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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle Z - Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems › Part 6700 - Public Access To Records › Section 6700.9 - Further inquiries

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Further inquiries regarding access to records may be directed
				  to the records access officer at the offices of the commission, 880 Third
				  Avenue, New York, New York 10022, telephone 212-759-3342.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7000 - Legal Authority › Section 7000.1 - Legal authority

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(a)
					 Article XVII, section 5, of the New York State Constitution provides that there
					 shall be a State Commission of Correction which shall visit and inspect all
					 institutions used for the detention of sane adults charged with or convicted of
					 crime.
(b) Article 3, section 45,
					 of the New York State Correction Law defines the following as basic functions
					 of the State Commission of Correction:
(1)
					 promulgate rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the care,
					 custody, correctional treatment, supervision, discipline and other correctional
					 programs for all persons confined in local correctional institutions; (Note: As
					 used in this statute, the term local correctional institution means any county
					 penitentiary, county jail, city jail, court detentional pen, hospital prison
					 ward, or town, village or county lockup.)
(2) aid in securing humane and economic
					 administration and best sanitary conditions of the institutions subject to
					 inspection;
(3) investigate their
					 management and conduct of their officials;
(4) approve or reject plans for construction
					 or renovation;
(5) collect
					 statistical information with respect to the inmates; and
(6) close any of the facilities subject to
					 inspection which are unsafe, unsanitary or inadequate to provide for the
					 separation and classification of prisoners as required by law or which has not
					 adhered to or complied with the rules and regulations promulgated by the
					 commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7001 - Construction And Renovation › Section 7001.1 - Construction and renovation

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(a)
					 Correction Law, section
					 45, subdivision 10, requires that any plans
					 and specifications for the construction or renovation of detention facilities
					 must be submitted for review to the State Commission of Correction.
(b) Approval of the commission must be
					 obtained before a construction or renovation project is advertised for bids. If
					 it is not contemplated that a bidding procedure is to be followed, approval
					 must be obtained before any construction or renovation is undertaken.
(c) Information as to general requirements to
					 be observed in the construction or renovation of county jails and county
					 penitentiaries is available and will be provided on request to the commission
					 office at Albany.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.1 - Policy

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(a) Consistent with
					 the requirements of this Part, each local correctional facility shall establish
					 policies and procedures designed to ensure that all prisoners are admitted to
					 such facility in accordance with law, and in a manner designed to protect the
					 safety of all persons and the security of the facility.
(b) Only persons lawfully committed to a
					 local correctional facility shall be admitted to such facility.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.2 - Authority for admissions

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(a)
					 Prior to the admission of any prisoner, facility staff performing receiving and
					 admissions functions shall examine the committing instrument or document which
					 serves as the basis for the admission. Prisoners shall be admitted to a
					 facility only when:
(1) an examination of
					 available prisoner identification confirms that a prisoner's identity
					 corresponds with any information accompanying such document;
(2) reasonable efforts have been made to
					 confirm that the prisoner is of proper age for admission to a correctional
					 facility in the State of New York. If the prisoner has not reached his or her
					 16th birthday, such prisoner shall not be admitted to the facility, except in
					 accordance with section 304.1  of the Family Court Act or section 510.15  of the
					 Criminal Procedure Law;
(3)
					 reasonable efforts have been made to confirm that the commitment document bears
					 the signature of a magistrate or other appropriate authority;
(4) it has been confirmed that the prisoner
					 has been committed or otherwise authorized for admission to the receiving
					 facility, and is not intended for commitment to another facility;
(5) it has been determined that the
					 commitment document is not otherwise defective so as to render the admission of
					 a prisoner unlawful; and
(6) an
					 examination of the sentencing commitment, for eligible inmates of another state
					 detained by agreement pursuant to Part 7205 of this Title, confirms that such
					 inmate has been sentenced by a court of the other state to a term of
					 imprisonment allowable pursuant to section 500-o  of the Correction Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.3 - Identification

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(a) Consistent with
					 the requirements of this section, identification procedures, including
					 fingerprinting, shall be established for prisoners confined in local
					 correctional facilities.
(b) All
					 prisoner fingerprints shall be taken in accordance with the rules and methods
					 prescribed by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. If the prisoner is
					 sentenced for a felony or a misdemeanor, two copies of the prisoner's
					 fingerprints shall be forwarded by the facility to the Division of Criminal
					 Justice Services within 24 hours of the admission of such sentenced prisoner to
					 the facility. One copy of such fingerprints shall be retained by the
					 facility.
(c) When deemed necessary
					 to maintain the safety and security of the facility, the chief administrative
					 officer may:
(1) take the fingerprints of
					 unsentenced prisoners; or
(2) take
					 palmprints or a photograph of any prisoner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.4 - Property confiscation

