New York State Department of Correctional Services

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headquarters = Albany, New York
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website = [http://www.docs.state.ny.us/ www.docs.state.ny.us]
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The New York State Department of Correctional Services or NYSDOCS is the agency of New York State responsible for the care, confinement, and rehabilitation of approximately 63,000 inmates at 71 correctional facilities funded by the State of New York. The department employs approximately 31,300 workers, including approximately 23,000 uniformed correction officers. Currently, this is the 4th largest state prison system in the United States [http://www.docs.state.ny.us/gsggbio.html] .

The Commissioner is currently Brian Fischer.

The Departmental Mission

The mission of NYSDOCS is"to provide for public protection by administering a network of correctional facilities that:"
* "Retain inmates in safe custody until released by law;"
* "Offer inmates an opportunity to improve their employment potential and their ability to function in a non-criminal fashion;"
* "Offer staff a variety of opportunities for career enrichment and advancement; and,"
* "Offer stable and humane "community" environments in which all participants, staff and inmates, can perform their required tasks with a sense of satisfaction."

History

The New York State prison system had its beginnings in 1797 with a single prison called Newgate located in New York City. A second state prison opened 20 years later in Auburn in 1817, and in 1825 a group of Auburn prisoners made the voyage across the Erie Canal and down the Hudson River to begin building Sing Sing.

Facilities

List of New York state prisons

See also

*List of United States state correction agencies
*List of law enforcement agencies in New York
*Prison
*Attica Correctional Facility
*Sing Sing Correctional Facility
*Attica Prison Riots

External links

* [http://www.docs.state.ny.us New York State Department of Correctional Services]
* [http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/museum/docsroom/docsmuseum.html Corrections History Website]