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A06710 Summary:

BILL NOA06710A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00724-A
 
SPONSORRozic (MS)
 
COSPNSRCrespo, Gottfried, Aubry, Barrett, Blake, Davila, Fahy, Jaffee, Mosley, Perry, Rosenthal L, De La Rosa, Simon, Weprin, Quart, DenDekker, Cruz, D'Urso, Colton, Ortiz, Dickens, Rivera, Sayegh, Hyndman, Cook, Glick, Reyes, Williams, McDonough, Abinanti, Wright, Fernandez, Darling, Jean-Pierre, Taylor, Ashby, Epstein, Arroyo, Hunter, Barron, Otis, Joyner, Pichardo, Kim, Fall
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §72-c, Cor L
 
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.
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A06710 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6710A
 
SPONSOR: Rozic (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home   PURPOSE: Requires DOCCS to place persons in correctional facilities located in closest proximity to the primary place of residence of such person's minor child or children.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section I of the bill sets forth the new subdivision 2 which requires the commissioner to place persons in correctional institutions or facil- ities located in closest proximity to where the inmate's minor child or children reside, provided such placement is appropriate, and is in the best interest of the child if the incarcerated parent gives their consent to such placement. The new subdivision 3 requires that DOCCS, in consultation with the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives and the Office of Children and Family Services, develop assessment procedures and criteria. The Department shall submit an annual report regarding the implementation of this section to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly as well as to the chairs of the senate committee on crime victims, crime and correction and the assembly standing committee on correction. Section II of the bill sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Over 100,000 children in New York State have at least one parent in state prison. At present, a majority of individual s are being housed in facilities that are hours away from their children and families. Experts in the field of criminal justice, child development, and child welfare agree that in the vast majority of cases, a child who has a parent in prison benefits from being able to have personal contact and communi- cation with them. Consistent, ongoing contact in the form of in-person visiting reduces the strain of separation, lowers recidivism, and is the single most important factor in determining whether a family will reunite after a prison term. The criteria for deciding where individuals are housed, including decisions about transfers should include proximity to a child security, mental health, and medical needs. It is important that a child maintain a relationship with their parent and increase their access and contact to their parent in prison. Furthermore, proxim- ity offers many benefits for corrections, the incarcerated parent, and successful reentry. Research demonstrates visits with family and chil- dren improve institutional adjustment, decrease disciplinary infrac- tions, and promotes lower recidivism rates.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2018: A01272A (Rozic) - Passed Assembly 2017: A01272 (Rozic) - Third Reading 2016: A00238A (Rozic) - Third Reading 2015: A00238 (Rozic) - Correction 2014: A07191 (Rozic) - Correction 2013: A07191 (Rozic) - Correction 2012: A08846 (N.Rivera) - Correction   FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- tive date is authorized to be made on or before such date.
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A06710 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6710--A
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 15, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, CRESPO, GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, BARRETT, BLAKE,
          DAVILA, FAHY, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, PERRY, L. ROSENTHAL, DE LA ROSA,  SIMON,
          WEPRIN,  QUART,  DenDEKKER,  CRUZ,  D'URSO,  COLTON,  ORTIZ,  DICKENS,
          RIVERA, SAYEGH, HYNDMAN,  COOK,  GLICK,  REYES,  WILLIAMS,  McDONOUGH,
          ABINANTI,  WRIGHT,  FERNANDEZ,  RAYNOR,  JEAN-PIERRE, TAYLOR, ASHBY --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ARROYO,  EPSTEIN  --  read  once  and
          referred  to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the depart-
          ment  of  corrections  and community supervision to place incarcerated
          parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest  to  their
          children's home
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section  72-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  72-c.  Placement  of individuals with children.   1. In determining
     4  placement for a person in custody of the department, whenever  practica-
     5  ble  the commissioner shall place such person in the correctional insti-
     6  tution or facility which is located in closest proximity to the  primary
     7  place  of  residence of such person's minor child or children as defined
     8  in subdivision thirty-one of section two of  the  social  services  law,
     9  provided  that such placement is suitable and appropriate, would facili-
    10  tate increased contact between such person and his or her child or chil-
    11  dren, is in the best interest of such child or children, and the  incar-
    12  cerated parent gives his or her consent to such placement.
    13    2. To make a determination about whether such placement is in the best
    14  interest  of such child or children, procedures and criteria for assess-
    15  ing such placement shall be developed by the department in  consultation
    16  with the office of children and family services. If such person has more
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00980-04-9

        A. 6710--A                          2
 
     1  than  one  child, the department shall make a separate determination for
     2  each individual child.
     3    3.  The  department shall submit an annual report regarding the imple-
     4  mentation of this section to the temporary president of the senate,  the
     5  speaker  of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and minority
     6  leader of the assembly as well as to the chairs of the senate  committee
     7  on crime victims, crime and correction and the assembly standing commit-
     8  tee  on correction. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the
     9  number of incarcerated persons who are parents of  minor  children,  the
    10  aggregate  number  of  incarcerated parents by county of commitment, the
    11  number of incarcerated parents who are placed in a correctional facility
    12  in closest proximity to their children pursuant  to  this  section,  the
    13  location of such facilities, the number of incarcerated parents for whom
    14  proximal  placement  was  not  provided,  a  general  explanation of the
    15  reasons that such placement was not provided which shall not include any
    16  identifying information, and the  amount  of  incarcerated  parents  who
    17  declined such placement pursuant to this section.
    18    §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
    19  law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
    20  rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
    21  effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
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