S 3853: 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.
The New York State bill aims to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies in correctional facilities. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision must conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within the state. The study should determine the number and causes of deaths, assess mental health and medical services, identify patterns or trends, evaluate existing policies, and recommend measures to improve the health and safety of incarcerated individuals. The study's findings will be reported to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within one year of the bill's effective date. The bill takes effect immediately, requiring the department to conduct the study and submit the report.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Apr. 08, 2025 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3853 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and 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