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(a)
					 Facility staff shall confiscate all contraband from prisoners admitted to the
					 facility.
(b) As used in this
					 section, the term contraband shall mean:
(1)
					 any article or substance the possession of which would constitute an offense as
					 that term is defined in the New York State Penal Law;
(2) any deadly weapon, as such weapon is
					 defined in subdivision 12 of section 10.00  of the Penal Law;
(3) any article or substance the possession
					 of which is specifically prohibited by written facility regulations;
(4) any article or substance the possession
					 of which is specifically prohibited by the provisions of this Subtitle;
					 and
(5) any article or substance
					 which may present a substantial sanitation or health threat to the
					 facility.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.5 - Records

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(a) Consistent with
					 the requirements of section 500-f  of the Correction Law, each local
					 correctional facility shall record and maintain information concerning each
					 prisoner admitted to a local correctional facility.
(b) A record shall be made of the name,
					 address, telephone number and relationship to the prisoner, of a person
					 designated by a prisoner to be notified in case of the death, serious illness
					 or other serious incident involving the prisoner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.6 - Medical screening

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A medical screening questionnaire shall be administered
						by facility staff at the time of admission or prior to the placement of a
						prisoner in a facility housing unit.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.7 - Personal hygiene and clothing issue

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(a) Consistent with the requirements of Part
					 7005 of this Subtitle, all prisoners shall be provided at admission with an
					 issue of personal hygiene items.
(b) Clothing shall be issued to prisoners
					 when requested or required pursuant to the requirements of Part 7005 of this
					 Subtitle.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.8 - Admissions telephone call

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Consistent with the provisions of Part 7031 of this
						Subtitle, a prisoner shall be permitted to make telephone calls upon admission
						to a facility. Prisoners shall be informed upon admission of their rights to
						make such telephone calls.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7002 - Admissions › Section 7002.9 - Facility rules and information

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(a) Each
					 local correctional facility shall prepare and distribute to all prisoners, upon
					 admission, a written copy of facility rules and information. Such rules and
					 information shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) facility rules of conduct, penalties for
					 violation, and disciplinary procedures;
(2) available health services, including
					 physician visits, sick calls and substance use disorder treatment and
					 transition services;
(3) telephone
					 services and rules for use;
(4)
					 exercise periods and rules;
(5)
					 information and eligibility criteria for any available facility program
					 including, but not limited to:
(i) temporary
					 release programs;
(ii) educational
					 programs;
(iii) counseling
					 programs;
(iv) vocational programs;
					 and
(v) work programs;
(6) commissary
					 operations;
(7) lock-in and
					 lock-out times, wake-up and lights-out times;
(8) rules for the use of television, radio or
					 musical instrument playing;
(9)
					 package rules and permissible items;
(10) correspondence rules;
(11) visitation rules and
					 schedules;
(12) eligibility
					 criteria and procedures for requesting funeral and deathbed visits;
(13) eligibility criteria and procedures,
					 including application forms, for conditional release;
(14) divine worship schedules;
(15) grievance procedures;
(16) the availability of legal reference
					 materials and supplies, including a specific reference to the availability of
					 rules and regulations of the State Commission of Correction; and
(17) any additional information the chief
					 administrative officer feels may assist prisoners.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.1 - Policy

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Consistent with the requirements of this Part, each local
						correctional facility shall develop and employ policies and procedures designed
						to ensure that proper facility safety, security and supervision is
						maintained.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.2 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the following definitions shall
						apply to the terms listed below:
(a)
					 Supervisory visit shall mean:
(1) a personal
					 visual observation of each individual prisoner by facility staff responsible
					 for the care and custody of such prisoners to monitor their presence and proper
					 conduct; and
(2) a personal visual
					 inspection of each occupied individual prisoner housing unit and the area
					 immediately surrounding such housing unit by facility staff responsible for the
					 care and custody of prisoners to ensure the safety, security and good order of
					 the facility.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.3 - Supervision of prisoners in facility housing areas

