N.Y. Correct. Law § 113
Absence of incarcerated individual for funeral and deathbed visits authorized
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2015
§ 113. Absence of inmate for funeral and deathbed visits authorized.\nThe commissioner may permit any inmate confined by the department except\none awaiting the sentence of death to attend the funeral of his or her\nfather, mother, guardian or former guardian, child, brother, sister,\nhusband, wife, grandparent, grandchild, ancestral uncle or ancestral\naunt within the state, or to visit such individual during his or her\nillness if death be imminent; but the exercise of such power shall be\nsubject to such rules and regulations as the commissioner shall\nprescribe, respecting the granting of such permission, duration of\nabsence from the institution, custody, transportation and care of the\ninmate, and guarding against escape. Any expense incurred under the\nprovisions of this section, with respect to any inmate permitted to\nattend a funeral or visit a relative during last illness, shall be\ndeemed an expense of maintenance of the institution and be paid from\nmoneys available therefor; but the superintendent, if the rules and\nregulations of the commissioner shall so provide, may allow the inmate\nor anyone in his behalf to reimburse the state for such expense.\n
§ 113. Absence of incarcerated individual for funeral and deathbed\nvisits authorized. The commissioner may permit any incarcerated\nindividual confined by the department except one awaiting the sentence\nof death to attend the funeral of his or her father, mother, guardian or\nformer guardian, child, brother, sister, husband, wife, grandparent,\ngrandchild, ancestral uncle or ancestral aunt within the state, or to\nvisit such individual during his or her illness if death be imminent;\nbut the exercise of such power shall be subject to such rules and\nregulations as the commissioner shall prescribe, respecting the granting\nof such permission, duration of absence from the institution, custody,\ntransportation and care of the incarcerated individual, and guarding\nagainst escape. Any expense incurred under the provisions of this\nsection, with respect to any incarcerated individual permitted to attend\na funeral or visit a relative during last illness, shall be deemed an\nexpense of maintenance of the institution and be paid from moneys\navailable therefor; but the superintendent, if the rules and regulations\nof the commissioner shall so provide, may allow the incarcerated\nindividual or anyone in his or her behalf to reimburse the state for\nsuch expense.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.