N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7024.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024
(a) Prisoners have an unrestricted right to hold any religious belief, and to be a member of any religious group or organization.(b) Prisoners are entitled to exercise their religious beliefs in any manner that does not constitute a threat to the safety, security or good order of a local correctional facility, or the health of any individual.(c) No person shall be permitted to proselytize or to seek to convert any prisoner without the consent of such prisoner, nor shall any prisoner be compelled to or dissuaded from exercising any religious belief.(d) Equal status and protection shall be afforded all prisoners in the exercise of their religious beliefs, except when such exercise results in facility expenditures which are unreasonable or disproportionate to those extended to other prisoners for similar purposes.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7024.1