NYSentencing

Corrections Law
§ 866.   Establishment   of  shock  incarceration  program.  1.  The
commissioner, guided by consideration for the safety  of  the  community
and  the  welfare of the incarcerated individual, shall promulgate rules
and regulations for the shock  incarceration  program.  Such  rules  and
regulations  shall reflect the purpose of the program and shall include,
but not be  limited  to,  selection  criteria,  incarcerated  individual
discipline,  programming  and  supervision,  and  program  structure and
administration.
  2. The commissioner shall appoint or cause to  be  appointed  a  shock
incarceration selection committee at one or more designated correctional
facilities,  which  shall  meet on a regularly scheduled basis to review
all eligible incarcerated individuals transferred to such  facility  for
screening and all applications for the shock incarceration program.
  3.   Shock   incarceration   programs   may  be  established  only  at
institutions classified  by  the  commissioner  as  shock  incarceration
facilities.
  4.  The  department  may contract with the division of substance abuse
services for the provision of such services as may be required to assure
the success of the program.
  5. The department shall conduct an ongoing evaluation of  the  program
to ensure that the programmatic objectives are met. The department shall
undertake  studies and prepare reports periodically on the impact of the
program.