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Relates to reporting requirements for temporary release programs

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Introduced May 9, 2025

Latest action (May 13, 2026) REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Summary

This bill amends the Correction Law to expand reporting requirements for temporary release programs administered by the Department of Corrections. The department must now track and report the number of incarcerated individuals denied participation in each temporary release program and the general reasons for those denials. The department must forward quarterly reports to the state commission of correction that include this new information along with existing data on program participation, approvals, and program outcomes.

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Official abstract

Adds additional information to reporting requirements for temporary release programs including the number of incarcerated individuals denied participation in each temporary release program and the reasons for denial.

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Action history (8)

  1. May 9, 2025 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper
  3. Mar 17, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.550 · upper
  4. Mar 18, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  5. Mar 19, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  6. May 13, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. May 13, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. May 13, 2026 REFERRED TO CORRECTION · lower

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S07810 Summary: BILL NO S07810 &nbsp SAME AS No Same As &nbsp SPONSOR SALAZAR &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §853, Cor L &nbsp Adds additional information to reporting requirements for temporary release programs including the number of incarcerated individuals denied participation in each temporary release program and the reasons for denial.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

7810

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

May 9, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 reporting require- ments for temporary release programs

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

1 Section 1. Section 853 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 2 757 of the laws of 1981, subdivisions (a), (b), (e) and (f) as amended 3 by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 853. Reporting and information. To ensure the accurate maintenance 5 and availability of statistics and records with respect to participation 6 in temporary release programs, the department shall maintain the follow- 7 ing information relative to the operation of temporary release programs: 8 (a) number of incarcerated individual participants in each temporary 9 release program; 10 (b) number of incarcerated individuals approved for each temporary 11 release program; 12 (c) number of incarcerated individuals denied participation in each 13 temporary release program and general reasons for denial; 14 (d) number of incarcerated individuals participating in temporary 15 release for whom written approval of the commissioner was required 16 pursuant to subdivision two of section eight hundred fifty-one of this 17 [ chapter ] article ; 18 [ (c) ] (e) number and type of individual programs approved for each 19 participant; 20 [ (d) ] (f) approved participating employers and educational insti- 21 tutions; 22 [ (e) ] (g) number of incarcerated individuals arrested; 23 [ (f) ] (h) incarcerated individuals involuntarily returned for 24 violations by institution;

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11940-01-5

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1 [ (g) ] (i) absconders still at large; 2 [ (h) ] (j) number of disciplinary proceedings initiated and the results 3 thereof; 4 [ (i) ] (k) number of temporary release committee decisions appealed and 5 the results thereof by institution; 6 [ (j) ] (l) reports or information made available to the department with 7 respect to the participation of individuals in such programs, including 8 any incidents of absconding or re-arrest. 9 The department shall also forward to the state commission of 10 correction quarterly reports including, but not limited to, the informa- 11 tion identified in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), [ (e), ] (f) [ and ] , 12 (g) , (h) and (i) of this section and such other information requested by 13 the commission or available to the department with respect to such 14 programs. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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