New York Consolidated Laws, Correction Law - COR § 624. Next of kin;  death of incarcerated individual

1. (a) The department shall promptly notify the next of kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody.

(b) The department shall promptly notify the next of kin and any other person designated as a representative of the circumstances surrounding the death of such incarcerated individual, the medical procedures used and the cause of death as reported in the final autopsy report as such information becomes available.  The department shall be responsive to inquiries from the next of kin and other person designated as the representative regarding the preliminary determination.

(c) The next of kin and other person designated as a representative shall be identified from the emergency contact information previously provided by the incarcerated individual to the department.