Overview
DOCCS offers an extensive array of programs and services for incarcerated individuals to assist them in redirecting their lives and becoming productive, law-abiding members of society.
Programs include guidance and counseling services, library and law library services, religious services, educational and vocational training, alcohol and substance abuse treatment, family development, and many others.
Vocational Programs
A 45-minute look inside DOCCS' many vocational program offerings
Please note: This video was filmed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Programs Goals
Goal 1
To provide educational programs and vocational training, library services, counseling and treatment services.
Goal 2
To provide opportunities for religious practices, family services, and volunteer programs at each facility.
Goal 3
To provide continuous Temporary Release programs and transitional services to assist with reintegration.
2019 Hudson Adolescent Offender Facility high school equivalency graduates
Taconic Correctional Facility 2019 graduating class
2019 Nyack College graduation at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Glimmerglass Opera House at Attica Correctional Facility performed excerpts from the musical "Show Boat"
Nursery program participants at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility perform "Rumble in the Jungle" with their babies for volunteers
Five Points Correctional Facility Cornell Prison Education Program students take a course in "Drawing Space"
Gowanda Correctional Facility Culinary Arts Program students create a beautiful cake in honor of 2019 TASC graduates
Reginald James is the first student to complete the Barbering License Preparation Program in 2019 at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Volunteer
Lend a Hand
Learn about volunteering opportunities in a correctional environment.