N.Y. EXC Law § 259-L

§ 259-l. Cooperation. 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of\ncorrections and community supervision to ensure that all officers and\nemployees of the department shall at all times cooperate with the board\nof parole and shall furnish to such members of the board and employees\nof the board such information as may be appropriate to enable them to\nperform their independent decision making functions. It is also his or\nher duty to ensure that the functions of the board of parole are not\nhampered in any way, including but not limited to: a restriction of\nresources including staff assistance; limited access to vital\ninformation; and presentation of an incarcerated individual's\ninformation in a manner that may inappropriately influence the board in\nits decision making. Where an incarcerated individual has appeared\nbefore the board prior to having completed any program assigned by the\ndepartment, and such program remains incomplete by no fault of the\nincarcerated individual, and where the board has denied such\nincarcerated individual release pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision\ntwo of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this article, the department\nshall prioritize such an incarcerated individual's placement into the\nassigned program.\n 2. The official in charge of each institution wherein any person is\nconfined under a definite sentence of imprisonment, all officers and\nemployees thereof and all other public officials shall at all times\ncooperate with the board of parole, and shall furnish to such board, its\nofficers and employees such information as may be required by the board\nto perform its functions hereunder. The members of the board, its\nofficers and employees shall at all times be given free access to all\npersons confined in any such institution under such sentence and shall\nbe furnished with appropriate working space in such institution for such\npurpose without charge therefor.\n 3. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, the commissioner of\nmental hygiene and all probation officers and other appropriate\nofficials to send such information as may be in their possession or\nunder their control to the chairman of the board upon request in order\nto facilitate the work of the board.\n