New York A 4028: Requires the disclosure of video footage related to the death of an incarcerated individual involving a correctional officer

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A04028 Summary:

BILL NOA04028 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03653

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SPONSORCruz

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COSPNSRForrest, Torres

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §22-b, Cor L

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Requires the disclosure of video footage related to the death of an incarcerated individual involving a correctional officer to the attorney general's office of special investigation.

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BILL NOA04028 

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01/30/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4028

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the disclo-
 sure of video footage related to the death of an incarcerated individ-
 ual involving a correctional officer

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that
 2 transparency and accountability in correctional facilities are essential
 3 to maintaining public trust. This act seeks to promote accountability
 4 and deter misconduct by requiring the timely disclosure of video footage
 5 related to the death of incarcerated individuals involving correctional
 6 officers to the attorney general's office of special investigations.
 7 § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 22-b to
 8 read as follows:
 9 § 22-b. Disclosure of video footage related to the death of incarcer-
 10 ated individuals involving correctional officers. 1. Definitions. As
 11 used in this section, the following terms shall have the following mean-
 12 ings:
 13 (a) "Correctional facility" shall mean any facility operated by the
 14 department, a local correctional facility as defined in subdivision
 15 sixteen of section two of this chapter, including but not limited to
 16 Rikers Island.
 17 (b) "Video footage" shall include, but not be limited to, recordings
 18 from fixed cameras, body-worn cameras, handheld devices, or any other
 19 recording equipment maintained or used by correctional staff within
 20 correctional facilities.
 21 2. Duty to disclose. The department and any local correctional facili-
 22 ty shall disclose to the attorney general's office of special investi-
 23 gation any video footage that such office deems to be related to the
 24 death of an incarcerated individual. This shall include any case in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04536-02-5

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 1 which the attorney general's office of special investigation determines
 2 the death involves a correctional officer.
 3 3. Timeframe for disclosure. Such video footage shall be disclosed
 4 within seventy-two hours of the occurrence of the death.
 5 4. Redactions and exceptions. (a) No redactions shall be made to the
 6 video footage before it is disclosed to the attorney general's office of
 7 special investigation. The attorney general's office of special investi-
 8 gation shall maintain the confidentiality of all video footage and will
 9 determine redactions pursuant to its published video release policy.
 10 (b) Disclosure may be delayed only if the attorney general's office of
 11 special investigation certifies that such disclosure would compromise an
 12 ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution. Such delay shall not
 13 exceed ninety days without additional certification.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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