Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated…

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Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community

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Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Correction Law.

Committee

Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To help ensure that individuals being released from state and local correctional facilities receive appropriate support and services when reentering the community. This bill provides comprehensive discharge plans to individuals and reentry providers prior to an individual's release or discharge from a correctional facility.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionApr 8, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Brian Kavanagh, Gustavo Rivera and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

Each year, thousands of individuals are released or discharged from state correctional facilities, frequently without the support systems necessary to succeed when they return to their communities. This legis- lation requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to provide a comprehensive discharge plan to individuals upon release or discharge from custody. The implementation of a comprehensive discharge plan would help connect these individuals to healthcare services, stable housing, mental health providers and reentry service providers, which are critical for a successful integration into general society.

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.

Full history

Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate

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