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 50 correctional facilities across the State. Each facility is managed by a Superintendent, who reports to the Commissioner. More than 66 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 2023 Executive Budget recommends All Funds appropriations of $3.4 billion for the Department, an increase of $40 million from FY 2022. This includes increases of $4 million for “Jail to Job” initiatives, $106 million for general salary increases, and $42 million in capital. These increases are offset by a reduction of $112 million to State Operations as a result of rightsizing the Department by eliminating excess capacity in the system. The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 26,423, a decrease of 1,096 from FY 2022.

The FY 2023 Executive Budget includes $4 million for the "Jails to Jobs" initiative to provide incarcerated and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers opportunities to successfully re-enter the workforce and reduce recidivism. Key elements of the initiative are: Parole Officer Training; Transitional Housing for Post-Incarceration Individuals; Eliminate Parole Supervision Fees; and Fully Staff the Parole Board.

Program Highlights

Correctional Services

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s (DOCCS) incarcerated population continues to decline and is currently at approximately 31,000 incarcerated, down from a high of over 72,000 in 1999. Since last year, the State incarcerated population has decreased by 2,918 or 8%. This decline can be largely attributed to the dramatic 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.

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category Available
FY 2022
Appropriations
Recommended
FY 2023
Change From
FY 2022
Reappropriations
Recommended
FY 2023
State Operations 2,964,155,000 2,959,917,000 (4,238,000) 208,222,000
Aid To Localities 34,493,000 37,013,000 2,520,000 74,480,000
Capital Projects 437,000,000 479,100,000 42,100,000 979,676,000
Total 3,435,648,000 3,476,030,000 40,382,000 1,262,378,000

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program FY 2022
Estimated FTEs
03/31/22
FY 2023
Estimated FTEs
03/31/23
FTE Change
Administration
General Fund 162 162 0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 646 646 0
Enterprise Funds 7 7 0
Community Supervision
General Fund 1,365 1,365 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 1,579 1,509 (70)
Parole Board
General Fund 76 80 4
Program Services
General Fund 2,809 2,739 (70)
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals
General Fund 18,032 17,142 (890)
Support Services
General Fund 1,547 1,477 (70)
Special Revenue Funds - Other 4 4 0
Total 27,519 26,423 (1,096)

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2022
Recommended
FY 2023
Change
Enterprise Funds 58,443,000 58,443,000 0
General Fund 2,756,462,000 2,752,224,000 (4,238,000)
Internal Service Funds 74,895,000 74,895,000 0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 40,500,000 40,500,000 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 33,855,000 33,855,000 0
Total 2,964,155,000 2,959,917,000 (4,238,000)

