New York A07880 requires the state to cover the cost of independent autopsies for incarcerated individuals who die in custody, at the request of.
New York A07880 amends the correction law to mandate that the state pays for independent autopsies of incarcerated individuals who die in the custody of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The next of kin can request these autopsies after receiving a death certificate. The state will cover the reasonable expenses of these autopsies, to the extent not reimbursed by other means. This change takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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