A3227 — Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

Summary

Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 503 of the executive law.

• Section 503 of the executive law

  6-a. The office of children and family services shall ensure that all youth placed in secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities oper- ated, maintained or certified by the office of children and family services have access to a confidential toll-free hotline established by prisoners' legal services of New York pursuant to subdivision three of section five hundred four-d of this title for the purposes of reporting abuse and complaints regarding conditions of confinement. The office of children and family services shall allow prisoners' legal services of New York quarterly access to such facilities to advise the youth of their procedural and substantive rights and inform such youth of the hotline. § 504-c. Powers and duties of the correctional association of New York. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the correctional association of New York, by such committees as they shall from time to time appoint, shall have the power, authority and duty to regularly visit, inspect, and examine all secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities operated, maintained or certified by the office of children and family services, including all property, documents, records, policies, procedures, staff and all such other things main- tained or controlled by such facilities. italics 2. The correctional association shall have the authority to conduct unannounced visits at all secure, limited secure and non-secure facili- ties operated, maintained or certified by the office of children and family services to ensure the welfare of the youth is protected. The correctional association shall have the authority to receive and review copies of all incident reports involving youth residing in such facili- ties. If the correctional association learns that a youth has been abused they shall make an immediate report to the commissioner of the office of children and family services, the statewide central registry of child abuse, and to prisoners' legal services of New York. 3. The correctional association shall have the authority to have confidential contact in person and in writing with the residents and staff of secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities operated, maintained or certified by the office of children and family services. All confidential information the correctional association obtains while fulfilling its duties under this section shall remain confidential and any limitations on the release thereof imposed by law upon the party furnishing the information shall apply to the correctional association, provided that the correctional association may report such information related to the abuse of youth as required by subdivision two of this section. 4. The correctional association shall annually report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chairs of the children and families committee in the senate and assem- bly, the office of children and family services, labor representatives, and the media regarding the state and condition of the secure, limited secure and non-secure facilities operated, maintained and certified by the office of children and family services, including any suggested remedial actions. The initial report required by this subdivision shall be presented by the first of November next succeeding the effective date of this section. The correctional association shall make all reports available on the internet. The office of children and family services shall meet with the correctional association and respond in writing to the findings and recommendations issued in the annual reports. The office of children and family services shall make its response available on the internet. 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any child who is placed in foster care pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a, three hundred eighty-four or three hundred eighty-four-a of the social services law or pursuant to section one thousand twenty-two, one

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Action History

1. January 07, 2026

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2. January 24, 2025

   REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sponsors

• Erik Dilan · Primary

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