N.Y. Correction Law Section 614
Care and support of civil prisoner

A person arrested, by virtue of an order of arrest, in an action or special proceeding brought in a court of record; or of an execution issued upon a judgment rendered in a court of record; or surrendered in exoneration of his bail; must be safely kept in custody, in the manner prescribed by law, and, except as herein otherwise provided, at his own expense, until he satisfies the judgment rendered against him, or is discharged according to law. In any county, if a prisoner, actually confined in jail, makes oath before the sheriff, jailer, or deputy-jailer, that he is unable to support himself during his imprisonment, his support is a county charge.

Source: Section 614 — Care and support of civil prisoner, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/COR/614 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 17, 2026).

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Certain correctional officers to administer oaths 600–A
Jail time records and certificates 601
Delivery of commitment with incarcerated individual 601–A
Return of persons erroneously sentenced for the purpose of resentence 601–B
Coram nobis prisoners 601–C
Felony prisoners 601–D
Post-release supervision 602
Expenses of sheriff for transporting prisoners 603
Rendering accounts for conveying of prisoners 604
Payment of accounts for transporting prisoners 605
Prisoners sentenced at one session of court to be transported at same time 605–A
Transportation of female incarcerated individuals 606
Payment of costs for prosecution of incarcerated individuals 607
Prohibition of double-bunked housing 610
Freedom of worship 611
Births to incarcerated individuals of correctional institutions and care of children of incarcerated individuals of correctional institut... 611–A
Commitments to county or regional correctional institutions 612
United States prisoners 613
Conveyance of prisoner after arrest 614
Care and support of civil prisoner 618
Duties of state correctional institutions, penitentiaries, county jails and reformatories 619
Cooperation with authorized agencies of the department of social services 620
Service of papers in civil judicial proceedings upon a prisoner 621
Interstate cooperation with law enforcement officers and agencies of other states and the federal government 622
Sex offender treatment program 623
Incarcerated individual telephone services 624
Next of kin 625
Menstrual products 626
Medication assisted treatment in correctional facilities 627
Breast cancer screening and diagnostic testing 628
Surveillance, recording, and investigations
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Verified:
Jan. 17, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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