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(a) Active supervision shall be maintained in
					 all facility housing areas, including multiple occupancy housing units, when
					 any prisoners are confined in such areas but not secured in their individual
					 housing units.
(b) Where a security
					 post is not located within a facility housing area pursuant to section
					 7003.2(c)(4) 
					 of this Part, each supervisory visit conducted in the course of providing
					 active supervision shall be entered in the housing area logbook at the time
					 such visits are made.
(c) At a
					 minimum, general supervision shall be maintained in all facility housing areas
					 when all prisoners are secured in their individual housing units.
(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of this
					 section, the chief administrative officer shall determine the type and manner
					 of supervision to be provided to trustees while such trustees are confined in a
					 facility housing area housing only trustees.
(e) Whenever all prisoners are secured in
					 their individual housing units and general supervision is maintained,
					 mechanical or electrical time recording devices shall be used to record the
					 performance of supervisory visits conducted pursuant to the requirements of
					 this section.
(f) The records
					 resulting from the use of mechanical or electrical time recording devices shall
					 be retained within the facility and reviewed periodically by the chief
					 administrative officer.
(g)
					 Mechanical or electrical time recording devices shall not be required to record
					 the performance of supervisory visits conducted pursuant to the requirements of
					 this section when active supervision is maintained.
(h) The chief administrative officer and/or
					 the facility physician shall determine whether a prisoner requires additional
					 supervision based on the prisoner's condition, illness or injury, and the chief
					 administrative officer shall order such supervision if warranted. Additional
					 supervision may include:
(1) more frequent
					 supervisory visits;
(2) active
					 supervision when only general supervision is required; or
(3) constant supervision.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.4 - Supervision of prisoners outside facility housing areas

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
					 section, active supervision shall be maintained whenever prisoners are
					 participating in activities outside facility housing areas.
(b) The chief administrative officer may
					 determine that supervision, other than active supervision, is required for
					 prisoners participating in activities outside facility housing areas. Such
					 supervision may, where appropriate, include:
(1) constant supervision; or
(2) supervision by:
(i) facility staff members primarily
					 responsible for duties other than the care and custody of prisoners;
					 or
(ii) other persons providing
					 services within the facility, including persons conducting facility
					 programs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.5 - Prisoner population counts

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(a) Prisoner population counts shall:
(1) be conducted at the completion and
					 commencement of each regularly scheduled shift;
(2) be conducted by the facility staff member
					 completing such regularly scheduled shift;
(3) be conducted by the facility staff member
					 beginning the next regularly scheduled shift; and
(4) include an accounting of all prisoners
					 housed in or otherwise assigned to the facility area in which such count is
					 conducted.
The results of each prisoner population count conducted
						pursuant to paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this section shall be recorded in
						writing. Such written records shall include the:
(1) date and time of the count;
(2) facility area in which the count was
					 conducted;
(3) number of prisoners
					 accounted for; and
(4) name of
					 facility staff member conducting the count.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.6 - Requirements of facility staff members prior to assuming responsibilities in an assigned facility area

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(a) Each
					 facility staff member shall, prior to assuming responsibilities in an assigned
					 facility area, obtain all necessary keys for the assigned area in accordance
					 with the provisions of section
					 7003.9  of this
					 Part.
(b) Upon assuming
					 responsibilities in an assigned area and following the completion of duties set
					 forth in section
					 7003.5 
					 of this Part, review the records maintained pursuant to section
					 7003.3(j) 
					 of this Part and, subsequent to such review, initial such written
					 records.
(c) Where a facility
					 member's assignment to a facility area is scheduled to exceed one hour, such
					 facility staff member shall, upon assuming responsibilities in the assigned
					 facility area and following the completion of duties set forth in subdivision
					 (b) of this section, inspect all supplies, equipment, locks, gates, bars,
					 screens, security windows and other securing devices, and perform any other
					 necessary security functions as determined by the chief administrative
					 officer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.7 - Prisoner transportation

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(a)
					 Except as otherwise provided in this Part, constant supervision of prisoners
					 shall be provided by facility staff members when such prisoners are being
					 transported to or from any local correctional facility by facility staff
					 members.
(b) Facility staff members
					 responsible for the transportation of a prisoner to or from a local
					 correctional facility shall, prior to beginning such transportation, obtain:
(1) all necessary documents or other
					 authorizations; and
(2) any other
					 necessary information relative to such transportation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.8 - Firearms control

