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S08250 Summary:

BILL NOS08250 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08545

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 112, Cor L

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Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to assess and update the security camera, land-mobile radio, and public address systems in use in correctional facilities.

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BILL NOS08250 

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05/27/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8250

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 the commis-
 sioner of corrections and community supervision to assess and update
 the security camera, land-mobile radio, and public address systems in
 use in correctional facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. (a) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this
 4 subdivision, the commissioner shall:
 5 (i) evaluate the security camera, land-mobile radio, and public
 6 address systems in use in correctional facilities as of the effective
 7 date of this subdivision; and
 8 (ii) submit to the governor and the legislature a plan for ensuring
 9 that all correctional facilities have the security camera, land-mobile
 10 radio, and public address system coverage and capabilities necessary to:
 11 (1) ensure the health and safety of staff and incarcerated individ-
 12 uals; and
 13 (2) ensure the documentation and accessibility of video evidence that
 14 may pertain to misconduct by staff or incarcerated individuals, negli-
 15 gent or abusive treatment of incarcerated individuals, or criminal
 16 activity within correctional facilities.
 17 (b) The plan required pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision
 18 shall:
 19 (i) identify and include plans to address any deficiencies in the
 20 security camera system in use at correctional facilities, including
 21 those related to:
 22 (1) an insufficient number of cameras;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11809-01-5

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 1 (2) inoperable or malfunctioning cameras;
 2 (3) blind spots;
 3 (4) poor quality video; and
 4 (5) any other deficits in the security camera system;
 5 (ii) identify and include plans to adopt and maintain any security
 6 camera system upgrades needed to achieve the purposes described in para-
 7 graph (a) of this subdivision, including:
 8 (1) conversion of all analog cameras to digital surveillance systems,
 9 with corresponding infrastructure and equipment upgrade requirements;
 10 (2) upgrades to ensure the secure storage, logging, preservation, and
 11 accessibility of recordings such that the recordings are available to
 12 investigators or courts at such time as may be reasonably required; and
 13 (3) additional camera system capabilities needed to enhance the safety
 14 and security of incarcerated individuals and staff;
 15 (iii) include an assessment of operational and logistical consider-
 16 ations in implementing the plan required pursuant to paragraph (a) of
 17 this subdivision, including:
 18 (1) a prioritization of facilities for needed upgrades, beginning with
 19 high security institutions;
 20 (2) the personnel and training necessary to implement the changes; and
 21 (3) ongoing repair and maintenance requirements; and
 22 (iv) include a two-year strategic plan and cost projection for imple-
 23 menting the changes and upgrades to the security camera, land-mobile
 24 radio, and public address systems identified under subparagraphs (i)
 25 through (iii) of this paragraph.
 26 (c) Not later than two years after the date on which the plan is
 27 submitted pursuant to