Requires disciplinary hearings for incarcerated individuals to be recorded with both audio and visual components; requires such recordings to be preserved; directs the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision to promulgate rules and regulations for who can access such recordings and when such recordings can be accessed.
Impact
The implementation of this bill could have far-reaching implications for how disciplinary actions are conducted within correctional facilities. By requiring recordings, the bill aims to ensure that both the rights of incarcerated individuals are protected and that there is an accountable process in place for reviewing disciplinary decisions. This move is intended to discourage potential abuses of power during hearings and could also provide a valuable resource for legal reviews and appeals.
Summary
Bill A08331 proposes a significant amendment to the correction law of New York by mandating that all disciplinary hearings for incarcerated individuals be recorded using both audio and visual components. This requirement aims to enhance the transparency and oversight of disciplinary proceedings within correctional facilities. The recordings would not only be preserved but also be added to the individual's file in the department's database, thereby creating a more comprehensive record of the hearings conducted.
Contention
Despite its potential benefits, the bill may face opposition from various stakeholders. Critics might argue that the costs associated with recording hearings and maintaining the additional archives could strain correctional budgets. There may also be concerns about privacy and the potential misuse of the recordings, particularly regarding who has access to them and how they can be used. As the bill moves forward, these points of contention will likely be the focus of ongoing discussions among legislators, correctional officials, and advocates for incarcerated individuals.
Requires public bodies to post video recordings of open meetings on their websites within five days of such meetings; requires such recordings be maintained for a period of five years.
Requires public bodies to post video recordings of open meetings on their websites within five days of such meetings; requires such recordings be maintained for a period of five years.
Requires each public body to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each public body to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.
Requires each public body to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each public body to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.
Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make correctional facility water testing results accessible directly to incarcerated individuals and correctional facility staff in such facilities and make such water testing results available to the public on the website of the department.
Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make correctional facility water testing results accessible directly to incarcerated individuals and correctional facility staff in such facilities and make such water testing results available to the public on the website of the department.
Requires the release of body camera recordings in instances where an officer fires a gun and hits someone or could have caused injury, uses a stun gun, or makes use of any other force that causes harm within thirty days of such incident.
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision within twenty-four hours of the attempted suicide or hospitalization of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department, to notify the emergency contacts of such incarcerated individual or other such individual.
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision within twenty-four hours of the attempted suicide or hospitalization of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department, to notify the emergency contacts of such incarcerated individual or other such individual.