This bill allows youth in detention facilities to designate visitors outside of the family, including a coach, teacher, clergyperson, or other adult who has a positive relationship with the young person, except if the facility director determines that such visit would be detrimental to the youth of would not be consistent with public safety.
- Enacted
History
Affirmative
- Inez D. Barron
- Joseph C. Borelli
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Carlos Menchaca
- Rosie Mendez
- I. Daneek Miller
- Bill Perkins
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
Maternity
Int. No. 1451-A
By Council Members Cabrera, Salamanca, Cornegy, Grodenchik, Barron, Kallos and Rosenthal
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to clarifying who can visit youth in secure detention facilities
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-911 to read as follows:
§ 21-911 Secure detention facility visitors. ACS shall permit youth in secure detention facilities to receive visitors including, but not limited to, a coach, teacher, clergyperson or other appropriate adult, except when the facility director determines that such visits are detrimental to the youth, or that the visitors refused to comply with rules governing visitation, or the visit would not be consistent with public safety.
§2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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7/11/17