NYC Council Introduction 1173

intro.nyc/1173-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of corrections to conduct outreach to formerly incarcerated individuals regarding unclaimed commissary funds.
Status: Committee Committee on Criminal Justice
Sponsored by Justin E. Sanchez
Introduced: November 12, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to regularly conduct outreach and informational campaigns to inform formerly incarcerated persons of how to learn whether they have unclaimed money in their institutional funds account, commonly referred to as commissary funds, and if so, how to retrieve such funds and best practices for their safe retrieval. This bill would also require DOC to coordinate with community organizations and city agencies that provide services to or otherwise have individualized contact with formerly incarcerated persons to distribute such information.