This bill requires the Department of Correction to ensure that Department-provided transportation on Rikers Island does not permit the intermingling of staff and visitors or recently released inmates.
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History
Int. No. 1381
By Council Member Cornegy
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to procedures for the transportation of staff on Rikers Island
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-141 to read as follows:
§ 9-141 Rikers Island transportation procedures. The commissioner shall ensure that transportation provided by the department on Rikers Island does not permit staff to make verbal or physical contact with visitors or inmates recently released from the custody of the department. For the purposes of this section, the term “staff” means anyone, other than an inmate, working at a facility operated by the department.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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LS # 8771
11/30/16