N.Y. Correction Law Section 79-A
Closure of correctional facilities

notice

Before the closure of any correctional facility,, for reasons other than those set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision eight of § 45 (Functions, powers and duties of the commission)section forty-five of this chapter, the commissioner shall take the following actions:

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confer with the department of civil service, the governor’s office of employee relations and any other appropriate state agencies to develop strategies which attempt to minimize the impact of the closure on the state work force;

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consult with the department of economic development and any other appropriate state agencies to develop strategies which attempt to minimize the impact of such closures on the local and regional economies; and

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provide notice by certified mail to (i) all local governments of any political subdivision in which the correctional facility is located, (ii) all employee labor organizations operating within, or representing employees of, the correctional facility, and

(iii)

managerial and confidential employees employed within the correctional facility at least twelve months prior to any such closure.

Source: Section 79-A — Closure of correctional facilities; notice, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/COR/79-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 26, 2025).

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Establishment, use and designation of correctional facilities 71
Persons received into the custody of the department 71–A
Transitional accountability plan 72
Confinement of persons by the department 72–A
Community treatment facilities 72–B
Discharge of incarcerated individuals to adult care facilities 72–C
Placement of individuals with children 73
Residential treatment facilities 74
Discharge on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays 75
Notice of voting rights 76
Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities 78
Discharge plans 79
Leasing of state institutions to cities or counties for the confinement of prisoners 79–A
Closure of correctional facilities 79–B
Adaptive reuse plan for consideration prior to prison closure

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Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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Original Source: Section 79-A — Closure of correctional facilities; notice, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/COR/79-A (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. Correction Law Section 79-A Closure of correctional facilities

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N.Y. Correction Law Section 79-A
Closure of correctional facilities