N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7612.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 7612.8 - Laundry: clothing, bedding and linen

(a) Personal clothing. Each facility shall provide for the thorough cleaning and when necessary disinfecting of prisoner personal clothing before storage or allowing a prisoner to keep and wear personal clothing.

(b) Facility-issued clothing. Consistent with section 7612.6(a) of this Part, a clothing exchange shall be provided to all prisoners a minimum of two times per week. All facility-issued clothing shall be laundered and repaired prior to being reissued to another prisoner.

(c) Bedding and linen. There shall be provisions for linen and towel exchange on at least a weekly basis. Blankets shall be laundered at least once a year or when necessary.

(d) Blankets, pillows and mattresses shall be cleaned and sprayed or sterilized before reissue. Linens and towels shall be laundered before reissue.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7612.8

Renumbered from subtitle AA of chapter V New York State Register April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 15, eff. 4/11/2018