§ 1-05 Lock-in.
RCNY § 1-05
(a)Policy.
(1)The time spent by people confined to their cells should be kept to a minimum and required only when necessary for the safety and security of the facility.
(2)Out-of-cell time must take place in a space outside of, and in an area away from a cell, in a group setting with other people all in the same shared space, without physical barriers separating such people, that is conducive to meaningful and regular social interaction and activity, or in any space while such incarcerated person receives medical treatment, individual one-on-one counseling, or an attorney visit or participates in a court appearance.
(3)Incarcerated persons may congregate with others and move about their housing area freely during out-of-cell time and have access to education and programming pursuant to § 9-110 of the Administrative Code.
(b)Involuntary lock-in.
(c)Optional lock-in.
(d)Schedule. Each facility shall maintain and distribute to all people in custody or post in each housing area its lock-out schedule, including the time during each lock-out period when people may exercise the options provided by paragraph (c)(1) of this subdivision. (Amended City Record 6/9/2021, eff. 7/9/2021; amended City Record 6/28/2024, eff. 7/28/2024)
