§ 139. Grievance procedures. 1. The commissioner shall establish, in each correctional institution under his or her jurisdiction, grievance resolution committees to resolve grievances of persons within such correctional institution. Such grievance resolution committees shall consist of five persons four of whom shall be entitled to vote, two of whom shall be incarcerated individuals of […]
§ 140. Provision for routine medical, dental and mental health services and treatment. 1. Where an incarcerated individual who is not yet eighteen years of age has been committed or transferred to the custody of the department and no medical consent has been obtained prior to commitment or transfer, the commitment order shall be deemed […]
§ 141. Contagious disease in facility. In case any pestilence or contagious disease shall break out among the incarcerated individuals in any of the correctional facilities, or in the vicinity of such facilities, the commissioner of correction may cause the incarcerated individuals confined in such facility, or any of them, to be removed to some […]
§ 142. Fire in facility. Whenever by reason of any correctional facility, or any building contiguous to such facility, being on fire, there shall be reason to apprehend that the incarcerated individuals may be injured or endangered by such fire, or may escape, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of such facility to […]
§ 143. Custody of persons convicted of crimes against the United States. The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements for the care and custody of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment by the United States courts in this state. Persons may be confined in correctional facilities pursuant to any such agreement and all provisions […]
§ 146. Persons authorized to visit correctional facilities. 1. The following persons shall be authorized to visit at pleasure all correctional facilities: The governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller and attorney-general, members of the commission of correction, members of the legislature and their accompanying staff and any employee of the […]
§ 147. Noncitizen incarcerated individuals of correctional facilities. The commissioner shall within three months after admission of a noncitizen incarcerated individual to a correctional facility cause an investigation to be made of the record and past history of such noncitizen and shall upon the termination of such investigation cause the record of such noncitizen, together […]
§ 148. Psychiatric and diagnostic clinics. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision is hereby authorized and directed to assist and cooperate with the commissioner of mental health in the establishment and conduct of such psychiatric and diagnostic clinics in the institutions and facilities under their jurisdiction as such commissioners may deem necessary within the […]
§ 149. Released incarcerated individuals; notification to sheriff, police, and district attorney. In the case of any incarcerated individual convicted of a felony, it shall be the duty of the department at least forty-eight hours prior to the release of any such incarcerated individual from a correctional facility to notify the chief of police both […]
