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DOCCS announces progress on safety, culture, and accountability efforts, releases independent assessments of the correctional system.

DOCCS highlights safety investments following indictment in assault on staff at Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility

DOCCS announces seizure of drone delivering contraband to Marcy Correctional Facility and highlights need to restrict drone activity near prisons.

Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2026-2027 Executive Budget Proposal

February 12, 2026

The New York State Department of Corrections announced the closure of Bare Hill Correctional Facility and the consolidation of Collins Correctional Facility.

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) released recommendations from the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Committee proposing amendments to the HALT Act to improve safety for facility staff and the incarcerated population.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) highlighted initial results to advance its Recover, Recruit, and Rebuild initiative. Launched earlier this year in response to ongoing staffing shortages following the illegal job action by thousands of Correction Officers and Sergeants, DOCCS is taking bold and measurable steps to rebuild its workforce, restore programs, and resume operations at facilities statewide.

Effective August 1, 2025, DOCCS will make contact with family and loved ones more accessible. Phone calls made by incarcerated individuals—via tablets or facility phones—will be free of charge.

May 14, 2025