133 - Superintendent to Report Concerning Inmate Believed Mentally Ill When Crime Was Committed.

NY Corr L § 133 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 133. Superintendent to report concerning inmate believed mentally ill when crime was committed. Whenever the superintendent of a correctional facility shall have reason to believe that any inmate in the facility was mentally ill at the time he committed the offense for which he was sentenced, such superintendent shall communicate in writing to the commissioner of correction his reason for such opinion, and shall refer the commissioner of correction to all the sources of information with which he may be acquainted in relation to the mental illness of such inmate. The commissioner of correction shall then transmit such opinion and information to the governor with his recommendations thereon.