New York A 7883: Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin

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A07883 Summary:

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Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin when such incarcerated individual dies in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision.

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04/11/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7883

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the state
 to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated indi-
 vidual to their next of kin

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

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 624-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 624-a. Death of incarcerated individual; disposition of body.
 4 Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contra-
 5 ry, when an incarcerated individual dies in the custody of the depart-
 6 ment, the department shall deliver the body of such incarcerated indi-
 7 vidual to their next of kin who is a relative by blood or marriage or a
 8 bona fide friend. The expense of such delivery shall be borne by the
 9 state.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10815-01-5

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