New York S 10108: Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

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S10108 Summary:

BILL NOS10108 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03227

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §503, add §§504-c & 504-d, Exec L

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Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.

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BILL NOS10108 

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04/30/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10108

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties
 of the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile facil-
 ities

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

 1 Section 1. Section 503 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 3 6-a. The office of children and family services shall ensure that all
 4 youth placed in secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities oper-
 5 ated, maintained or certified by the office of children and family
 6 services have access to a confidential toll-free hotline established by
 7 prisoners' legal services of New York pursuant to subdivision three of
 8 section five hundred four-d of this title for the purposes of reporting
 9 abuse and complaints regarding conditions of confinement. The office of
 10 children and family services shall allow prisoners' legal services of
 11 New York quarterly access to such facilities to advise the youth of
 12 their procedural and substantive rights and inform such youth of the
 13 hotline.
 14 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 504-c to
 15 read as follows:
 16 § 504-c. Powers and duties of the correctional association of New
 17 York. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 18 correctional association of New York, by such committees as they shall
 19 from time to time appoint, shall have the power, authority and duty to
 20 regularly visit, inspect, and examine all secure, limited secure and
 21 non-secure facilities operated, maintained or certified by the office of
 22 children and family services, including all property, documents,
 23 records, policies, procedures, staff and all such other things main-
 24 tained or controlled by such facilities.
 25 2. The correctional association shall have the authority to conduct
 26 unannounced visits at all secure, limited secure and non-secure facili-
 27 ties operated, maintained or certified by the office of children and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00602-02-5

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 1 family services to ensure the welfare of the youth is protected. The
 2 correctional association shall have the authority to receive and review
 3 copies of all incident reports involving youth residing in such facili-
 4 ties. If the correctional association learns that a youth has been
 5 abused they shall make an immediate report to the commissioner of the
 6 office of children and family services, the statewide central registry
 7 of child abuse, and to prisoners' legal services of New York.
 8 3. The correctional association shall have the authority to have
 9 confidential contact in person and in writing with the residents and
 10 staff of secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities operated,
 11 maintained or certified by the office of children and family services.
 12 All confidential information the correctional association obtains while
 13 fulfilling its duties under this section shall remain confidential and
 14 any limitations on the release thereof imposed by law upon the party
 15 furnishing the information shall apply to the correctional association,
 16 provided that the correctional association may report such information
 17 related to the abuse of youth as required by subdivision two of this
 18 section.
 19 4. The correctional association shall annually report to the governor,
 20