N.Y. Social Services Law 197 – Incarcerated individuals' right of appeal
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§ 197. Incarcerated individuals' right of appeal. Any incarcerated individual of a public home, who considers himself or herself to have a cause for complaint against any officer or employee of the public home, shall have the right of appeal to the superintendent of the public home, and to the commissioner of public welfare.
Terms Used In N.Y. Social Services Law 197
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.