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Senate passes bill creating program for infants born to incarcerated parents after heated floor debate
Summary
The Senate passed legislation addressing care for infants born to incarcerated parents (the CARE Act provisions), drawing sharp floor debate between senators who called the bill humane and others who opposed children remaining in correctional settings.
The New York State Senate on June 9 passed legislation that includes provisions to address the care of infants born to incarcerated parents, invoking the Compassion and Reproductive Equity (CARE) Act in floor discussion. The measure drew sharply divided remarks from senators who debated whether the bill would improve outcomes for infants and parents or inappropriately require infants to remain in correctional settings.
Senator Gustavo Rivera and other sponsors framed the bill as a step toward reproductive justice and better medical and postnatal care for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated people. Senator Rivera said the bill was designed so "no other child…
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