November 12, 2019

Time: 9:00 AM
Location: 125 Worth Street, Second Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10013

Materials Posted Prior to Meeting

• Agenda (Subject to Change)
• DOC Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standards §§ 1-03(cd, j) (Personal Hygiene); 1-04(b)(2-3) (Single Occupancy, including storage and desk space); 1-05(a-c) (Lock-In); 1-06 (Recreation); 1-07(c) (Religion) 1-08(f)(4) (Law Library Access); 1-08(g)(2-4) (Legal Documents and Supplies Access); 1-09 (c-d, f) (Visiting); 1-11(c-d) (Correspondence); 1-12(d) (Incoming Packages); 1-13(a-c) (Publications); and 1-14(a-b) (Access to Media)
  • Separation Status (as a result of a positive body scan or refusal)
  • Separation Status placements since DOC began using body scanners on July 15, 2019
• DOC Limited Variance Renewal Request to BOC Minimum Standard § 1-05(b) (Lock-in) and 1-08(f) (Access to Courts and Legal Services, including Law Library)
  • Secure Unit
• DOC Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard § 1-09(c)(1)(i) (Visiting)
  • Thanksgiving Day visiting schedule
• DOC Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard § 1-17(d)(2) (Seven-Day Waiver)
  • Seven-Day Waiver
  • The Department’s variance to BOC Minimum Standard §1-17(d)(2) expires on January 9, 2020, five days before the Board’s January 2020 public meeting. The Board expects to consider a DOC variance request to extend the variance to the January 14, 2020 meeting date.
• DOC Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard §§ 1-04(b)(2) (Dry Cells); 1-08(f) (Law Library); 1-11 (Correspondence); and 3-06(e)(5) (Nursery)
  • Raise the Age
  • The Department’s Raise the Age variances expire on January 8, 2020, six days before the Board’s January 2020 public meeting. The Board expects to consider a DOC variance request to extend the variance to the January 14, 2020 meeting date.

Materials Posted After Meeting

• Minutes
• DOC Limited Variance Request (Separation Status)
• Children’s Rights Letter to Board re Variances (November 11, 2019)
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standards §§ 1-03(cd, j) (Personal Hygiene); 1-04(b)(2-3) (Single Occupancy, including storage and desk space); 1-05(a-c) (Lock-In); 1-06 (Recreation); 1-07(c) (Religion) 1-08(f)(4) (Law Library Access); 1-08(g)(2-4) (Legal Documents and Supplies Access); 1-09 (c-d, f) (Visiting); 1-11(c-d) (Correspondence); 1-12(d) (Incoming Packages); 1-13(a-c) (Publications); and 1-14(a-b) (Access to Media)
  • Separation Status
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-05(b) (Lock-in) and 1-08(f) (Access to Courts and Legal Services, including Law Library)
  • Secure Unit
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-09(c)(1)(i) (Visiting)
  • Thanksgiving Day Visiting Schedule
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-17(d)(2) (Seven-Day Waiver)
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-04(b)(2) (Dry Cells)
  • Raise the Age
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-08(f) (Law Library)
  • Raise the Age
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 1-11 (Correspondence)
  • Raise the Age
• Record of Variance Action - BOC Minimum Standard § 3-06(e)(5) (Nursery)
  • Raise the Age