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Haiti Relief Effort

Haiti Relief Effort


NYC Correction officers, staff, and Commissioner Dora B. Schriro (at right holding check) present a check for more than $15,000 to Megan Sheekey, President of the Mayor’s Fund to
Advance New York City—the early proceeds of a continuing Department campaign to raise funds for the Haiti relief effort.
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Commissioner Dora B. SchriroMayor Appoints New Correction Commissioner

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the appointment of Dr. Dora Schriro as Commissioner of the Department of Correction. 
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Attention Attorneys, Non-Attorneys and Legal Assistants

Effective immediately, the NYC Department of Correction (NYC DOC) has implemented revised procedures specifying the accepted forms of identification for attorneys, non-attorneys, and legal assistants to access NYC inmates in areas of the supreme and criminal courthouses under NYC DOC control.
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Guide to Inmate Visits Available

DOC is working hard to improve the experience of the 350,000 people who visit incarcerated friends and relatives on Rikers Island each year.  Improvements include a redesigned central visit house, faster processing and a comprehensive guide for jail visitors.  View the Visit Guide, including visit schedules, here.
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Important Message Concerning Victim Notification Services

DOC announces it will extend the contract of current VINE provider.
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New Mural By Inmates Unveiled
Young inmates dream about taking control of their lives in a large mural that graces the wall of the Rikers Island jail that holds adolescent detainees.
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Privileged calls from inmates can be exempt from monitoring and recording

Effective June 16, 2008, all inmate telephone calls may be monitored or recorded. Attorneys, physicians/clinicians and clergy may request that their numbers be placed on the Do Not Record list.
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Community Jails Update
DOC, planning to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of Detention, has pledged to continue working closely with elected officials and community groups on the project. The facility is part of a citywide plan that also includes a new Bronx jail. Click below for correspondence, a RFP for architectural design services and other documents.
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Mayor Details City's Discharge Planning Collaboration
DOC's discharge planning efforts are at the center of a network of agencies, non-profits and researchers helping the formerly incarcerated get their lives back on track.
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Volunteer to Help Inmates

Volunteer to Help Inmates
Volunteers work to promote rehabilitation, personal growth, and character development of those incarcerated.
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NEWS
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Attorney Visit Process Simplified
Attorneys who possess a Unified Court System Attorney Secure Pass no longer need a separate DOC attorney pass to gain admission to Department facilities.
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Contract with DOC
The Central Office of Procurement (COP) is the main office for all procurement activities for the Department of Correction.
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Discharge Planning Report
A new report, 'Mapping the Universe of Reentry,' has been prepared by the NYC Discharge Planning Collaboration, a group representing nearly forty organizations with a stake in discharge planning.
Read the Report (in pdf)
Report on Reducing Poverty in NYC
Read a report to the Mayor, 'Increasing Opportunity and Reducing Poverty in New York City,' prepared by the Commission on Economic Opportunity.
Read the Report (in pdf)
Documents Posted as Required by Local Law 11 of 2003
Local Law 11 of 2003 requires that certain documents, which a department is required by law to provide to the Mayor and/or the City Council, also be posted on the department's website and provided to the city's centralized records department. These documents are posted below.
Annual Report for 2008 to the Mayor and City Council on Implementation of Administrative Code Sections 9-127 and 9-128 Regarding Discharge Planning Services
Letter to the City Council Regarding Department Purchase of Buses Pursuant to Local Law 38 Section 24-163.2 of the Administrative Code
Annual Report for 2007 to the Mayor and City Council on Implementation of Administrative Code Sections 9-127 and 9-128 Regarding Discharge Planning Services
Annual Report for 2006 to the Mayor and City Council on Implementation of Administrative Code Sections 9-127 and 9-128 Regarding Discharge Planning Services
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Inmate Lookup
  Find the current location of an inmate in DOC custody, along with basic case information.  
Look Up Inmate
  Note: Not for inmates in police, state, or federal custody.  
CONTACT DOC
 

For general DOC inquiries, call the DOC Information Line at 718-546-1500 (open 24/7).

For an inmate medical emergency, call Prison Health Services at 718-546-5200 (open 24/7).

For all other emergencies,
call 911.

Mailing Address:
New York City Department of Correction
75-20 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370

 
JAIL RELEASE SERVICE

NYC 311
 

Dial 311 and ask for Jail Release Services

 
Send Money to Inmate Account
  You can easily transfer money to inmate accounts - by phone, internet, walk-in or kiosk - using money transfer agents.  
Instructions
  OR      
  Use the
Inmate Lookup Service
to find an inmate and send money.
 
Victim Information Notification Everyday
  Sign up with VINE to receive a notification phone call when an inmate you specify is about to be released.  
  (888) VINE-4-NY  
Read Instructions Before Calling
Correction History

Learn about Correction History
 

New York City Department of Correction, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., N.Y., N.Y., 11370. For information on inmates in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction only, call the automated inmate information service at (212) 266-1500.

 

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