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A 5982: Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies.
What A 5982 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within the state. The study should provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies. The study should determine the number and causes of deaths, assess the adequacy of mental health and medical services, identify patterns or trends, evaluate existing policies and procedures, and recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated individuals. The department is required to issue a report of the findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within one year of the effective date of the act.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5982
- What is the current status of A 5982?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5982 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to correction".
- Did A 5982 pass?
- Not yet. A 5982 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5982, and where is it now?
- A 5982 was authored by Asm. Erik Dilan with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 293 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5982 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT directing the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of corrections and community supervision 2 shall conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities 3 within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommenda- 4 tions to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent 5 future tragedies. Such study shall: 6 1. Determine the number and causes of deaths in New York state correc- 7 tional facilities over the past decade; 8 2. Assess the adequacy of the mental health and medical services with- 9 in correctional facilities; 10 3. Identify any patterns or trends in the data that may indicate 11 systemic issues or areas needing improvement; 12 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures in 13 preventing deaths in custody; and 14 5. Recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated 15 individuals. 16 § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the department 17 of corrections and community supervision shall issue a report of the 18 findings of the study to the governor, the temporary president of the 19 senate and the speaker of the assembly. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08401-01-5
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