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Int 2055-2020

Requiring the DOC to publish all of its rules, policies, and directives.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2020-08-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2020-08-27Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Correction to publicly report all of its rules, policies, and directives. The commissioner would be permitted to redact these items as necessary for safety and security purposes.

Committee on Criminal JusticeDepartment of Correction [ and], Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

How it compares

38% of similar bills passed

19 passed · 31 died

This bill: 490 days in committee

Similar bills: median 346 days · 139 days when passed

Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2020-08-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 9-138 of chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: � 9-138 [Use of force directive] Department rules, policies and directives. The commissioner shall post on the department's website all departmental rules, policies, and directives, including but not limited to the directive stating the department's current policies regarding the use of force by departmental staff on inmates, including but not limited to the circumstances in which any use of force is justified, the circumstances in which various levels of force or various uses of equipment are justified, and the procedures staff must follow prior to using force. The commissioner may redact such rules, policies, and directives [directive] as necessary to preserve safety and security in the facilities under the department's control. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. LS 6645 Int. 1264/2016 BC/JDK 5/9/18 1