Int. No. 933-B
By Council Members Cumbo, Ampry-Samuel, Rivera, Lander, Kallos, Rosenthal, Lancman, Chin and Miller
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to report on sexual abuse
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-156 to read as follows:
? 9-156 Sexual abuse reporting. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Correctional health authority. The term "correctional health authority" means the entity responsible for the delivery of health and mental health services to inmates in the custody of the department.
Facility investigation. The term "facility investigation" means any investigation of an incident conducted by staff within a departmental facility but does not include an investigation conducted by the investigation division.
Gender non-conforming. The term "gender non-conforming" describes a person who presents in a way that does not conform with traditional gender expectations.
Investigation division. The term "investigation division" means any departmental unit responsible for investigating allegations of staff misconduct.
Non-binary. The term "non-binary" describes a person who does not identify as male or female.
Sexual abuse. The term "sexual abuse" includes sexual abuse of an incarcerated individual by staff or sexual abuse by an incarcerated individual.
Sexual abuse by staff of an incarcerated individual. The term "sexual abuse by staff" includes any of the following acts conducted by staff, with or without consent of the incarcerated individual, including when such acts occur during the course of an otherwise authorized search procedure: (1) contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus, incl...
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