New York S 7215: Relates to the confinement of incarcerated individuals under the age of eighteen

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S07215 Summary:

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SPONSORLANZA

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Amd §137, Cor L

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Relates to the confinement of incarcerated individuals under the age of eighteen who shall not be placed in segregated confinement for any reason.

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04/04/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7215

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the confinement of
 incarcerated individuals under the age of eighteen

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of section 137 of
 2 the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subdivision, the
 5 superintendent of a correctional facility may keep any incarcerated
 6 individual, other than incarcerated individuals under the age of eigh-
 7 teen years who shall not be placed in segregated confinement for any
 8 reason, confined in a cell or room, apart from the accommodations
 9 provided for incarcerated individuals who are participating in programs
 10 of the facility, for such period as may be necessary for maintenance of
 11 order or discipline, but in any such case the following conditions shall
 12 be observed:
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11447-01-5

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