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NYC Council Introduction 825
intro.nyc/0825-20242024-2025 Legislative Session Returning funds remaining in commissary accounts when incarcerated individuals are released from custody. Status: Filed (End of Session)Committee on Criminal Justice Sponsored by Crystal Hudson
Introduced: April 18, 2024
This bill would require the Department of Correction to inform persons in custody how much money remains in their commissary account and return all unused commissary funds, in cash, prior to an individual leaving the department’s custody.