The 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.
The Board advances improvement and change toward smaller, safer, fairer, and more humane jails.
If you would like information about how to locate a person in custody, get to Rikers Island, post bail, visit a person in custody, send money to a person in custody's account, schedule an attorney visit, deliver a package to a person in custody, or schedule pick-up of person in custody property, contact the NYC Department of Correction at 718-546-1500 or www.nyc.gov/doc.
Utilization of Sick Call in New York City Jails (January 1 - December 31, 2023)
New York City Board of Correction Notice of Changes to the Board
First Report and Recommendations on 2024 Deaths in New York City Department of Correction Custody
July 2024 Borough-Based Jails Progress Report
Website Accessibility Statements
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Proposed 5-Year Accessibility Plan
NYC Correctional Health Services
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Legal Aid Society – Prisoner's Rights Projects