New York A02608 aims to create parity in telephone services for incarcerated individuals making international calls.

New York A02608 amends the correction law to ensure incarcerated individuals have the same restrictions on phone call duration and frequency for international calls as for domestic calls. This includes calls to family members outside the continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, or Central Northern Mariana Islands. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will establish rules and regulations to implement these changes. The act will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate implementation of necessary rule changes.

New York A02608 aims to create parity in telephone services for incarcerated individuals making international calls.

New York A02608 amends the correction law to ensure incarcerated individuals have the same restrictions on phone call duration and frequency for international calls as for domestic calls. This includes calls to family members outside the continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, or Central Northern Mariana Islands. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will establish rules and regulations to implement these changes. The act will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate implementation of necessary rule changes.