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 Justice — Department 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
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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)
- Summary of Int. No. 2055
- Int. No. 2055
- August 27, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-27-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 27, 2020
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
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