Establishes a monthly retirement stipend for incarcerated individuals over 62 who have served at least five years.
This bill amends the correction law to allow incarcerated individuals over the age of 62 who have completed at least five years of their sentence to opt out of work programs and receive a monthly retirement stipend of thirty dollars. The commissioner must inform eligible individuals of this option. If an individual chooses to continue working and decline the stipend, this decision must be documented. The stipend becomes effective immediately upon the bill's enactment.
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