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(a)
					 Except as otherwise provided in this Part, firearms or ammunition shall not be
					 permitted within the secure area of any local correctional facility.
(b) All persons in possession of any firearms
					 or ammunition shall be required to deposit such items in a secure depository or
					 with a facility staff member prior to entering the secure area of any local
					 correctional facility. Any person so depositing firearms or ammunition may
					 demand, and upon demand shall receive, a receipt for such items. Any firearms
					 or ammunition deposited pursuant to this subdivision shall be maintained in a
					 safe and secure manner.
(c) All
					 facility firearms or ammunition shall be maintained in a safe and secure area.
					 An inspection of all facility firearms or ammunition shall be conducted at
					 least every six months. A written record of such inspections shall be
					 maintained and shall include:
(1) the name of
					 the person conducting the inspection;
(2) the date of inspection;
(3) the type and quantity of firearms or
					 ammunition; and
(4) any other
					 information relative to the condition of the firearms or ammunition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.9 - Key control

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(a)
					 Consistent with the requirements of this section, the chief administrative
					 officer shall establish written procedures for the control and use of all keys
					 in a local correctional facility.
(b) All keys used in a local correctional
					 facility shall be maintained in a safe and secure area.
(c) The chief administrative officer shall
					 ensure that a duplicate of every key used in a local correctional facility is
					 maintained. Such duplicate keys shall be maintained in a safe and secure area
					 and shall be readily accessible when needed.
(d) Each local correctional facility shall
					 establish procedures to ensure that all keys issued within such facility are
					 properly controlled. A written record shall be maintained with respect to the
					 control and issuance of keys and shall include the:
(1) name of any facility staff member issued
					 the keys;
(2) date and time of
					 issuance of the keys; and
(3) date
					 and time of return of the keys.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7003 - Security And Supervision › Section 7003.10 - Locks and other securing devices

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The chief administrative officer shall ensure that all
						locks and other securing devices including, but not limited to, bars, security
						windows, fences and screens are inspected at intervals not to exceed 30 days to
						ensure that such locks and other securing devices are in proper working order.
						Written records of such inspections shall be maintained and shall
						include:
(1) the name of the facility
					 staff member performing the inspection;
(2) the date of inspection;
(3) the condition of the locks and other
					 securing devices; and
(4) any
					 action taken to correct deficiencies in the locks and other securing
					 devices.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.1 - Policy

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(a) Subject to the
					 limitations of this Part, prisoners are entitled to correspond with any
					 person.
(b) There shall be no
					 restriction upon incoming or outgoing prisoner correspondence based upon:
(1) the amount of correspondence sent or
					 received; or
(2) the language in
					 which such correspondence is written.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.2 - Outgoing prisoner correspondence

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(a) Each local correctional facility shall
					 make available to indigent prisoners at facility expense stationery and postage
					 for at least two one-ounce pieces of correspondence each week.
(b) Each facility shall make available for
					 purchase by prisoners both stationery and postage.
(c) Outgoing prisoner correspondence shall
					 bear at least the sender's name and the institutional post office box or street
					 address in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope.
(d) Outgoing prisoner correspondence shall be
					 sealed by the prisoner.
(e) All
					 outgoing prisoner correspondence shall be collected and forwarded to the United
					 States Postal Service at least once each business day.
(f) Outgoing prisoner nonprivileged
					 correspondence shall not be opened or read except when the chief administrative
					 officer determines there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the contents
					 of such correspondence endanger or threaten the safety or security of the
					 facility or the safety, security or health of another person.
(g) When the chief administrative officer
					 makes such a determination, he shall issue a written order which shall state
					 the specific facts and reasons why such action is necessary to maintain the
					 safety and security of the facility or the safety and security of another
					 person.
(h) A prisoner shall be
					 notified in writing when his outgoing nonprivileged correspondence is opened
					 pursuant to this section.
(i) A
					 prisoner shall be present when his outgoing nonprivileged correspondence is
					 read pursuant to this section.
(j)
					 The chief administrative officer may delay notifying the inmate regarding the
					 specific facts and reasons when such notification would endanger the safety,
					 security and good order of the facility. As soon as the danger no longer
					 exists, the chief administrative officer shall immediately notify the
					 inmate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.3 - Incoming prisoner correspondence

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(a) Incoming prisoner correspondence other
					 than privileged correspondence may be opened and inspected outside the presence
					 of the intended prisoner recipient. Such correspondence may be opened and
					 inspected solely to ensure the absence of contraband.
(b) Incoming prisoner correspondence shall
					 not be read except pursuant to a written order of the chief administrative
					 officer. Such written order shall state the specific facts and reasons why such
					 action is necessary to maintain the safety, security or good order of a
					 facility, or the health of any individual.
(1) A copy of any order made pursuant to this
					 subdivision shall be forwarded by the chief administrative officer to:
(i) the intended prisoner recipient;
					 and
(ii) the sender of the
					 correspondence at issue.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.4 - Privileged incoming and outgoing correspondence

