Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets.

New York S03763 amends the correction law to protect the rights of people in prisons, jails, and forensic facilities. It limits the use of cell or segregated confinement, grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items, and ensures access to healthy food, personal property, and out-of-cell time. The bill also mandates timely delivery of packages, prohibits drug-detecting dogs in visiting rooms, and ensures access to free personal phone calls and emails.

Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets.

New York S03763 amends the correction law to protect the rights of people in prisons, jails, and forensic facilities. It limits the use of cell or segregated confinement, grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items, and ensures access to healthy food, personal property, and out-of-cell time. The bill also mandates timely delivery of packages, prohibits drug-detecting dogs in visiting rooms, and ensures access to free personal phone calls and emails.