Annual Shock Incarceration Program Legislative Report
This report to the Legislature, which was prepared jointly with the Division of Parole, presents an overview of the program’s development and operation as well as statistical data on the screening process, disciplinary process, educational programs and other program components.

• 2007 348 KB

Annual Shock Incarceration Program Legislative Report - Summary
This report is an abridged version of the Annual Shock Incarceration Program Legislative Report.

• 2007 Summary 125 KB

Impact of 2009 Drug Law Reform
The 2009 reforms to New York's drug laws resulted in a number of modifications to the State's Shock Incarceration program. This report documents those changes, which allow older offenders and those with longer sentences into the program but also divert more drug offenders from prison, thereby reducing the total pool of program participants.

• 2010 228 KB

Semiannual Legislative Report on Earned Eligibility Program
The Legislature mandates two semiannual reports on the Earned Eligibility Program. The report focuses on inmates evaluated for a Certificate of Earned Eligibility prior to their initial hearing.

• October 2012 - March 2013 218 KB
• April 2012 - September 2012 219 KB
• October 2011 - March 2012 220 KB
• April 2011 - September 2011 218 KB
• October 2010 - March 2011 176 KB
• April 2010 - September 2010 165 KB
• October 2009 - March 2010 165 KB
• April 2009 - September 2009 120 KB
• October 2008 - March 2009 426 KB
• April 2008 - September 2008 116 KB
• October 2007 - March 2008 192 KB
• April 2007 - September 2007 192 KB
• October 2006 - March 2007 225 KB
• April 2006 - September 2006 162 KB

Merit Time Program Summary
In 1997, the Legislature authorized the creation of the Merit Time Program. It allows for inmates who are serving prison sentences for certain non-violent crimes to earn a possible reduction of the minimum term if they have achieved certain significant programmatic objectives and have not engaged in any serious disciplinary infractions. The first Merit Time cases appeared before the Board of Parole in October 1997. This report provides a statistical overview of the Merit Time Program.

• Through 2006 248 KB

Comprehensive Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment (CASAT) Program
This report presents statistics on cases in Phase 1 of the Program according to specific CASAT facilities, cases which have graduated to Phase II (Community Reintegration), and cases which have been released to parole supervision. Information is presented on drug use history of CASAT participants, costs of operating the program, rate of return to prison for CASAT participants and comparison inmates, and the operation of the relapse component of the CASAT program.

• Legislative Report for 2012 612 KB
• Legislative Report for 2011 525 KB
• Legislative Report for 2009-2010 553 KB
• Legislative Report for 2008 461 KB
• Legislative Report for 2007 433 KB
• Legislative Report for 2006 28,817 KB

Psychological Screening Program for Correction Officer Applicants
This statutorily mandated annual report reviews the operation of the Psychological Screening Program for correction officer candidates in the past year.

• Legislative Report for 2011 160 KB
• Legislative Report for 2010 148 KB
• Legislative Report for 2009 120 KB
• Legislative Report for 2008 114 KB
• Legislative Report for 2007 157 KB
• Legislative Report for 2006 127 KB

Three Year Post Release Follow-Up
The subject of this report are inmates released from facilities of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Each case was followed for a period of three years to determine the number returned to Department custody.

• 2008 Releases 1,007 KB
• 2007 Releases 996 KB
• 2006 Releases 825 KB
• 2005 Releases 434 KB
• 2004 Releases 407 KB
• 2003 Releases 520 KB
• 2002 Releases 359 KB

Targeted Programs
An analysis of the impact of prison program participation on community success.

• 2004-2006 107 KB

Impact of GED
An analysis of the impact of GED (high school equivalency diplomas) on community success.

• 2005 Releases 324 KB

Profile of Inmate Population Under Custody
This report presents a profile of the total inmate population. Included is information on : age, gender, race/ethnicity, county of commitment, birthplace, martial status, religious affiliation, crime, sentence length, prior criminal record, and other variables.

• As of January 1, 2012 337 KB
• As of January 1, 2011 301 KB
• As of January 1, 2010 221 KB
• As of January 1, 2009 188 KB
• As of January 1, 2008 541 KB
• As of January 1, 2007 529 KB

Admissions and Releases
This report presents a preliminary look at the volume of inmates admitted to and released from custody of DOCCS by month.

• 2012 94 KB
• 2011 122 KB
• 2010 100 KB
• 2009 98 KB
• 2008 1,307 KB
• 2007 2,585 KB
• 2006 3,887 KB

Court Commitments
The report presents the legal history and demographic characteristics of new commitments received during a given calendar year.

