New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Government department

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) is the department of the New York State government that maintains the state prisons and parole system. The New York State prison system encompasses 44 prisons funded by the state government. This does not include other jails and prisons in New York State such as federal prisons, New York City jails, or county jails. New York State currently incarcerates approximately 30,900 incarcerated people, and supervises approximately 28,200 parolees at seven regional offices as of 2022. The department employs a staff of approximately 27,650 individuals, including approximately 16,700 uniformed correction officers. Its regulations are compiled in title 7 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. NYS DOCCS states that it is "responsible for the care, custody, and treatment" of the people held in the state prisons. In response to falling crime rates and prison populations in New York State, the department has closed a number of facilities since 2009. Since 2011, nearly 20 prisons have been closed, with plans for additional facility closures based on the continued decline in the number of incarcerated individuals in the state. On April 1, 2011, the New York State Division of Parole merged with the New York State Department of Correctional Services to form the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. As of 2016, New York, per state law, did not contract with private prison corporations. From Wikipedia