BILL NUMBER: S6350
SPONSOR: WALCZYK
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the identification of
correction officers
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To identify correction officers by their badge number instead of their
names.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the correction law by adding a new section no longer
requiring correction officers to display their names. Correction offi-
cers will now be identified by their badge number alone.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill intends to improve safety for corrections offices working with
our prisoner population by removing the officers name tags and having
them identified by badge number only. This enhances personal security
for the officers by making it more difficult for inmates or their agents
to surveil officers and their families on and off duty. This is espe-
cially important for female officers who often experience higher levels
of harassment from inmates than male colleagues. Although this measure
is not foolproof, it will make it exceptionally more difficult for
inmates to obtain personal information about officers; thereby reducing
risk to officers.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 60th day after it shall have become a
law.