New York S 10192: Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration

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S10192 Summary:

BILL NOS10192 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01956

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§71-a & 78, Cor L

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Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration upon reentry and reintegration into society upon release.

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BILL NOS10192 

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05/05/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10192

 IN SENATE

 May 5, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- 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 requiring mental
 health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues
 related to the trauma of incarceration

 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 "Shawanna's law (W76337)".
 3 § 2. Section 71-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of
 4 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 71-a. Transitional accountability plan. 1. Upon admission of an
 6 incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the department under
 7 an indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment, the department
 8 shall develop a transitional accountability plan. Such plan shall be a
 9 comprehensive, dynamic and individualized case management plan based on
 10 the programming and treatment needs of the incarcerated individual. The
 11 purpose of such plan shall be to promote the rehabilitation of the
 12 incarcerated individual and their successful and productive reentry and
 13 reintegration into society upon release. To that end, such plan shall be
 14 used to prioritize programming and treatment services for the incarcer-
 15 ated individual during incarceration and any period of community super-
 16 vision. The commissioner may consult with the office of mental health,
 17 the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse] addiction services and
 18 supports, the board of parole, the department of health, and other
 19 appropriate agencies in the development of transitional case management
 20 plans.
 21 2. Mental health reentry services shall be included in an incarcerated
 22 individual's transitional accountability plan. Such mental health
 23 reentry services shall begin the first week upon admission of an incar-
 24 cerated individual to a correctional facility and such services shall be
 25 provided by licensed therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social
 26 workers, or nurses in permanent competitive positions in the classified

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04511-01-5

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 1 service of the state who specialize in trauma and utilize culturally
 2 sensitive techniques. Mental health reentry services shall include, but
 3 not be limited to: (i) behavioral health screening and assessment; (ii)
 4 clinical intervention for any mental health issues related to the trauma
 5 of incarceration; (iii) mental health and trauma screenings within sixty
 6 days of being committed to the custody of the department. Where an
 7 incarcerated individual would benefit from trauma oriented therapy, the
 8 mental health reentry services shall include trauma oriented therapy.
 9 If an incarcerated individual is at a facility which cannot provide
 10 proper mental health reentry services to the incarcerated individual,
 11 the incarcerated individual shall be transferred within seven days to a
 12 facility with the capacity to provide the incarcerated individual with
 13 proper mental health reentry services.
 14 3. The department shall invest, develop and adopt policies and proce-
 15 dures to create training for all prison personnel for basic competencies
 16 in mental health trauma as a result of incarceration.
 17 4. The department shall submit a report including, but not lim