Int. No. 181
By Council Members Powers, Rivera, Cabán, Hanif, Won, Restler, Hudson, Nurse, Abreu, Narcisse, Williams, Avilés, Bottcher, Ossé, Ayala, Richardson Jordan, Riley, Gutiérrez, Barron and Schulman
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to publish all of its rules, policies and directives
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 9-138 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 89 for the year 2015, is amended to read as follows:
§ 9-138 [Use of force directive] Department rules, policies and directives. The commissioner shall post on the department's website all departmental rules, policies and directives, including the directive stating the department's current policies regarding the use of force by departmental staff on [inmates] incarcerated individuals, including [but not limited to] the circumstances in which any use of force is justified, the circumstances in which various levels of force or various uses of equipment are justified, and the procedures staff must follow prior to using force. The commissioner may redact [such directive] sections of any rule, policy or directive [as] when necessary to preserve safety and security in the facilities under the department's control.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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