• 2011 1,042 KB
• 2010 869 KB
• 2009 595 KB
• 2008 2,601 KB
• 2007 4,816 KB
• 2006 3,910 KB

Discharges
This report describes characteristics of inmates discharged from the Department during a given calendar year. The tables present information on length of time served in custody as well as demographic data.

• 2011 482 KB
• 2010 348 KB
• 2009 598 KB
• 2008 2,522 KB
• 2007 4,031 KB
• 2006 4,222 KB

Unusual Incident Report
This report provides descriptive information on the number and type of reported unusual incidents (e.g., assault, fire, attempted suicide, death, and escape) that occurred in New York State correctional facilities.

• January-December 2011 406 KB
• January-December 2010 359 KB
• January-December 2009 329 KB
• January-December 2008 591 KB
• January-December 2007 422 KB
• January-December 2006 422 KB

Inmate Escape Incidents
This report provides descriptive information on incidents of escape from the correctional facilities of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The report also presents information on demographic characteristics and legal history characteristics of escapees.

• 2007-2011 344 KB
• 2006-2010 252 KB
• 2005-2009 249 KB
• 2004-2008 217 KB
• 2003-2007 215 KB
• 2002-2006 218 KB

Inmate Mortality Report
This report examines the inmate deaths that occurred in the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) inmate population over a 4 year period.

• 2007-2010 252 KB
• 2005-2008 170 KB
• 2003-2006 238 KB

Inmate Suicide Report
This report examines the characteristics of inmates who committed suicide in a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision facility.

• 2002-2011 266 KB
• 2000-2009 191 KB
• 1998-2007 189 KB

Community Supervision, Legislative Report
This report summarizes data of offenders released from prison to community supervision, supervised on community supervision, revoked for violating their conditions of release, returned to prison for a new offense, and offenders under community supervision who were transferred out of state to be supervised.

• As of January 1, 2012 821 KB

Seriously Mentally Ill Offenders
This report presents a profile of offenders designated as Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI). Demographic and criminal history characteristics of SMI offenders are contrasted with other offenders. The proportion of SMI offenders in specialized mental health treatment programs is also presented.

• As of January 1, 2011 230 KB

Summary of OCA Felony Processing
This report summarizes data by region from the Office of Court Administration Activity Report for indictments; felony dispositions; pending dispositions; and felony cases pending sentence by term.

• 2010-2011 203 KB
• 2009-2010 202 KB
• 2008-2009 132 KB
• 2007-2008 1,583 KB
• 2006-2007 6,454 KB
• 2005-2006 71 KB

New York State Felony Processing
This report summarizes data by region from the Division of Criminal Justice Felony Processing Report for arrests, indictments, dispositions, and convictions.

• 2010-2011 94 KB
• 2009-2010 94 KB
• 2008-2009 95 KB
• 2007-2008 90 KB
• 2006-2007 44 KB
• 2005-2006 43 KB

Parole Board Dispositions at DOCCS Facilities
This report summarizes the release decisions of the Board of Parole at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision' facilities. Decision results are provided by month or by facility in the report.

• 2011-2012 98 KB
• 2010-2011 98 KB
• 2009-2010 128 KB
• 2008-2009 89 KB
• 2007-2008 77 KB
• 2006-2007 1,614 KB
• 2005-2006 1,980 KB

Identified Substance Abusers
This annual report provides information on inmates under custody who have been identified as substance abusers.

• As of December 31, 2007 208 KB
• As of December 31, 2006 214 KB

The Foreign-Born Under Custody Population and the Institutional Removal Program
This report provides data on the characteristics of the Department’s foreign-born under custody population and describes the benefits accrued from the Department’s collaboration with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove criminal aliens from the United States.

• As of December 31, 2011 658 KB
• As of December 31, 2010 1,647 KB
• As of December 31, 2009 153 KB
• As of December 31, 2008 343 KB

Research in Brief: Department Procedures for Processing Criminal Aliens
This report provides an overview of the procedures used to process criminal aliens under Department custody, from reception through adjudication in Immigration Court, and release from Department custody.

• As of December 31, 2011 229 KB
• As of December 31, 2010 380 KB
• As of December 31, 2009 57 KB
• As of December 31, 2008 215 KB

Research in Brief: Early Conditional Parole for Deportation Only (ECPDO)
This Research Brief highlights the Early Conditional Parole for Deportation Only (ECPDO) release Program, which is available to non-violent felony offenders who, if granted an ECPDO, can be released to the custody of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prior to the completion of their minimum sentence, thereby creating cost savings without endangering public safety.

