§ 605-a. Transportation of female incarcerated individuals. Whenever any female incarcerated individual is conveyed to an institution under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections and community supervision pursuant to sentence or commitment, such female incarcerated individual shall be accompanied by at least one female officer.

Terms Used In N.Y. Correction Law 605-A

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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