New York S 7117: Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

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S07117 Summary:

BILL NOS07117 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05283-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§504-c, 504-d & 504-e, Exec L

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Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.

Go to top S07117 Actions:

BILL NOS07117 

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04/01/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1006

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/21/2025PASSED SENATE

05/21/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/22/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

03/10/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7117

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties
 of the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile facil-
 ities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 504-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 504-c. Powers and duties of the correctional association of New
 4 York. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 5 correctional association of New York, by such committees as they shall
 6 from time to time appoint, shall have the power, authority and duty to
 7 regularly visit, inspect, and examine all non-secure detention facili-
 8 ties, secure detention facilities, specialized secure detention facili-
 9 ties, secure residential division facilities, limited secure residential
 10 division facilities, and non-secure residential division facilities
 11 operated, maintained, monitored or certified by the office of children
 12 and family services, including all property, documents, records, poli-
 13 cies, procedures, staff and all such other things maintained or
 14 controlled by such facilities.
 15 2. The correctional association shall have the authority to conduct
 16 unannounced visits at all non-secure detention facilities, secure
 17 detention facilities, specialized secure detention facilities, secure
 18 residential division facilities, limited secure residential division
 19 facilities, and non-secure residential division facilities operated,
 20 maintained, monitored or certified by the office of children and family
 21 services to ensure the welfare of the youth is protected. The correc-
 22 tional association shall have the authority to receive and review copies
 23 of all incident reports involving youth residing in such facilities. If

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00602-04-5

 S. 7117 2

 1 the correctional association learns that a youth has been maltreated or
 2 abused, or that a youth has made allegations of maltreatment or abuse,
 3 they shall make an immediate report to the commissioner of the office of
 4 children and family services, the justice center for the protection of
 5 people with special needs, and to prisoners' legal services of New York.
 6 3. The correctional association shall have the authority to have
 7 confidential contact in person and in writing with the residents and
 8 staff of non-secure detention facilities, secure detention facilities,
 9 specialized secure detention facilities, secure residential division
 10 facilities, limited secure residential division facilities, and non-se-
 11 cure residential division facilities operated, maintained, monitored or
 12 certified by the office of children and family services. All confiden-
 13 tial information the correctional association obtains while fulfilling
 14 its duties under this section shall remain confidential and any limita-
 15 tions on the release thereof imposed by law upon the part