• As of December 31, 2011 380 KB
• As of December 31, 2010 332 KB
• As of December 31, 2009 52 KB
• As of December 31, 2008 219 KB

The Impact of Foreign-Born Inmates on the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
This report presents a statistical profile of the foreign born, including inmates under DOCCS custody, including information on their reported country of birth.

• As of December 31, 2007 380 KB
• As of December 31, 2006 197 KB

Research in Brief: TeleVideo Deportation Hearings
This report describes the use of televideo technology for conducting a large number of deportation hearings which saves the department the cost of transporting inmates to the Immigration Court for in-person hearings.

• As of December 31, 2011 258 KB
• As of December 31, 2010 243 KB
• As of December 31, 2009 53 KB
• As of December 31, 2008 230 KB
• As of December 31, 2007 238 KB
• As of December 31, 2006 209 KB

The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
This report profiles the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) which provides Federal reimbursement to the States for a portion of the costs incurred as a result of incarcerating criminal aliens beginning with year 1995. The report gives a brief history of the program and awards granted.

• As of December 31, 2007 249 KB
• As of December 31, 2006 200 KB

Research in Brief: The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
This Research Brief profiles the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) which provides Federal reimbursement to the States for a portion of the costs incurred as a result of incarcerating criminal aliens beginning with year 1995.

• As of October 31, 2012 272 KB
• As of December 31, 2010 191 KB
• As of December 31, 2009 82 KB

Annotated Listing of Department of Corrections and Community Supervision' Research on Female Commitments
The purpose of this updated listing is to briefly discuss the Department's research series on female offenders. Capsule summaries are provided of the Department's studies on female commitments.

• 2008 53 KB
• 2007 55 KB

Female Homicide Commitments
This report presents information on the demographic and legal characteristics of the female offenders committed to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for a homicide offense. This study is based on the analysis of information in individual case file folders and includes data on such factors as prior criminal involvement, accomplice involvement, victim characteristics and evidence of domestic violence.

• 1986 vs 2005 194 KB

Female Offenders
This report provides a profile of female offenders under the supervision of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Descriptive statistics are presented for female offenders based on three cohorts of data, (1) inmates under custody, (2) inmates admitted, and (3) inmates released.

• 2005-2006 10,257 KB

New York State's Victim Notification Program: A Statistical Summary
This report concerns the statutorily mandated Victim Notification Program of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. This annual report updates the prior Department's reviews of this program.

• 2011 1,828 KB
• 2010 2,589 KB
• 2009 2,149 KB
• 2008 1,748 KB
• 2007 1,762 KB
• 2006 1,413 KB

Temporary Release Program
This annual report prepared by the Division of Temporary Release provides an overview of the operation of the Department's Temporary Release program. Information is presented on the number of applicants, approvals at facility level and approvals in Central Office.

• 2012 4,256 KB
• 2011 4,564 KB
• 2010 4,659 KB
• 2009 4,413 KB
• 2008*
• 2007*
• 2006*

*Not available in PDF format. Contact Us to request a printed copy.

Inmate Grievance Program: Semiannual Report
This report prepared by the Division of Inmate Grievance profiles the operation of the Department's Inmate Grievance program in the first six months of a given year. Statistical information is provided on the number and type of grievances filed by facility.

• January-June 2011 10,481 KB
• January-June 2010 11,949 KB
• January-June 2009*
• January-June 2008*
• January-June 2007*
• January-June 2006*

*Not available in PDF format. Contact Us to request a printed copy.

Inmate Grievance Program: Annual Report
This annual report prepared by the Division of Inmate Grievance provides relevant statistics on the operation of the Department's Inmate Grievance Program. Similar to the preceding semiannual report, information is presented on the number and type of grievances filed by facility.

• 2011 14,692 KB
• 2010 15,817 KB
• 2009 14,217 KB
• 2008*
• 2007*
• 2006*

*Not available in PDF format. Contact Us to request a printed copy.

Report on Security Staffing
This statutorily mandated report provides information about post closures, plot plan positions, and security overtime for correction officers and correction sergeants in New York State correctional facilities.

• 2012 2,737 KB
• 2011 2,441 KB
• 2010 2,372 KB
• 2009 171 KB

Adaptive Reuse Plan: Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility and Minimum Security Compound at Butler Correctional Facility
This report, which was prepared jointly with the Department of Economic Development, addresses the potential reuse of Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility and the Minimum Security Compound at Butler Correctional Facility, both of which are scheduled to close on January 31, 2011.

• 2010 5,496 KB

Adaptive Reuse Plan: Camps Gabriels, Pharsalia and McGregor
This report addresses the potential reuse of Camps Gabriels, Pharsalia and McGregor, which closed July 1, 2009.

• 2009 1,244 KB