Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of
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Mission
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is responsible for providing services that incarcerated individuals need in safe and secure facilities, preparing incarcerated individuals for release, and ensuring they receive appropriate monitoring and support while under community supervision. The goal of the Department is to enhance public safety by ensuring the successful completion of an incarcerated individual’s sentence to lower the risk of reoffending.
Organization and Staffing
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision operates 44 correctional facilities across the State. Each facility is managed by a Superintendent, who reports to the Commissioner. More than 70 percent of the Department's staff are security personnel with the remaining staff primarily dedicated to the delivery of incarcerated programs, health services, community supervision, and facility operations.
The Parole Board operates as an independent decision and rulemaking authority within DOCCS. The members of the Board are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. One member is designated by the Governor to serve as the Board's Chair. Board members review the cases of incarcerated individuals eligible for parole and determine if the incarcerated individual should be released to parole supervision.
Budget Highlights
The FY 2025 Executive Budget recommends All Funds appropriations of $3.589 billion for the Department, an increase of $23.01 million from FY 2024. This includes increases related to general salary increases, enhanced parole supervision, and expansion of transitional housing opportunities. The Executive Budget will also expand college programs to all State correctional facilities and enhance existing educational programs.
The Executive Budget includes legislation to allow the State to act expeditiously to right-size and eliminate excess capacity by allowing for the closure of up to five correctional facilities with 90 days’ notice. This legislation will allow for an increase in the operational efficiency of the correctional system.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 25,064, a decrease of 1,429 FTEs from FY 2024.
Program Highlights
Correctional Services
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s (DOCCS) incarcerated individual population is approximately 32,500, down from a high of over 72,000 in 1999. This decline can be largely attributed to the drop in the State’s crime rate over the last decade, and the administrative COVID-19 response actions taken by DOCCS to release low level technical parole violators from DOCCS custody.
As soon as an incarcerated individual enters prison, an assessment is conducted to determine the need for rehabilitative programs. The Department offers a variety of programs designed to improve the prospects of an incarcerated individual’s successful re-entry into the community. These include educational programming, with the minimum goal of assisting incarcerate individuals who do not have high school diplomas to receive New York State High School Equivalency Diplomas; apprenticeships; substance abuse treatment services; anger management therapy; and sex offender treatment programs.
Meeting the critical need of providing appropriate levels of medical services is important to the safety of the prison system and to the general public when an incarcerated individual is released. The Department acts quickly to diagnose and begin treatment, if necessary, when an incarcerated individual enters prison, and provides the greatest degree of services possible to seek a cure. The Department also offers mental health services at several facilities and operates state-of-the-art Residential Mental Health Units to treat incarcerated individuals with serious mental illness and disciplinary sanctions.
Community Supervision
The focus of the Community Supervision Program is to provide supportive services for the successful reentry of incarcerated individuals into the community and to supervise parolees released from prison. Immediately upon being released from prison, parolees are assigned to a Parole Officer. Parole Officers supervise parolees by monitoring behavior, reviewing employment, referring to appropriate treatment programs, evaluating treatment progress, and administering drug tests. In addition to closely monitoring offenders in the community, the Department helps parolees avoid reverting to a life of crime by contracting for various services to support their return to society, such as supportive housing and employment training.
