New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Chapter VIII - Institutional Programs
Part 712 - Media Review
Section 712.1 - Policy

Universal Citation: 7 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 712.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) It is departmental policy to encourage inmates to read publications from varied sources if such material does not encourage them to engage in behavior that might be disruptive to orderly facility operations. Accordingly, inmates shall be allowed to subscribe to and possess a wide range of printed matter such as books, magazines and newspapers, subject to the provisions of this regulation, as these items may promote constructive individual development.

(b) In the event that the superintendent, or his designee, believes that printed material addressed to an inmate represents a possible threat to orderly facility operations, that material will be referred to the Facility Media Review Committee (FMRC) for its assessment and disposition.

(c) Exception. At Auburn Correctional Facility and Clinton Correctional Facility the provisions of the Dumont stipulation take precedence whenever they differ from the provisions of this directive.

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