2021 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 12-B - State Board of Parole
259-E - Institutional Parole Services.
§ 259-e. Institutional parole services. The department shall provide institutional parole services. Such services shall include preparation of reports and other data required by the state board of parole in the exercise of its functions with respect to release on presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision of incarcerated individuals. Additionally, the department shall determine which incarcerated individuals are in need of a deaf language interpreter or an English language interpreter, and shall inform the board of such need within a reasonable period of time prior to an incarcerated individual's scheduled appearance before the board. Employees of the department who collect data, interview incarcerated individuals and prepare reports for the state board of parole in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department shall work under the direct supervision of the deputy commissioner of the department in charge of program services. Data and reports submitted to the board shall address the statutory factors to be considered by the board pursuant to the relevant provisions of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this article.
