New York S 9984: Increases the penalties for promoting prison contraband in the first and second degrees

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S09984 Summary:

BILL NOS09984 

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SPONSORGRIFFO

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Amd §§205.00, 205.20 & 205.25, Pen L; amd §112, Cor L

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Increases the penalties for promoting prison contraband in the first and second degrees; requires that each state correctional facility use body imaging scanning for all incarcerated individuals and visitors entering such facility; requires state correctional facilities to use trained canines to screen for contraband at the entrance of each facility.

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BILL NOS09984 

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04/21/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9984

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the correction law, in relation to
 increasing penalties for promoting prison contraband and screening
 protocols at correctional facilities

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "correc-
 2 tional facility protection act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 205.00 of the penal law is amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 4. "Dangerous contraband" means contraband which is capable of such
 6 use as may endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or
 7 any person therein which shall include, but shall not be limited to
 8 firearms and other dangerous weapons defined in section 265.00 of this
 9 part, destructive devices defined in section 265.00 of this part, and
 10 controlled substances defined in section 220.00 of this part.
 11 § 3. The closing paragraph of section 205.20 of the penal law is
 12 amended to read as follows:
 13 Promoting prison contraband in the second degree is a class [A misde-
 14 meanor] E felony.
 15 § 4. The closing paragraph of section 205.25 of the penal law is
 16 amended to read as follows:
 17 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree is a class [D] C felo-
 18 ny.
 19 § 5. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding two new
 20 subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:
 21 8. (a) The commissioner shall require that each correctional facility
 22 utilize body imaging scanning equipment to screen all incarcerated indi-
 23 viduals and visitors who seek to enter such correctional facility. Such
 24 scanning shall be mandatory for any visitor seeking a contact visit.
 25 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "body imaging scanning
 26 equipment" shall mean equipment that utilizes a low dose of ionizing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15572-01-6

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 1 radiation to produce an anatomical image capable of detecting objects
 2 placed on, attached to, or secreted within a person's body.
 3 9. The commissioner shall establish a contraband screening plan which
 4 shall include the use of a leashed and controlled canine trained to
 5 detect illegal drugs at the entrance of each correctional facility. All
 6 visitors, bags, and items entering the facility shall be subject to
 7 screening by such canine.
 8 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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