States / New York / S 8172

S 8172 Passed First Chamber

Prohibits the obscuring of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional institutions

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Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
May 19, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
56 · Moderate