New York City Department of Correction

Municipal jail body for New York City

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) provides for the care, custody, and control of persons accused of crimes or convicted and sentenced to one year or less of jail time. The Department manages 15 inmate facilities, 10 of which are located on Rikers Island. In addition, the Department operates two hospital Prison Wards (Bellevue and Elmhurst hospitals) and court holding facilities in Criminal, Supreme, and Family Court in each borough. The Department handles over 100,000 admissions each year and manages an average daily inmate population of approximately 14,000 individuals.

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Leadership & Staff

Joseph Ponte Commissioner, NYC Department of Correction

• Commissioner (Apr '14→?)*

Richard White Deputy Commissioner, Tenant Protection Unit, NYSHCR

• Deputy Commissioner, Investigation, Trials & Litigation (past)

Child Organizations

Rikers Island "One of the ten worst prisons in the United States"

• a unit

Parents

City of New York The government of New York City

• government

New York City 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

• regulator*

Services & Transactions

Appriss Insights (Equifax) An Equifax company

• Service/Transaction (Jul 12 '16→?)*

Types	Organization, Government Body
Aliases	NYC Department of Correction, NYC Department of Corrections, New York City Department of Corrections