individuals currently or formerly incarcerated in local correctional facilities located outside of a city with a population of one million or more.
Authorizes the use of body imaging scanning equipment in local correctional facilities for the screening of visitors in addition to incarcerated individuals.
Enacts the "upstate energy choice act"; limits the prohibition on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new construction to buildings located in a city with a population of one million or more; limits the requirement of establishing decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities to facilities located in a city with a population of one million or more.
Directs the hiring of an independent investigator to investigate all 42 correctional facilities in the state to identify any negative policies and practices exiting as such correctional facilities.
Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities; appropriates $250,000 therefor.
Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.