Search Email Updates Contact Us Residents Business Visitors Government Office of the Mayor NYC.gov always open
NYC Board of Correction
email a friend printer friendly version set text size small medium large
Search
Get Adobe PDF Reader
 Adobe Acrobat Reader
(required to view PDFs)
 
Welcome

The Board of Correction establishes and ensures compliance with minimum standards regulating conditions of confinement and correctional health and mental health care in all City correctional facilities. The Board monitors conditions in the City's jails, investigates serious incidents, evaluates the performance of the Department of Correction, reviews inmate and employee grievances, and makes recommendations in critical areas of correctional planning.

If you would like information about how to locate an inmate, get to Rikers Island, post bail, visit an inmate, send money to an inmate’s account, schedule an attorney visit, deliver a package to an inmate, or schedule pick-up of inmate property, contact the Department of Correction at 718-546-0631 or www.nyc.gov/doc.

The Board of Correction has jurisdiction over the New York City jails. Its jurisdiction does not include the New York State prison system. Information regarding the NYS prison system may be obtained by contacting the offices listed to the right.


Features


BOC grants variance authorizing DOC to temporarily restrict adolescents for up to two hours in their cell

At its public meeting on September 10, 2012, the Board of Correction granted the Department’s request for a variance from Minimum Standards section 1-05(b)(2) “Lock-In” authorizing DOC to temporarily restrict for up to two hours in their cells adolescent prisoners assigned to cell housing units at RNDC who continue to engage in minor misconduct after being ordered to stop. An inmate in temporary cell restriction will have access to all mandated services, unless in the opinion of the area supervisor the inmate has not regained his composure. Under these circumstances, the Department may delay or deny a temporarily restricted inmate’s access to showers, recreation, congregate religious services and law library. All other provisions of the Minimum Standards remain in full force and effect.

At its January 14, 2013 public meeting, the Board renewed the variances for six months, and continued the reporting requirements and conditions on the variances.

[For all of the variance conditions imposed by the Board, click HERE to read the variance-granting letter.]

Next Meeting of the Board of Correction

The next meeting of the Board of Correction is scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the public hearing room of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission at 1 Centre Street, in Room 924 (9th Floor).

 

Resources
NYS Department of Correctional Services
 
  NYS Commission on Correction  
 
  Prisoners Legal Services  
 
Copyright 2013 The City of New York Contact Us | FAQs | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map