New York State Commission of Correction Archived Websites B2065

New York State Commission of Correction Archived Websites

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission of Correction.

Creator:

New York (State). State Commission of Correction

Title:

Commission of Correction archived websites

Quantity:

5 website(s)

Inclusive Dates:

2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020

Series Number:

B2065

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission of Correction.

B2065-06: This accretion consists of a copy of the Commission of Correction Web site produced on December 26, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains information about the history and functions of the commission, reports (2006) issued by the commission, summary information about the number of inmates in state and local correctional facilities (1995-2006), and commissioners' memoranda (1998-2006) outlining policies concerning inmate medical care, use of inmate labor, correctional officer training, and a wide array of other state and local government correctional facility operations.

This copy also contains incident, inmate transfer, juvenile detention, statistical reporting, and other forms to be completed by correctional facility administrators and manuals (2008) outlining minimum standards for county correctional facilities and police lockups. Also included are a manual (1998) concerning the calculation of jail time to be served by inmates of county jails and reports (1999-2002) summarizing sections of the state Correction Law of particular interest to correctional facility administrators, attorneys, and others interested in the state's correctional system.

B2065-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the Commission of Correction site produced on April 28, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains additional summary information about the number of inmates in state and local correctional facilities (1995-2008) and commissioners' memoranda (1998-2008) outlining policies concerning inmate medical care, use of inmate labor, correctional officer training, and a wide array of other state and local government correctional facility operations. This copy also contains updated incident, inmate transfer, juvenile detention, statistical reporting, and other forms to be completed by correctional facility administrators and manuals (2008) outlining minimum standards for county correctional facilities and police lockups.

B2065-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the Commission of Correction site produced on December 20, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains additional reports (2006-2007, 2010) issued by the commission, statistical information about the number of inmates in state and local correctional facilities (1995-2010), and commissioners' memoranda (1998-2010) outlining policies concerning inmate medical care, use of inmate labor, correctional officer training, and other matters.

This copy also contains incident, inmate transfer, juvenile detention, statistical reporting, and other forms to be completed by correctional facility administrators and an manual (2009) outlining minimum standard for police lockups. Also included are a manual (2008) concerning the calculation of jail time to be served by inmates of county jails and annual reports and guidelines (1997, 2008-2009) summarizing sections of the state Correction Law of particular interest to correctional facility administrators, attorneys, and others interested in the state's correctional system.

B2065-15: This accretion consists of a copy of the Commission of Correction Web site produced on February 10, 2015, shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo (2011- ) completed his first term of office. It contains annual reports (2008-2013), reports (2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2013) issued by the commission, statistical information about the number of inmates in state and local correctional facilities (2005-2014), and commissioners' memoranda (1998-2014) outlining policies concerning inmate medical care, use of inmate labor, correctional officer training, and other matters. This copy also contains incident, inmate transfer, juvenile detention, statistical reporting, and other forms to be completed by correctional facility administrators as well as manuals concerning adult lockup management (2013), reportable incidents (2013), medication guidelines (2013), transcription guidelines (2013).

B2065-20: This accretion consists of a copy of the State Commission of Correction site produced on January 13, 2020. It contains information about the commission's mission and leadership, annual reports (2011-2018), inmate population statistics (2006-2016), and training videos. Also included are a reportable incident manual (2016) and copies of forms to be completed by correctional facility administrators. Chairman's memoranda (1998-2020) concerning legislation and other legal developments affecting correctional facility operations and programs, medical conditions affecting inmates and provision of medical care to inmates, staff training, and other matters. Researchers should note that, in many instances, documents referenced in these memoranda were not placed online.