N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 7 § 251-4.1 : DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION — Procedures for Implementing the Standards of Incarcerated Individual Behavior and for Granting Good Behavior Time Allowances — Procedures For Implementing Standards Of Inmate Behavior — Cases Of Inmate Misbehavior —4 - [Effective 4/24/2023] Inmate's Assistant —4.1 - [Effective 4/24/2023] Inmate assistant

(a) An inmate shall have the opportunity to pick an employee from an established list of persons who shall assist the inmate when a misbehavior report has been issued against the inmate if:
(1) the inmate is either illiterate or non-English speaking; or
(2) the inmate is sensorially disabled (in which case the inmate will be provided reasonable accommodations including, but not limited to, the provision of a qualified sign language interpreter for a deaf and hard of hearing inmate who uses sign language to communicate); or
(3) the inmate is charged with drug use as a result of a urinalysis test; or
(4) the inmate is confined pending a superintendent's hearing to be conducted pursuant to Part 254 of this Title.
(b) In other cases where a misbehavior report has been issued, the review officer or hearing officer, in his absolute discretion, may offer an inmate the opportunity to pick an inmate assistant where such assistance would enable the inmate to adequately comprehend the case in order to respond to the charges.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 7 § 251-4.1