138 - Institutional rules and regulations for inmates at all correctional facilities. - New York Statutes

§ 138. Institutional rules and regulations for inmates at all correctional facilities. 1. All institutional rules and regulations defining and prohibiting inmates misconduct shall be published and posted in prominent locations within the institution and set forth in both the English and Spanish language. 2. All inmates shall be provided with written copies of these rules and regulations upon admission to the institution and all inmates presently incarcerated in a correctional facility shall be provided with written copies of these rules and regulations. 3. Facility rules shall be specific and precise giving all inmates actual notice of the conduct prohibited. Facility rules shall state the range of disciplinary sanctions which can be imposed for violation of each rule. 4. Inmates shall not be disciplined for making written or oral statements, demands, or requests involving a change of institutional conditions, policies, rules, regulations, or laws affecting an institution. 5. No inmate shall be disciplined except for a violation of a published and posted written rule or regulation, a copy of which has been provided the inmate. 6. All rules and regulations pertaining to inmates established by the department of correctional services and all rules and regulations pertaining to inmates established by any institutional staff at any state correctional facility shall be reviewed annually by the commissioner of the department of correctional services.