New York S03455 amends the penal law to redefine dangerous contraband and elevates the penalty for promoting prison contraband in the first degree to.
New York S03455 amends the penal law by expanding the definition of dangerous contraband to include items that endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or any person within it. This includes firearms, other dangerous weapons, and destructive devices. The bill also changes the penalty for promoting prison contraband in the first degree from a class D felony to a class C felony. This means that knowingly and unlawfully introducing dangerous contraband into a detention facility or possessing it while confined in such a facility will now carry a more severe penalty.
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