NYC Council Introduction 1241

intro.nyc/1241-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Department of correction work release program.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Criminal Justice
Sponsored by Sandy Nurse
Introduced: April 10, 2025

This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to produce a biannual report on the work release program, including the number of individuals considered eligible, accepted, and rejected from the program, disaggregated by relevant demographic characteristics. The bill would also require DOC to respond to recommendations made in a report issued by the Board of Correction for optimizing decarceration under the work release program.