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T2025-3316
| * | | | | Oversight - Examining Recommendations from the Independent Rikers Commission's Blueprint to Close Rikers. | Oversight | | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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T2025-3316
| * | | | | Oversight - Examining Recommendations from the Independent Rikers Commission's Blueprint to Close Rikers. | Oversight | | Filed, by Committee | |
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Int 1100-2024
| * | Carlina Rivera | | | Supportive housing eligibility for persons who have been involuntarily confined. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Social Services to count any period of involuntary confinement, in a city jail, state prison, or residential mental health facility, in calculating the length of time an individual has been homeless for purposes of eligibility for supportive housing funded by New York City. The bill also requires that any period of involuntary confinement for 1 year or longer, for an individual who is likely to be homeless upon release, will satisfy the requirement for a minimum period of time that an individual must be homeless for city-funded supportive housing eligibility. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1100-2024
| * | Carlina Rivera | | | Supportive housing eligibility for persons who have been involuntarily confined. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Social Services to count any period of involuntary confinement, in a city jail, state prison, or residential mental health facility, in calculating the length of time an individual has been homeless for purposes of eligibility for supportive housing funded by New York City. The bill also requires that any period of involuntary confinement for 1 year or longer, for an individual who is likely to be homeless upon release, will satisfy the requirement for a minimum period of time that an individual must be homeless for city-funded supportive housing eligibility. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1238-2025
| * | Jennifer Gutiérrez | | | Provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to ensure all persons in custody with a pending criminal proceeding have the technology necessary to securely receive and review case evidence via a department-issued tablet or through access provided in the law library. The bill also requires the Board of Correction to produce a report which evaluates the department of correction’s ability to provide technological access to evidence review. The report will include recommendations for improvement and the department of correction must subsequently responde and indicate if it intends to adopt those recommendations. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1238-2025
| * | Jennifer Gutiérrez | | | Provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to ensure all persons in custody with a pending criminal proceeding have the technology necessary to securely receive and review case evidence via a department-issued tablet or through access provided in the law library. The bill also requires the Board of Correction to produce a report which evaluates the department of correction’s ability to provide technological access to evidence review. The report will include recommendations for improvement and the department of correction must subsequently responde and indicate if it intends to adopt those recommendations. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1240-2025
| * | Rita C. Joseph | | | Holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals. | Introduction | This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), upon request of a person in custody or their attorney, to conduct a holistic needs assessment when one is required for acceptance into a court-based alternative to incarceration program. These clinical asssements are to include information on a person’s mental health, physical health, intellectual disabilities, history of trauma, and other psychosocial conditions or circumstances at the time of a person’s arrest. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1240-2025
| * | Rita C. Joseph | | | Holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals. | Introduction | This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), upon request of a person in custody or their attorney, to conduct a holistic needs assessment when one is required for acceptance into a court-based alternative to incarceration program. These clinical asssements are to include information on a person’s mental health, physical health, intellectual disabilities, history of trauma, and other psychosocial conditions or circumstances at the time of a person’s arrest. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1241-2025
| * | Sandy Nurse | | | Department of correction early release 6A program. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Correction to conduct a study to determine any inefficiencies in the early release program established in accordance with Article 6A of the New York State Correction Law that permits sentenced individuals to be released from jail and serve the remainder of their sentence at home, under supervision. As part of the study, the Department of Correction would be required to develop recommendations for how to address those inefficiencies and expand the program to its fullest potential. It would also require the Department of Correction to produce a quarterly report on use of the early release (6A) program including the number of individuals who were considered for the program, accepted into the program and released, and rejected for the program. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1241-2025
| * | Sandy Nurse | | | Department of correction early release 6A program. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Correction to conduct a study to determine any inefficiencies in the early release program established in accordance with Article 6A of the New York State Correction Law that permits sentenced individuals to be released from jail and serve the remainder of their sentence at home, under supervision. As part of the study, the Department of Correction would be required to develop recommendations for how to address those inefficiencies and expand the program to its fullest potential. It would also require the Department of Correction to produce a quarterly report on use of the early release (6A) program including the number of individuals who were considered for the program, accepted into the program and released, and rejected for the program. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1242-2025
| * | Sandy Nurse | | | Establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition. | Introduction | This bill would require the establishment of an Office of Coordinator for Rikers Island Closure with a full-time coordinator. This new office will be responsible for coordinating actions and policies by agencies with a role in the closure of Rikers Island, including those with duties related to jail population reduction, design and construction of the borough-based jails, design and construction of outposted therapeutic housing units, correctional workforce development,and planning for the future use of Rikers Island for environmental sustainability and resiliency purposes
In addition, this bill also requires the establishment of Coordinator for Borough-Based Jail Transition within the department of correction. Among other things, that position will be responsible for advising and assisting the department and developing a report with recommended reforms to staff recruitment, training, supervision, assignments, and organizational culture that can be implemented in order to improve conditions for current jail staff and people in custody and facilitate a successful transition and improve safety for jail staff and people in custody at the borough-based jails and outposted therapeutic housing units. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1242-2025
| * | Sandy Nurse | | | Establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition. | Introduction | This bill would require the establishment of an Office of Coordinator for Rikers Island Closure with a full-time coordinator. This new office will be responsible for coordinating actions and policies by agencies with a role in the closure of Rikers Island, including those with duties related to jail population reduction, design and construction of the borough-based jails, design and construction of outposted therapeutic housing units, correctional workforce development,and planning for the future use of Rikers Island for environmental sustainability and resiliency purposes
In addition, this bill also requires the establishment of Coordinator for Borough-Based Jail Transition within the department of correction. Among other things, that position will be responsible for advising and assisting the department and developing a report with recommended reforms to staff recruitment, training, supervision, assignments, and organizational culture that can be implemented in order to improve conditions for current jail staff and people in custody and facilitate a successful transition and improve safety for jail staff and people in custody at the borough-based jails and outposted therapeutic housing units. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Res 0371-2024
| * | Crystal Hudson | | | Providing money upon release for certain incarcerated individuals (S4078/A193). | Resolution | | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Res 0371-2024
| * | Crystal Hudson | | | Providing money upon release for certain incarcerated individuals (S4078/A193). | Resolution | | Laid Over by Committee | |
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