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S 4808: Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to make efforts to reduce incarcerated individual telephone rates and to place a cap on the cost of outgoing calls.
What S 4808 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is proposing a law to reduce the cost of incarcerated individual phone calls. The Department of Correction must make every effort to lower the rates of these calls and set a reasonable cap on the cost of outgoing calls. The department is also prohibited from accepting revenue in excess of its operating costs for establishing and administering the phone system. Additionally, the department must establish rules and regulations to ensure the security and safety of correctional facilities, staff, and individuals outside the facilities who may receive these calls. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4808
- What is the current status of S 4808?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4808 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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 4808 pass?
- Not yet. S 4808 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4808, and where is it now?
- S 4808 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 273 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4808 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 13, 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 to amend the correction law, in relation to the reduction of incarcerated individual telephone rates The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 623 of the correction law, 2 as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. The department shall make every effort to reduce the rates of 5 incarcerated individual phone calls and place a reasonable cap on the 6 cost of outgoing calls. 7 4. The department shall not accept or receive revenue in excess of its 8 reasonable operating cost for establishing and administering such tele- 9 phone system services as provided in subdivisions one and two of this 10 section. 11 [4.] 5. The department shall establish rules and regulations or 12 departmental procedures to ensure that any incarcerated individual phone 13 call system established by this section provides reasonable security 14 measures to preserve the safety and security of each correctional facil- 15 ity, all staff and all persons outside a facility who may receive incar- 16 cerated individual phone calls. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09633-01-5
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