The immediate family of an inmate shall be entitled to the following information without authorization from the inmate: correctional facility in which confined, general state of health, date of death, general circumstances relating to the occurrence of death, and departmental actions regarding release and confinement. Additional information on an inmate injury or death that is subject of a pending investigation shall only be released upon approval of department counsel.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 7 § 8.2