November 15, 2016

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

Materials Posted Prior to Meeting:

• Agenda (Subject to Change)
• Final Rule Package
  • The Board will vote on whether to adopt a final rule designed to detect, prevent and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of persons incarcerated in jails and other facilities operated by the Department of Correction.
• Continuing Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standards 1-07 (Practice of religion) and 1-08 (Access to courts and legal services, including law library)
  • In order to provide services in an alternate manner to "(i) inmates with particularly violent histories who must be mingled as little as possible for the safety of others, and (ii) those in protective custody who must be mingled as little as possible for their own safety."
  • BOC Notice of Violation of several Minimum Standards in connection with the Department's operations at West Facility (September 29, 2016)
  • DOC Supplemental Information Related to Variance Request (November 4, 2016)
• Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard 1-09(c)(1)(i) (Visiting)
  • Thanksgiving Day visiting
  • DRAFT Record of Variance Action
• Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standards 1-05(b) (Lock-in) and 1-08(f) (Access to courts and legal services, including law library)
  • Secure Unit
  • DRAFT Record of Variance Action
• Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard 1-17(d)(2) (Limitations on the use of punitive segregation)
  • Seven-day waiver
  • DRAFT Record of Variance Action
• BOC Notice of Violation of Minimum Standards Letter to DOC (November 2, 2016)
  • DOC Emergency Variance Request re OBCC (November 2, 2016)
  • DOC Emergency Variance Request re OBCC (October 22, 2016)
• A Study of the Department of Correction Inmate Grievance and Request Program
  • DOC Letter to BOC re Grievance Study (October 8, 2016)
• DOC Young Adult Restrictive Housing Monthly Report (October 2016)
  
  • Young Adult Census (October 15, 2016)
• Correctional Health Services Access Report (November 2016)
• Visit Restriction Monthly Report (September 2016)
• Visit Restriction Monthly Report: Six Month Review (March - August 2016)
• Children's Defense Fund New York Comments re Young Adult Strategy Plan and Related Variances
• Council Member Daniel Dromm Comments re Sexual Abuse and Harassment Final Rule and Variance Requests

Materials Posted After Meeting:

• November 15, 2016 Meeting Minutes
• Video
• Final Rule Package
  • The Board voted to adopt a final rule designed to detect, prevent and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of persons incarcerated in jails and other facilities operated by the Department of Correction.
• Record of Variance Action (1-05(b) and 1-08(f)) (Secure Unit)
• Record of Variance Action (1-09(c)(1)(i)) (Thanksgiving Day visiting)
• Record of Variance Action (1-17(d)(2)) (Seven-day waiver)