| Category | Available FY 2024 |
Appropriations Recommended FY 2025 |
Change From FY 2024 |
Reappropriations Recommended FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 3,048,571,671 | 2,987,502,000 | (61,069,671) | 231,558,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 37,013,000 | 39,013,000 | 2,000,000 | 124,391,000 |
| Capital Projects | 481,342,000 | 563,427,000 | 82,085,000 | 1,241,955,000 |
| Total | 3,566,926,671 | 3,589,942,000 | 23,015,329 | 1,597,904,000 |
| Program | FY 2024 Estimated FTEs 03/31/24 |
FY 2025 Estimated FTEs 03/31/25 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 162 | 162 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 646 | 646 | 0 |
| Enterprise Funds | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Community Supervision | |||
| General Fund | 1,431 | 1,431 | 0 |
| Correctional Industries | |||
| Enterprise Funds | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 280 | 280 | 0 |
| Facilities Planning and Development | |||
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 1,009 | 1,009 | 0 |
| Health Services | |||
| General Fund | 1,509 | 1,395 | (114) |
| Parole Board | |||
| General Fund | 80 | 80 | 0 |
| Program Services | |||
| General Fund | 2,743 | 2,614 | (129) |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | |||
| General Fund | 17,142 | 16,027 | (1,115) |
| Support Services | |||
| General Fund | 1,477 | 1,406 | (71) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 26,493 | 25,064 | (1,429) |
| Fund Type | Available FY 2024 |
Recommended FY 2025 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Funds | 60,469,000 | 60,469,000 | 0 |
| General Fund | 2,834,864,311 | 2,765,833,000 | (69,031,311) |
| Internal Service Funds | 76,805,254 | 76,821,000 | 15,746 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 40,554,106 | 40,500,000 | (54,106) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 35,879,000 | 43,879,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Total | 3,048,571,671 | 2,987,502,000 | (61,069,671) |
| Adjustments: | |||
| Transfer(s) From | |||
| Special Pay Bill | |||
| General Fund | (27,970,671) | ||
| Appropriated FY 2024 | 3,020,601,000 | ||
| Program | Available FY 2024 |
Recommended FY 2025 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| Enterprise Funds | 2,727,000 | 2,727,000 | 0 |
| General Fund | 15,008,903 | 14,456,000 | (552,903) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 40,554,106 | 40,500,000 | (54,106) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 26,100,000 | 26,100,000 | 0 |
| Community Supervision | |||
| General Fund | 154,111,092 | 153,997,000 | (114,092) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 1,025,000 | 1,025,000 | 0 |
| Correctional Industries | |||
| Enterprise Funds | 742,000 | 742,000 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 76,805,254 | 76,821,000 | 15,746 |
| Health Services | |||
| General Fund | 422,354,516 | 410,225,000 | (12,129,516) |
| Parole Board | |||
| General Fund | 8,436,656 | 8,291,000 | (145,656) |
| Program Services | |||
| Enterprise Funds | 57,000,000 | 57,000,000 | 0 |
| General Fund | 233,492,872 | 218,968,000 | (14,524,872) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 0 |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | |||
| General Fund | 1,670,921,097 | 1,638,254,000 | (32,667,097) |
| Support Services | |||
| General Fund | 330,539,175 | 321,642,000 | (8,897,175) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 3,754,000 | 11,754,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Total | 3,048,571,671 | 2,987,502,000 | (61,069,671) |
| Program | Total | Personal Service Regular (Annual Salaried) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 12,773,000 | (552,903) | 12,662,000 | (554,903) |
| Community Supervision | 124,887,000 | (1,614,092) | 116,469,000 | (1,830,092) |
| Health Services | 157,566,000 | (8,561,516) | 137,898,000 | (8,165,516) |
| Parole Board | 7,758,000 | (145,656) | 7,690,000 | (148,656) |
| Program Services | 188,694,000 | (15,337,618) | 182,727,000 | (15,217,618) |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | 1,618,662,000 | (32,383,097) | 1,362,357,000 | (27,433,097) |
| Support Services | 90,145,000 | (5,478,175) | 83,697,000 | (5,349,175) |
| Total | 2,200,485,000 | (64,073,057) | 1,903,500,000 | (58,699,057) |
| Program | Temporary Service (Nonannual Salaried) |
Holiday/Overtime Pay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 0 | 0 | 111,000 | 2,000 |
| Community Supervision | 0 | 0 | 8,418,000 | 216,000 |
| Health Services | 7,949,000 | (160,000) | 11,719,000 | (236,000) |
