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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...

May 30, 2024
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...

April 25, 2024
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...

March 20, 2024
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations with New Charts Tracking Deaths...

The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. New this month, the Comptroller’s office includes two regularly updated charts related...

February 22, 2024
NEW DOC STAFFING DATA: NYC Comptroller Updates Monthly Dashboard on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released a monthly update to its Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here.  This month’s release includes four new charts to the...

December 20, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – 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: As of November 1st,...

November 21, 2023
Comptroller Lander Announces Settlement with the Family of Kevin Bryan, Who Died in Department of Correction Custody at...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced a settlement with the family of Kevin Bryan, who died in Department of Correction (DOC) custody on Rikers Island in 2022, for $2.25...

November 3, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – 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: As of October 1st,...

October 19, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – 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:  As of September 1,...

September 20, 2023
On Eve of Court Hearing, Comptroller Lander Releases Oversight Report Detailing Abysmal NYC Jail Performance Over the Past...

After a year of publishing monthly updates on key indicators regarding the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) and one day ahead of a court hearing that may consider...

August 9, 2023
The State of New York City Jails

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...

August 9, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY — The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. This month's dashboard data highlights the persistent...

July 18, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – 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: As of...

June 22, 2023
NYC Comptroller Updates DOC Dashboard Deaths in Custody Count to UNKNOWN After DOC Halts Public Disclosure

New York, NY – After Department of Correction officials said that they would not continue a policy of reporting deaths to the public, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander updated...

June 1, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – 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: As of May 1,...

May 15, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. March 2023’s key monthly DOC metrics show:...

April 18, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues in the...

March 14, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues in the...

February 24, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues in the...

January 19, 2023
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations 

New York, NY —  The New York City Comptroller’s Office released a monthly update to its Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues in the City’s jails,...

December 19, 2022
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY — Ahead of the status conference on Thursday in the Nunez v. City of New York matter, the New York City Comptroller’s Office released a monthly update to...

November 17, 2022
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY — New York, NY -- The New York City Comptroller’s Office released a monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues...

October 26, 2022
Comptroller Lander Calls for Federal Receiver at Rikers Island, Citing Rising Violence and Deaths

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called on the federal judge overseeing the consent decree over operations at the Rikers Island jail facilities to institute a...

October 13, 2022
Testimony of Policy Director Alyson Silkowski to the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

Thank you to Chair Rivera and the members of the Committee on Criminal Justice for convening this hearing and providing the opportunity to testify on behalf of New York City...

September 28, 2022
DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s Office released a monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. The dashboard monitors pervasive issues in the...

September 13, 2022
NYC Comptroller Lander, Public Advocate Williams, Council Member Rivera Recognize Improvements, Call Out Solitary Confinement Conditions Following Surprise...

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Council Member and Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee Carlina Rivera released the following statements after...

August 29, 2022
NYC Comptroller Welcomes DOC Transparent Inquiry Response, Publishes Dashboard Of Jails Staffing and Management Challenges

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander welcomed the Department of Correction’s (DOC) release of new data tracking metrics and conditions in city jails, in response to months of...

August 25, 2022
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