Inmates In New York State
Incarcerated Lookup
... 2026). Sentence Terms and Release Dates. Under certain circumstances, an incarcerated may be released prior to serving their minimum term and before the ...
https://doccs.ny.gov/incarcerated-lookupThe Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison New York Focus
The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to. “We all want to get home, we all want to do all these programs.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/01/26/doccs-prison-programs-early-release-parole-guard-strike
nys-doccs-announces-prison-closure_11.18.25.pdf
... correctional facility will be closed: Bare Hill Correctional Facility. This facility will close on March 11, 2026, at the close of business.
https://doccs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/11/nys-doccs-announces-prison-closure_11.18.25.pdfPrison Population by State 2026
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This is despite the national incarceration rate being at its lowest in 20 years. About 25% of the world’s total prison population is in the United States, which holds about 1.21 million prisoners as of 2020, a 15% decrease since 2019.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/prison-population-by-state
Revised_Visit_Schedule
To ensure all people in custody have an opportunity to visit with their loved one, the Department created a visit schedule that is based on the first letter of the incarcerated individual’s last name. Visitors should check the visitation schedule to be sure their friend or family member is eligible for a visit on a specific day.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/doc/inmate-info/Revised_Visit_Schedule.page
Hochul admin downgrades crimes committed by NY ...
... 2026. Updated Jan. 6, 2026, 6:07 p.m. ET. Comments. The Hochul administration is being accused of covering up crimes in prisons by downgrading ...
https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/hochul-admin-downgrades-crimes-committed-by-ny-inmates-bombshell-memo-shows/Hochul's $260B budget includes land swap for 3 closed ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a $260 billion budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, including a constitutional amendment to free prison land.
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-news/government/hochul-proposes-state-budget-2027/NY S06642 2025-2026 General Assembly LegiScan
NY S06642 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3) Status: Introduced on March 19 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO FINANCE Pending: Senate Finance Committee Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML] Status: Introduced on March 19 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO FINANCE Pending: Senate Finance Committee Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML] Summary Establishe...
https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S06642/2025
Bill tracking in New York - S 1671 (2025-2026 legislative session) - FastDemocracy
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025 - Passed Senate - Passed Assembly - Became Law Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct Summary Sponsors Votes Actions - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION Documents...
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ny/2025-2026/bills/NYB00162306/
S 3763 - New York (2025-2026) - Plural
Document: Show Markup 1.1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 1.2 the "rights behind bars; protecting the rights of people in prisons, 1.3 jails, and forensic facilities, and their loved ones, in New York state 1.4 act".
https://pluralpolicy.com/app/legislative-tracking/bill/details/state-ny-2025_2026-s3763/2541694
State by State Death Penalty Information Center
State by State The Death Penalty Information Center provides essential statistics like execution numbers, death row population, and murder rates for each state. We also provide historical background on the death penalty in each state, including abolitionist states. Each state page also links to relevant websites, such as state legislatures, groups doing death penalty work, and Departments of Corrections.
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state
New York Women’s Prison Forces People to Go Without Showers or Recreation
Screams echoed through the halls of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility as women begged for their solitude to end. The sound of desperate hands banging on cell doors rang out like a solemn chorus. Exhausted, an incarcerated woman named Cici Herrera reached for a book.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/23/new-york-prison-solitary-halt/
Lawsuit: NY youth detention centers illegally using solitary confinement - syracuse.com
By Chris Gelardi | New York Focus This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Juvenile detention centers in New York are keeping children and young adults in solitary confinement for days or weeks at a time, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/01/lawsuit-new-york-youth-detention-centers-illegally-using-solitary-confinement.html
A6644 New York 2025-2026 Relates to degree-granting programs offered by SUNY's office of higher education in prison - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Summary Creates within SUNY an office of higher education in prison to coordinate access to higher education for individuals during and after incarceration; directs such office to create a plan by 1/1/2029 to establish a degree-granting program in every viable correctional facility in the state; directs such office to enroll at least 2,000 students in degree-granting programs as soon as practicable; makes related provisions.
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-6644-relates-to-degree-granting-programs-offered-by-suny-s-office-of-higher-education-in-prison/2686330/
The State of New York City Jails - Office of the New York City Comptroller Mark Levine
Introduction On July 23, 44-year-old Curtis Davis was found unresponsive at the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, where he was awaiting trial on assault charges. Two correction officers and an assistant deputy warden were put on leave following his death, reportedly for failing to make their rounds in the facility.[1] This was the seventh death of someone in or recently released from custody in 2023, and fifth where...
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/the-state-of-new-york-city-jails/