| Parole Board | 0 | 0 | 68,000 | 3,000 |
| Program Services | 4,575,000 | (92,000) | 1,392,000 | (28,000) |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | 14,877,000 | (286,000) | 241,428,000 | (4,664,000) |
| Support Services | 0 | 0 | 6,448,000 | (129,000) |
| Total | 27,401,000 | (538,000) | 269,584,000 | (4,836,000) |
| Program | Total | Supplies and Materials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 1,683,000 | 0 | 338,000 | 0 |
| Community Supervision | 29,110,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,600,000 | 0 |
| Health Services | 252,659,000 | (3,568,000) | 116,997,000 | (1,727,000) |
| Parole Board | 533,000 | 0 | 43,000 | 0 |
| Program Services | 30,274,000 | 821,000 | 6,493,000 | 56,000 |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | 19,592,000 | (284,000) | 9,918,000 | (146,000) |
| Support Services | 231,497,000 | (3,419,000) | 167,961,000 | (2,482,000) |
| Total | 565,348,000 | (4,950,000) | 303,350,000 | (4,299,000) |
| Program | Travel | Contractual Services | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 214,000 | 0 | 1,018,000 | 0 |
| Community Supervision | 2,258,000 | 0 | 21,497,000 | 0 |
| Health Services | 261,000 | (4,000) | 130,757,000 | (1,768,000) |
| Parole Board | 390,000 | 0 | 87,000 | 0 |
| Program Services | 379,000 | (6,000) | 22,628,000 | 782,000 |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | 2,324,000 | (34,000) | 5,247,000 | (78,000) |
| Support Services | 1,956,000 | (29,000) | 50,065,000 | (739,000) |
| Total | 7,782,000 | (73,000) | 231,299,000 | (1,803,000) |
| Program | Equipment | General State Charges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 113,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Supervision | 3,755,000 | 1,500,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Services | 4,644,000 | (69,000) | 0 | 0 |
| Parole Board | 3,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 |
| Program Services | 774,000 | (11,000) | 0 | 0 |
| Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals | 2,103,000 | (26,000) | 0 | 0 |
| Support Services | 11,421,000 | (169,000) | 94,000 | 0 |
| Total | 22,813,000 | 1,225,000 | 104,000 | 0 |
| Program | Total | Personal Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 69,327,000 | (54,106) | 49,926,000 | (32,901) |
| Community Supervision | 1,025,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Correctional Industries | 77,563,000 | 15,746 | 27,489,000 | 161,146 |
| Program Services | 62,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Support Services | 11,754,000 | 8,000,000 | 238,000 | 0 |
| Total | 221,669,000 | 7,961,640 | 77,653,000 | 128,245 |
| Program | Nonpersonal Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount | Change | |
| Administration | 19,401,000 | (21,205) |
| Community Supervision | 1,025,000 | 0 |
| Correctional Industries | 50,074,000 | (145,400) |
| Program Services | 62,000,000 | 0 |
| Support Services | 11,516,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Total | 144,016,000 | 7,833,395 |
| Fund Type | Available FY 2024 |
Recommended FY 2025 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund | 28,013,000 | 30,013,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Internal Service Funds | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 0 |
| Total | 37,013,000 | 39,013,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Program | Available FY 2024 |
Recommended FY 2025 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Supervision | |||
| General Fund | 8,133,000 | 10,133,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Internal Service Funds | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 0 |
| Health Services | |||
| General Fund | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 0 |
| Program Services | |||
| General Fund | 680,000 | 680,000 | 0 |
| Support Services | |||
| General Fund | 5,200,000 | 5,200,000 | 0 |
| Total | 37,013,000 | 39,013,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Comprehensive Construction Program | Available FY 2024 |
Recommended FY 2025 |
Change | Reappropriations FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities Maintenance and Operations | ||||
| Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement Fund | 109,242,000 | 111,427,000 | 2,185,000 | 134,746,000 |
| Maintenance and Improvement of Existing Facilities | ||||
| Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement Fund | 372,100,000 | 452,000,000 | 79,900,000 | 1,107,209,000 |
| Total | 481,342,000 | 563,427,000 | 82,085,000 | 1,241,955,000 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/16/2024