N.Y. COR Law § 90
This is the official text of N.Y. COR Law § 90, part of New York’s COR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "COR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Purposes of article
Official statutory text
§ 90. Purposes of article. The purposes of the provisions of this\narticle are:\n 1. To provide correctional programs for persons who receive sentences\nof imprisonment with terms of one year or less and who otherwise would\nbe confined in institutions in counties that do not have a sufficient\nnumber of incarcerated individuals to justify construction of an\nadequate correctional institution or operation of a modern correctional\nprogram;\n 2. To provide a method of relieving space pressures in correctional\ninstitutions operated by local government; and\n 3. To expand the use of programs designed to bridge the gap between\nincarceration and activities in the community, through the use of\ninstitutions operated by local government as facilities for residential\ntreatment of persons in the custody of the state department of\ncorrections and community supervision.\n
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