Extends certain provisions relating to the boarding of out of state incarcerated individuals

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Julia Salazar says this is needed

Over the years, many counties have been required to expand the size and capacity of their jail facilities to accommodate the county's incarcer- ated individual population. Over time, some of those counties have expe- rienced decreases in incarcerated individuals, leaving those larger facilities partially vacant. To offset the cost of operating these facilities at less than optimal capacity, many counties house state or federal incarcerated individuals or incarcerated individuals from other counties. In keeping with this practice, counties should have the option to house incarcerated individuals from other states. In 2011, the Assembly passed a bill which was signed into law to allow local correctional facilities to enter into contracts for the purpose of boarding-in certain incarcerated individuals from other state's local correctional facilities. This act was renewed in 2023 and currently expires on September 1, 2026. This bill seeks to extend the act to September 1, 2029 to continue to give local correctional facilities the option to house out of state incarcerated individuals. This bill could benefit every county in New York with the capacity to accept out of state incarcerated individuals. This bill provides mandate relief in that it would give counties more flexibility to have a more optimal incarcerated individual population to suit the facility's capac- ity and minimize loss from over-head costs.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.