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(a) As used in this Part, legal privileged
					 correspondence shall mean correspondence to or from attorneys and individuals
					 under the direct supervision of attorneys, legal assistance agencies and
					 individuals under the direct supervision of legal assistance agencies, and
					 courts. General privileged correspondence shall mean correspondence to and from
					 the State Commission of Correction and other correctional officials, local,
					 State and Federal law enforcement agencies, and the media.
(b) Incoming general and legal privileged
					 correspondence shall not be opened and inspected for contraband except in the
					 presence of the recipient prisoner.
(c) Outgoing general and legal privileged
					 correspondence shall not be opened and inspected for contraband except where
					 the chief administrative officer determines there is reasonable suspicion to
					 believe that the contents of such privileged correspondence threaten the safety
					 or security of the facility or the safety and security of another person. A
					 prisoner shall be present when his outgoing general or legal privileged
					 correspondence is opened pursuant to this subdivision.
(d) Incoming or outgoing prisoner legal
					 privileged correspondence shall not be read except pursuant to a lawful search
					 warrant. Such warrant shall be obtained within 24 hours of the facility's
					 receipt of such correspondence and shall be enforced immediately after its
					 issuance. A prisoner shall be present when his privileged correspondence is
					 read pursuant to this subdivision.
(e) Incoming and outgoing general privileged
					 correspondence shall not be read except where the chief administrative officer
					 determines there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the contents of such
					 general privileged correspondence endanger or threaten the safety or security
					 of the facility or the safety and security of another person. When the chief
					 administrative officer makes such a determination, he shall issue a written
					 order which shall state the specific facts and reasons why such action is
					 necessary to maintain the safety and security of the facility or the safety and
					 security of another person. The recipient inmate shall be present when his
					 incoming and outgoing general privileged correspondence is read pursuant to
					 this subdivision.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.5 - Restrictions on correspondence

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Nothing contained in this Part shall be deemed to prevent
						the chief administrative officer from establishing a list of correspondents
						whom prisoners shall be prohibited from corresponding with.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.6 - Contraband found in incoming prisoner correspondence

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(a) As used in this Part, the term contraband
					 shall include all items which constitute a threat to the safety, security or
					 good order of a facility.
(b)
					 Incoming prisoner correspondence that is found to contain contraband shall be
					 forwarded to the chief administrative officer for disposition.
(1) Contraband that may involve a criminal
					 offense shall be forwarded by the chief administrative officer to the
					 appropriate law enforcement authority.
(2) Contraband that does not involve a
					 criminal offense shall be returned to the sender or retained with the
					 prisoner's secured property for return upon the prisoner's release.
(3) Contraband that presents a threat to
					 facility sanitation or health may, upon order of the chief administrative
					 officer, be destroyed.
(4) Cash,
					 checks, or money orders shall be deposited in the intended prisoner recipient's
					 facility account or delivered to the chief administrative officer for
					 disposition in accordance with facility rules and regulations. The prisoner
					 shall be notified of all amounts received and the disposition of
					 such.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7004 - CORRESPONDENCE › Section 7004.7 - Inmate retention of correspondence

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Any and all correspondence delivered to the inmate may be
						retained by the inmate in his or her housing unit, subject to the provisions of
						section 7075.5  of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.1 - Policy

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Consistent with the requirements of this Part, the chief
						administrative officer of each local correctional facility shall provide for
						and maintain reasonable standards of prisoner personal
						hygiene.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.2 - Showers

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(a) Hot showers
					 shall be made available to all prisoners daily. Consistent with facility health
					 requirements, the chief administrative officer may require prisoners to shower
					 periodically.
(b) Notwithstanding
					 the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section, hot showers shall be made
					 available to all prisoners confined in special housing, as that term is defined
					 in section
					 7013.2(h) 
					 of this Title, at least three times per week.
(c) Absent exigent circumstances, an
					 incarcerated individual may be confined to a shower or shower area only for the
					 duration necessary to sufficiently complete the shower.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.3 - Shaving

