New York S 1208: Establishes a New York state prison labor board; repealer

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S01208 Summary:

BILL NOS01208 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10626

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, MAY, PARKER, RIVERA, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §§184, 185 & 186, amd Cor L, generally; rpld §162 sub 2 ¶a, sub 4 ¶a sub¶ (iii), sub 5, amd §§162 &
139-j, St Fin L; amd §1-c, Leg L

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Establishes a New York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings which inure to the benefit the state or any private individual or corporation; prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not requested disbursement; requires that all interest accumulated on incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's accounts; eliminates the preferred status of the department of corrections and community supervision regarding commodities and services furnished by the correctional industries program; repeals certain provisions of the state finance law relating to such preferred status.

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BILL NOS01208 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1208

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, MAY, PARKER,
 RIVERA, SALAZAR -- 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 establishing a New
 York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply
 with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of
 promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into
 the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings
 which inure to the benefit of the state or any private individual or
 corporation, prohibiting the department of corrections and community
 supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the
 funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not
 requested disbursement, and requiring that all interest accumulated on
 incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's
 accounts; and to repeal sections 184, 185 and 186 of the correction
 law relating thereto; to amend the state finance law and the legisla-
 tive law, in relation to eliminating the preferred status of the
 department of corrections and community supervision regarding commod-
 ities and services furnished by the correctional industries program;
 and to repeal certain provisions of the state finance law relating to
 such preferred status

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

 1 Section 1. Short Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "fairness and opportunity for incarcerated workers act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby declares
 4 that:
 5 1. The current system of prison labor in New York is an outgrowth of
 6 the legacy of slavery and has been allowed to continue in our state
 7 because of the exception created in the 13th Amendment which abolished
 8 slavery "except as punishment for a crime."

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03188-01-5

 S. 1208 2

 1 2. The history of prison labor in New York can be traced back to
 2 Auburn Prison, where a cruel and dehumanizing system of forced labor was
 3 established 200 years ago with the goal of creating a self-sustaining
 4 prison system.
 5 3. Today, incarcerated individuals are forced to work under threat of
 6 punishment; hourly wages range from ten to sixty-five cents an hour and
 7 h