N.Y. Correction Law § 76: Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities

§ 76. Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals

released from correctional facilities. 1. (a) Prior to the release of an

incarcerated individual from a correctional facility, the department

shall provide such incarcerated individual with information on

transitional services available in the county or city where such

incarcerated individual is scheduled to be released. Such information

shall include programs designed to promote the successful and productive

reentry and reintegration of an incarcerated individual into society

including medical and mental health services, HIV/AIDS services,

educational, vocational and employment services, alcohol or substance

abuse treatment and housing services. The department shall maintain a

current list of transitional services which shall be updated regularly

in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. Where appropriate,

the department shall provide assistance to an incarcerated individual in

contacting a program or service provider prior to such incarcerated

individual's release to the community.

(b) Upon discharge of an incarcerated individual from a correctional

facility, the department shall provide such incarcerated individual with

educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency

virus (HIV) infection, instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing

upon release, including contact information for HIV counseling and

testing service providers located in the county or city in which such

incarcerated individual intends to reside upon release, and referrals to

community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources

located in the county or city in which such incarcerated individual

intends to reside upon release.

2. The commissioner shall consult with, and be entitled to receive the

assistance of, the commissioners of education, labor, health, mental

health and the office of temporary and disability assistance in the

implementation of this section.