N.Y. Executive Law § 259-l: Cooperation

§ 259-l. Cooperation. 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of

corrections and community supervision to ensure that all officers and

employees of the department shall at all times cooperate with the board

of parole and shall furnish to such members of the board and employees

of the board such information as may be appropriate to enable them to

perform their independent decision making functions. It is also his or

her duty to ensure that the functions of the board of parole are not

hampered in any way, including but not limited to: a restriction of

resources including staff assistance; limited access to vital

information; and presentation of an incarcerated individual's

information in a manner that may inappropriately influence the board in

its decision making. Where an incarcerated individual has appeared

before the board prior to having completed any program assigned by the

department, and such program remains incomplete by no fault of the

incarcerated individual, and where the board has denied such

incarcerated individual release pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision

two of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this article, the department

shall prioritize such an incarcerated individual's placement into the

assigned program.

2. The official in charge of each institution wherein any person is

confined under a definite sentence of imprisonment, all officers and

employees thereof and all other public officials shall at all times

cooperate with the board of parole, and shall furnish to such board, its

officers and employees such information as may be required by the board

to perform its functions hereunder. The members of the board, its

officers and employees shall at all times be given free access to all

persons confined in any such institution under such sentence and shall

be furnished with appropriate working space in such institution for such

purpose without charge therefor.

3. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, the commissioner of

mental hygiene and all probation officers and other appropriate

officials to send such information as may be in their possession or

under their control to the chairman of the board upon request in order

to facilitate the work of the board.