§ 6-22 Disciplinary System Plans.
RCNY § 6-22
(a)Within three (3) months of the Effective Date, the Department shall submit to the Board a written plan for a disciplinary process ("plan"), one for young adults and one for adults, that addresses: (1) Grade II offenses, (2) Grade III offenses ("violations"), and (3) People subject to the exclusions in 40 RCNY § 6-09.
(b)Each plan shall include: (1) Mechanisms for addressing violations without resort to restrictive housing placement or limitations on individual movement or social interaction. Such mechanisms may include, e.g., positive behavioral incentives and privileges, targeted programming to address problematic behavior; and conflict resolution approaches in response to interpersonal conflict within the jails; (2) Criteria for restricting or affording privileges based on behavior (e.g. commissary); (3) A process for Department staff to respond to violations swiftly and consistently; (4) A plan for communicating the rules of conduct, Department responses to rule violations, and due process procedures in a clear and understandable manner to people in custody and to all Department staff, including non-uniformed staff who have routine contact with people in custody.
(5)Training curricula for uniformed and non-uniformed staff on the disciplinary process and procedures.
(6)The assistance the Department shall provide people in custody to understand the disciplinary process and procedures, including their rights thereunder. This shall include the procedures the Department will follow if the person in custody is non-English or limited-English proficient, illiterate, or has a disability including, for example, if the person is deaf or hard of hearing, is blind or has low vision, or has an intellectual, psychiatric, or speech disability.
(7)A process for engaging Department staff in the plans' development.
(8)Potential housing options for people excluded from restrictive housing.
(c)Upon review of the plans required by this section, the Board and the Department shall jointly develop a public reporting template on the Department's disciplinary systems. The template shall be subject to the Board's approval. (Added City Record 6/9/2021, eff. 7/9/2021; amended City Record 6/28/2024, eff. 7/28/2024)
