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Int 0181-2022

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

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2022-04-14

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-04-14Passed: 2023-12-31

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

36% of similar bills passed

18 passed · 32 died

This bill: 626 days in committee

Similar bills: median 427 days · 139 days when passed

Sponsors (19)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-04-29 · Committee on Criminal Justice
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-04-29 · Committee on Criminal Justice
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Criminal Justice · 2022-04-29 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
City Council · 2022-04-14 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 9-138 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 89 for the year 2015, 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 the directive stating the department's current policies regarding the use of force by departmental staff on [inmates] incarcerated individuals, 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 directive] sections of any rule, policy or directive [as] when necessary to preserve safety and security in the facilities under the department's control. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 12 AM LS #1176 3/7/22 Session 11 BC/JDK LS #6645 Int. #2055-2020 1