DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – Today, the New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here.  

Key monthly DOC metrics show: 

• DOC jails housed 6,237 detained individuals as of March 1, 70 more people than in February.  
• 1,890 people were incarcerated in February, 39 fewer people than admitted in January.  

• DOC discharged 89 more people in February to 1,832.  

• The average length of a person was detained in DOC custody was 96 days, 6 fewer days than January.
   
• Violence slightly increased in February, compared to the previous month: 

• 45 assaults on staff occurred, 9 more incidents than in January. 
• 452 fights broke out, 14 more fights than in January.  
• 27 slashings and stabbings occurred, 2 fewer than in January. 
• No one reportedly died in Rikers last month. 
• Officers used force 1,931 times in the second quarter of FY2024 (September – December 2023), 214 more times than in the first quarter of FY2024 (July – September 2023). 

The Comptroller’s dashboard, first published in August 2022, monitors pervasive issues in the City’s jails, including staff absenteeism, missed medical appointments, and incidents of violence among detained people and staff. It also tracks the jail population every month and length of stay. The Comptroller’s office publishes data to this dashboard monthly to provide increased transparency and accountability over the City’s jail system. 

View the DOC Dashboard here. 

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