New York A 5304: Relates to investigation of incidents of bodily injury or harm to incarcerated individuals

Status: REFERRED TO CORRECTION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5304

Sponsors: Demond Meeks

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A05304 Summary:

BILL NOA05304 

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Amd §137, Cor L

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Requires DOCCS' office of special investigations to send a representative of such office in-person to confirm any reported incident of bodily injury or harm to an incarcerated individual no later than 5 days after receiving such report.

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02/12/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5304

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to investigation of
 incidents of bodily injury or harm to incarcerated individuals

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

 1 Section 1. Section 137 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. The department's office of special investigations shall send a
 4 representative of such office in-person to confirm any reported incident
 5 of bodily injury or harm to an incarcerated individual no later than
 6 five days after receiving such report.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08473-01-5

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