Notificación a las víctimas sobre liberaciones y fugas de delincuentes

Explicación Simple

Si alguien que te ha hecho daño sale de la cárcel o se escapa, la ley dice que debes ser informado. Esto ayuda a que estés al tanto de su situación y puedas tomar precauciones.

Es como cuando tu amigo te avisa que un compañero de clase problemático está cerca, así puedes estar preparado y decidir cómo actuar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue víctima de un robo por parte de Pedro. Si Pedro es liberado de la cárcel, la ley obliga a que Juan sea notificado para que esté alerta. Si Pedro se escapa de la cárcel, también le avisarán a Juan de inmediato.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

completed form to the prosecutor, it shall be the duty of the prosecutor to mail promptly such form to the department of corrections and community supervision. 5. Following the receipt of such form from the prosecutor, it shall be the duty of the department of corrections and community supervision or, where the person is committed to the custody of the office of mental health, at the time such person is discharged, paroled, conditionally released, released to post-release supervision, or released from confinement under article ten of the mental hygiene law, to notify the victim of such occurrence by certified mail directed to the address provided by the victim. In the event such person escapes or absconds from a facility under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision, it shall be the duty of such department to notify immediately the victim of such occurrence at the most current address or telephone number provided by the victim in the most reasonable and expedient possible manner. In the event such escapee or absconder is subsequently taken into custody by the department of corrections and community supervision, it shall be the duty of such department to notify the victim of such occurrence by certified mail directed to the address provided by the victim within forty-eight hours of regaining such custody. In the case of a person who escapes or absconds from confinement under article ten of the mental hygiene law, the office of mental health