New York Correction Law Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION

• 40 - Definitions.
  As used in this article the following terms have the following meanings: 1. "Commission" means the state commission of correction. 2. "Local correctional facility" means...
• 41 - State Commission of Correction; Organization.
  1. There shall be within the executive department a state commission of correction. It shall consist of three persons to be appointed by the governor,...
• 42 - Citizen's Policy and Complaint Review Council; Organization; Functions, Powers and Duties.
  (a) 1. There shall be within the commission a citizen's policy and complaint review council. It shall consist of nine persons to be appointed by...
• 43 - Correction Medical Review Board; Organization.
  1. There shall be within the commission a correction medical review board. It shall consist of six persons to be appointed by the governor by...
• 44 - Chairman of Commission.
  1. The chairman shall be the executive officer of the commission, the board and the council. 2. The chairman may appoint such assistants, officers and...
• 45 - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Commission.
  The commission shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1. Advise and assist the governor in developing policies, plans and programs for improving the...
• 46 - Additional Functions, Powers and Duties of the Commission.
  1. The commission, any member or any employee designated by the commission must be granted access at any and all times to any correctional facility...
• 47 - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Board.
  1. The board shall have the following functions, powers and duties: (a) Investigate and review the cause and circumstances surrounding the death of any inmate...
• 48 - Preference.
  Any action or proceeding commenced by the commission pursuant to this article shall have a preference over all other cases, except habeas corpus proceedings, pending...

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