S5680 (2025-26 session)

NY State bill

Provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody.

Title
Provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2025-26 session
Status
In Senate Committee
Latest action date
2026-01-07
In committee
Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Introduced
2025-02-27
Law section
Correction Law

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Heard in committee

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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