November 9, 2016

Special Meeting
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: 455 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Materials Posted Prior to Meeting: 

• Agenda (Subject to Change)
• 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)
• Limited Variance Request to BOC Minimum Standard 1-09(c)(1)(i) (Visiting)
  • Thanksgiving Day visiting
• A Study of the Department of Correction Inmate Grievance and Request Program
  • DOC Letter to BOC re Grievance Study (October 8, 2016)