NYCHS presents Page 11 of the 19 original text pages of the Board of Correction's first publication (1978) of Minimum Standards for New York City Correctional Facilities.

Page 11 of 19 text pages.

(c) Any prospective visitor who is under 16 years of age shall be required to enter, or have entered for him or her, in the institution visitors log:
  1. the information required in subdivision (b) of this Section;
  2. his or her age; and
  3. the name, address, and telephone number of his or her parent or legal guardian.

(d) The visitors log shall be confidential and information contained therein shall not be read or revealed to non-Department staff except as provided by the City Charter or pursuant to a specific request by a legitimate law enforcement agency. The Department shall maintain a record of all such requests with detailed and complete descriptions.

(e) Prior to visiting a prisoner, a prospective visitor under 16 years of age may be required tobe accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older, and to produce oral or written permission fr(,m a parent or legal guardian approving such visit.
Page 11 of 1978 Minimum Standards.

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(f) The Department may adopt alternative procedures for visiting by persons under 16 years of age. Such procedures must be consistent with the policy of Section 10(e), and shall be submitted to the Board for approval.

Section 10.6 Contact Visits
Physical contact shall be permitted between every prisoner and all of his or her visitors throughout the visiting period, including holding hands, holding young children, and kissing.

Section I0.7 Visiting Security and Supervision
(a) All prisoners, prior and subsequent to each visit, may be searched solely to ensure that they possess no contraband

(b) All prospective visitors may be searched prior to a visit solely to ensure that they possess no contraband

(c) Any body search of a prospective visitor made pursuant to subdivision (b) of this Section shall be conducted only through the use of electronic detection devices. Nothing contained herein shall affect any authority possessed by correctional personnel pursuant to statute.

(d) Objects possessed by a prospective visitor, including but not limited to, handbags or packages, may be searched or checked. Personal effects, including wedding rings and religious medals and clothing, may be worn by visitors during a visit.

(e) Supervision shall be provided during visits solely to ensure that the safety or security of the institution is maintained.

(f) Visits shall not be listened to or monitored unless a lawful warrant is obtained, although visual supervision should be maintained.

Section 10.8 Limitation of Visiting Rights
(a) Visiting rights shall not be denied, revoked, limited or interfered with based upon a prisoner's or prospective visitor's:

  1. sex;
  2. sexual orientation;
  3. race;
  4. age, except as otherwise provided in this Part;
  5. nationality;
  6. political beliefs;
  7. religion;
  8. criminal record;
  9. pending criminal or civil case; or
  10. lack of family relationship.

(b) The visiting rights of a prisoner with a particular visitor may be denied, revoked or limited only when it is determined that the exercise of those rights constitutes a serious threat to the safety or security of an institution, provided that visiting rights with a particular visitor may be denied only if revoking the right to contact visits would not suffice to reduce the serious threat.

  1. This determination must be based on specific acts committed by the visitor during a prior visit to an institution that demonstrate his or her threat to the safety and security of an institution, or on specific information received and verified that the visitor plans to engage in acts during the next visit that will be a threat to the safety or security of the institution. Prior to any determination, the visitor must be provided with written notification of the specific charges and the names and statements of the charging parties and be afforded an opportunity to respond. The name of an informant may be withheld if necessary to protect his or her safety.

(c) A prisoner's right to contact visits as provided in Section,10.6 of this Part may be denied, revoked, or limited only when it is determined that such visits constitute a serious threat to the safety or security of an institution. Should a determination be made to deny, revoke or limit a prisoner's right to contact visits in the usual manner, alternative arrangements for affording the er the requisite number of visits shall be made, including, but not limited to, non-contact visits.

  1. This determination must be based on specific acts committed by the prisoner while in custody under the present charge or sentence that demonstrate his or her threat to the

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