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Misconduct Database: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS)
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) runs New York’s prison and parole system, including 42 prisons across the state that incarcerate around 33,000 people. For years, directly impacted people, advocates and experts have raised the alarm on DOCCS’s culture of violence, including the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement, sexual abuse of people in custody, and the systemic mistreatment of people with disabilities. Yet, until now, very little was known about the thousands of DOCCS officers accused of misconduct, and whether they were ever investigated, disciplined, or fired.
Thanks to a landmark 2024 settlement, the NYCLU has obtained thousands of misconduct records from DOCCS from 2000 to 2020 – now released to the public for the first time.
Misconduct Database
Below is a searchable database spanning over two decades and contains the misconduct and disciplinary history of thousands of DOCCS officers. The database includes the name, title, the type of misconduct alleged and the penalties recommended or imposed for the involved DOCCS staff.
Where Our Litigation Stands
In January 2023, the NYCLU, with pro bono counsel from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, filed a lawsuit against DOCCS for unlawfully denying the NYCLU’s requests for records related to law enforcement misconduct in state prisons. In October 2024, the NYCLU reached a landmark settlement with DOCCS, which agreed to turn over thousands of withheld corrections staff disciplinary records authorized to be disclosed after the repeal of 50-a. This includes a database summarizing tens of thousands of investigations with officer names unredacted as well as policy documents, datasets, and training records. We will continue to update this webpage as we receive additional records from the department.
About the Data
The original data was provided in PDF format and was converted to Excel using a script. As a result, there may be minor inaccuracies in the converted file. For verification, please refer to the original PDF document.