The Board of Correction is an independent, non-judicial oversight body that monitors, inspects, and sets minimum standards for New York City's jails, including Rikers Island. It investigates conditions, reviews in-custody deaths, and has the power to issue binding rules for the jail system. NYC runs the second-largest jail system in the country. The BOC is the primary check on how the city treats the roughly 6,000-7,000 people incarcerated in its facilities at any given time. When conditions deteriorate -- overcrowding, violence, medical neglect -- the BOC is supposed to sound the alarm.
Spending
$2.3M
217 transactions →
Payroll
$2.1M
524 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$4.1M
$2.1M spent
Avg Salary
$111.1K
across 524 records
Did You Know
The BOC was created in 1957 after a series of jail scandals, making it one of the oldest independent jail oversight bodies in the United States. Despite its small size, it has the rare power to set legally binding minimum standards for jail operations -- something most jail oversight boards nationwide cannot do.
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| WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC | $30.5K |
| GBTC LTD SIGHT & SOUND PRODUCTIONS | $26.9K |
| CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW SPECIALIST | 170 staff | $82.8K avg |
| DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW | 122 staff | $128.8K avg |
| CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 57 staff | $92.1K avg |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATOR | 38 staff |
| $75.2K avg |
| CONFIDENTIAL AGENCY INVESTIGATOR | 23 staff | $122.4K avg |
Headcount
About 20 full-time staff, plus a 9-member volunteer board. Tiny for the scope of what it oversees.
Who It Serves
Incarcerated individuals in NYC jails, their families, and the broader public that has an interest in humane and lawful detention conditions.
Category
Legal & Justice