New York S 7176: Requires certain justices and judges to visit the correctional facility with the highest population in the county in which such justice or judge was elected or appointed

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S07176 Summary:

BILL NOS07176 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03089

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §211-b, Judy L

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Requires justices of the supreme court, judges of the county court and judges of the court of claims, regularly sitting in a criminal term or in a term with criminal as well as civil jurisdiction to visit the correctional facility with the highest population of incarcerated individuals in the county in which such justice is appointed or elected within two years of such appointment or election and every two years thereafter; requires a report on the conditions of such correctional facility.

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BILL NOS07176 

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7176

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring certain
 justices and judges to visit the correctional facility with the high-
 est population in the county in which such justice or judge was
 elected or appointed

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

 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 211-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 211-b. Correctional facility visitation requirements for judges and
 4 justices. 1. The chief judge shall require justices of the supreme
 5 court, judges of the county court and judges of the court of claims,
 6 regularly sitting in a criminal term or in a term with criminal as well
 7 as civil jurisdiction to visit the correctional facility with the high-
 8 est population of incarcerated individuals in the county in which such
 9 justice or judge is appointed or elected within two years of such
 10 appointment or election and every two years thereafter. Such visitation
 11 requirement shall be in addition to the requirements pursuant to 22
 12 NYCRR section 17.1.
 13 2. Within six months of a visit to the correctional facility as
 14 required by subdivision one of this section, the justice or judge shall
 15 prepare a report on the conditions of such correctional facility and
 16 submit such report to the clerk of the court of appeals. Such conditions
 17 shall include, but not be limited to the welfare of incarcerated indi-
 18 viduals, healthcare provided to incarcerated individuals, sanitary
 19 conditions in the correctional facility and any disciplinary actions
 20 against employees of the correctional facility and incarcerated individ-
 21 uals.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06166-01-5

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