N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 79-c: Convict protected by law

§ 79-c. Convict protected by law. A convict sentenced to imprisonment

is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person, not

authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he were not

sentenced or convicted.

Nothing in sections seventy-nine or seventy-nine-a of this chapter

shall be deemed to deny a convict sentenced to imprisonment the right to

injunctive relief for improper treatment where such treatment

constitutes a violation of his constitutional rights.