Int. No. 1090-A
By Council Members Dromm, 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 allegations of sexual abuse and sexual harassment on visitors
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 9-140 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 85 for the year 2015, is amended to read as follows:
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Borough jail facility. The term "borough jail facility" means any department facility in which [inmates] incarcerated individuals are housed by the department and that is located outside Rikers Island.
City jail. The term "city jail" means any department facility in which [inmates] incarcerated individuals are housed by the department.
Complaint. The term "complaint" means a report made to the department or received by the department from any other city entity regarding an alleged act of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or intervention against a visitor, including reports made on behalf of another person.
Intervention. The term "intervention" means an incident in which staff use their hands or other parts of their body, or other physical method to restrain, subdue, or compel a visitor to act or stop acting in a particular way.
Professional. The term "professional" [means a person who is] refers to people who are properly identified as providing services or assistance to [inmates] incarcerated individuals, including but not limited to lawyers, doctors, religious advisors, public officials, therapists, counselors, and media representatives.
Sexual abuse. The term "sexual abuse" includes any of the following acts against a visitor, performed by staff with or without consent of the visitor, in...
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