S 4560: Establishes a third-party vendor program of not more than 10 vendors to send certain packages to incarcerated individuals.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4560 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation establishing a third- party vendor program to send certain packages to incarcerated individ- uals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. (a) The commissioner shall establish a third-party secure vendor 4 mail program of not more than ten vendors, to be utilized for the deliv- 5 ery of all packages and articles to incarcerated individuals, including, 6 but not limited to the order and delivery of all products to incarcerat- 7 ed individuals housed at correctional facilities. 8 (b) The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations neces- 9 sary to implement the provisions of this subdivision. Any regulations 10 shall require that all packages and articles are sent via an approved 11 third-party secure vendor. Such requirement shall not apply to letters, 12 cards or other items that are shipped via United States postal service 13 first-class mail. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09126-01-5