Prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers

This bill would limit the assignment of tours of duty for Department of Correction (“DOC”) custodial officers to not more than two consecutive tours of duty. The bill would establish a tour of duty as consisting of not more than 8 consecutive hours. Assignment of additional hours into a third consecutive tour of duty would be prohibited.