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(a) Prisoners shall
					 be permitted to shave daily. Necessary shaving items shall be provided at
					 facility expense and shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary
					 condition.
(b) Hot water sufficient
					 to enable prisoners to shave with care and comfort shall be provided.
(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of
					 subdivision (a) of this section, prisoners confined in special housing, as that
					 term is defined in section
					 7013.2(h) 
					 of this Title, shall be permitted to shave at least three times per
					 week.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.4 - Haircuts

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(a) Hair shall be
					 cut only by persons who, in the opinion of the chief administrative officer,
					 are trained or skilled in the use of barber tools.
(b) Barber tools shall be maintained in a
					 safe and sanitary condition.
(c)
					 Haircuts shall be provided indigent prisoners at facility expense.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.5 - Hair styles

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(a)
					 Consistent with the requirements of Part 7024 of this Title, the chief
					 administrative officer may establish rules for the permissible style and length
					 of inmates' hair.
(b) Prisoners
					 assigned to work in areas where food is stored, prepared, served or otherwise
					 handled may be required to wear a hairnet or other head covering.
(c) The chief administrative officer may
					 determine that certain work assignments constitute a safety hazard to those
					 prisoners with long hair or beards. Prisoners unwilling or unable to conform to
					 the safety requirements of such work assignments shall be assigned
					 elsewhere.
(d) Should examination
					 of a prisoner's hair reveal the presence of a health condition that may
					 threaten the health of other persons, medical treatment shall be initiated
					 immediately. Such medical treatment may include the cutting of a prisoner's
					 hair upon the determination of the facility physician that such action is
					 necessary. Such haircutting shall be performed under the direct supervision of
					 a member of the facility health services staff.
(e) When in the opinion of the chief
					 administrative officer, the growth or removal of a prisoner's hair, including
					 facial hair, creates an identification problem, a new photograph may be taken
					 of that prisoner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.6 - Personal health care items

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(a) Upon
					 admission to a facility, all prisoners shall be provided at facility expense
					 with an issue of a personal health care items, including but not limited to:
(1) soap;
(2) toothbrush;
(3) toothpaste;
(4) drinking cup;
(5) toilet paper; and
(6) bath towel.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.7 - Clothing

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(a) All
					 prisoners shall be entitled to wear facility-issued clothing. Facility-issued
					 clothing shall be provided at facility expense and shall include, but is not
					 limited to:
(1) For men:
(i) one shirt; and
(ii) one pair of trousers.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.8 - Laundry and repair of clothing

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(a) Laundry services sufficient to provide
					 all prisoners with a clean change of any clothing permitted or required
					 pursuant to section
					 7005.7  of this Part
					 shall be provided at facility expense twice a week and more frequently when
					 necessary.
(b) Reasonable repairs
					 of any clothing permitted or required pursuant to section
					 7005.7  of this Part
					 shall be made at facility expense.
(c) When a prisoner is without clothing items
					 as listed in subdivision (a) of section
					 7005.7  of this Part, as
					 the result of clothing having been collected for laundering or repair, such
					 prisoner shall be immediately provided with such items.
(d) All facility-issued clothing shall be
					 laundered and repaired prior to being reissued to another prisoner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.9 - Bedding

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(a) Upon admission
					 to a facility, all prisoners shall be provided at facility expense with an
					 issue of clean bedding in good condition.
(b) Pillowcases and sheets shall be exchanged
					 weekly or more frequently when necessary. All other bedding items issued
					 pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be exchanged when
					 necessary.
(c) All bedding items
					 issued or exchanged pursuant to this section shall be cleaned, checked for
					 damage and repaired when necessary before reissue.
(d) Mattresses should be constructed of
					 fire-retardant material. When issued, mattress covers should be constructed of
					 materials both water-resistant and easily sanitized.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.10 - Storage of clothing and bedding

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All items of clothing and bedding stored within the
						facility shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.11 - Housing area maintenance

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A supply of brooms, mops, pails, soap, disinfectant and
						other materials sufficient to properly clean and maintain facility housing
						areas shall be provided prisoners at facility expense.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7005 - PRISONER PERSONAL HYGIENE › Section 7005.12 - Deprivation of personal hygiene

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Any decision to deny, restrict or limit an inmate of any
						right, service, item or article, guaranteed an inmate by the provisions of this
						Part, shall be done in accordance with section 7075.5  of this
						Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7006 - DISCIPLINE › Section 7006.2 - Facility policies and procedures

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The chief administrative officer of each local
						correctional facility shall develop and implement written policies and
						procedures consistent with this Part.