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2022
Recommended
FY 2023
Change
Administration
Enterprise Funds 2,701,000 2,701,000 0
General Fund 13,564,000 14,144,000 580,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 40,500,000 40,500,000 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 25,700,000 26,100,000 400,000
Community Supervision
General Fund 134,614,000 140,640,000 6,026,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 1,425,000 1,025,000 (400,000)
Correctional Industries
Enterprise Funds 742,000 742,000 0
Internal Service Funds 74,895,000 74,895,000 0
Health Services
General Fund 394,290,000 402,336,000 8,046,000
Parole Board
General Fund 7,100,000 8,101,000 1,001,000
Program Services
Enterprise Funds 55,000,000 55,000,000 0
General Fund 230,505,000 217,383,000 (13,122,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Other 3,000,000 3,000,000 0
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals
General Fund 1,635,479,000 1,644,184,000 8,705,000
Support Services
General Fund 340,910,000 325,436,000 (15,474,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Other 3,730,000 3,730,000 0
Total 2,964,155,000 2,959,917,000 (4,238,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service Regular
(Annual Salaried)
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 12,461,000 580,000 12,354,000 575,000
Community Supervision 114,680,000 5,341,000 106,919,000 4,980,000
Health Services 146,109,000 3,863,000 127,803,000 3,010,000
Parole Board 7,568,000 1,001,000 7,505,000 998,000
Program Services 190,130,000 (1,420,000) 184,094,000 (1,702,000)
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals 1,624,308,000 8,992,000 1,366,046,000 (3,037,000)
Support Services 90,520,000 (8,944,000) 84,020,000 (9,247,000)
Total 2,185,776,000 9,413,000 1,888,741,000 (4,423,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Temporary Service
(Nonannual Salaried)
Holiday/Overtime Pay
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 0 0 107,000 5,000
Community Supervision 0 0 7,761,000 361,000
Health Services 7,398,000 345,000 10,908,000 508,000
Parole Board 0 0 63,000 3,000
Program Services 4,629,000 216,000 1,407,000 66,000
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals 14,989,000 699,000 243,273,000 11,330,000
Support Services 0 0 6,500,000 303,000
Total 27,016,000 1,260,000 270,019,000 12,576,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Supplies and Materials
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 1,683,000 0 338,000 0
Community Supervision 25,960,000 685,000 1,600,000 0
Health Services 256,227,000 4,183,000 118,724,000 (3,287,000)
Parole Board 533,000 0 43,000 0
Program Services 27,253,000 (11,702,000) 5,956,000 (153,000)
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals 19,876,000 (287,000) 10,064,000 (148,000)
Support Services 234,916,000 (6,530,000) 170,443,000 (4,741,000)
Total 566,448,000 (13,651,000) 307,168,000 (8,329,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Travel Contractual Services
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 214,000 0 1,018,000 0
Community Supervision 2,258,000 0 21,497,000 685,000
Health Services 265,000 (5,000) 132,525,000 7,629,000
Parole Board 390,000 0 87,000 0
Program Services 356,000 (10,000) 20,215,000 (11,519,000)
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals 2,358,000 (35,000) 5,325,000 (79,000)
Support Services 1,985,000 (54,000) 50,804,000 (1,409,000)
Total 7,826,000 (104,000) 231,471,000 (4,693,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Equipment General State Charges
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 113,000 0 0 0
Community Supervision 605,000 0 0 0
Health Services 4,713,000 (124,000) 0 0
Parole Board 3,000 0 10,000 0
Program Services 726,000 (20,000) 0 0
Supervision of Incarcerated Individuals 2,129,000 (25,000) 0 0
Support Services 11,590,000 (321,000) 94,000 (5,000)
Total 19,879,000 (490,000) 104,000 (5,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Maintenance Undistributed
Amount Change
Health Services 0 (30,000)
Total 0 (30,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 69,301,000 400,000 49,900,000 0
Community Supervision 1,025,000 (400,000) 0 0
Correctional Industries 75,637,000 0 25,563,000 0
Program Services 58,000,000 0 0 0
Support Services 3,730,000 0 214,000 0
Total 207,693,000 0 75,677,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2023 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Nonpersonal Service
Amount Change
Administration 19,401,000 400,000
Community Supervision 1,025,000 (400,000)
Correctional Industries 50,074,000 0
Program Services 58,000,000 0
Support Services 3,516,000 0
Total 132,016,000 0

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2022
Recommended
FY 2023
Change
General Fund 25,493,000 28,013,000 2,520,000
Internal Service Funds 9,000,000 9,000,000 0
Total 34,493,000 37,013,000 2,520,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2022
Recommended
FY 2023
Change
Community Supervision
General Fund 5,613,000 8,133,000 2,520,000
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 34,493,000 37,013,000 2,520,000

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program Available
FY 2022
Recommended
FY 2023
Change Reappropriations
FY 2023
Facilities Maintenance and Operations
Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement Fund 105,000,000 107,100,000 2,100,000 85,745,000
Maintenance and Improvement of Existing Facilities
Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement Fund 332,000,000 372,000,000 40,000,000 893,931,000
Total 437,000,000 479,100,000 42,100,000 979,676,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 05/11/2020