N.Y. Correction Law § 624: Next of kin; death of incarcerated individual

§ 624. Next of kin; death of incarcerated individual. 1. (a) The

department shall promptly notify the next of kin and any other person

designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose

death takes place during custody.

(b) The department shall promptly notify the next of kin and any other

person designated as a representative of the circumstances surrounding

the death of such incarcerated individual, the medical procedures used

and the cause of death as reported in the final autopsy report as such

information becomes available. The department shall be responsive to

inquiries from the next of kin and other person designated as the

representative regarding the preliminary determination.

(c) The next of kin and other person designated as a representative

shall be identified from the emergency contact information previously

provided by the incarcerated individual to the department.

2. Within forty-eight hours after the next of kin and any other person

designated as a representative has been notified of such death, the

department shall publish public notice of such death on the department's

website.