The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s new definition of assault in prison unusual incident reports is being criticized by the New York State Correctional ...

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS DOCCS) and Andre Norman, the "Ambassador of Hope" and founder of Second Chance ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The Legal Aid Society claims that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ignored a court order on solitary confinement. This followed an ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced it will consolidate part of the Collins Correctional Facility campus and close Bare Hill Correctional Facility ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has announced phone calls will now be free for inmates across the state beginning Aug. 1. According to DOCCS, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several former New York State correction officers are suing the state and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to get their jobs back. DOCCS started ...

While NYS DOCCS manages significant challenges, including staffing shortages with more than 4,000 officer vacancies, the department has remained focused on improving rehabilitative programming and ...