A1261 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.
- Title
- Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Correction
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Active version
- A1261A
- Same as
- S3763
- Law section
- Correction Law
Sponsors
- Phara Souffrant Forrest Assembly Member, District 57
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
Heard in committee
- Correction NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S3763 (2025-26 session) NY State bill