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Commissioner Testifies on Needs of Jailed Adolescents
Commissioner Horn testified at a November 24 hearing of the City Council's Committees on Juvenile Justice, Fire and Criminal Justice Services, and Youth Services, on the special needs of adolescents held in city correctional facilities.
Read the testimony
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New Jail Intelligence System Aids In Drug Busts
NYC Commissioner of Correction Martin F. Horn today heralded the role of jail-based gang intelligence and phone-monitoring systems in Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's arrest of 15 people--including three current Rikers Island inmates--involved in or related to an uptown narcotics ring.
Press Release
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New Board of Correction Minimum Standards for Inmate Telephone Calls, Correspondence, Packages and Publications
New standards to be effective June 16, 2008.
Notice to Visitors (English)
Notice to Visitors (Spanish)
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New York City Jails Were Safest Ever in 2007
"New York City is not only the safest big city in the nation but it also has the safest big-city jails in the nation," Commissioner Martin Horn said.
Press Release
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Commissioner Horn Welcomes Board of Correction Revision of Security-Related Jail Standards.
Minimum standards for the City's jails revised.
Press Release
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Long Trips to Rikers Island No Longer Necessary to Replenish Inmate Accounts.
Family and Friends Are Spared Long Trip to Rikers; Credit/Debit Card Bail Capability to Follow.
Press Release
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New Officers Graduate and Hear Good News From the Jails
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg addressed members of a class of new Correction Officers at their July 26 graduation. Mayor Bloomberg cited news that violent incidents in the city's jails reached record low levels in the first half of 2007, and hailed the work of Correction Officers, "New York City's Boldest."
Press Release
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Commissioner Horn Announces Promotion of Patrick Walsh to Chief of Facility Operations
Patrick Walsh was promoted on November 28, 2006.
Press Release
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DOC Launches Revamped Web Site
DOC's revamped Web site features a new, more user friendly design, and a new inmate lookup tool.
Press Release
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Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Modifying Tour Of Duty Rotation For Correction Officers
Remarks by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws.
Press Release
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Chief Of Department Appointed At Correction
Carolyn Thomas promoted on March 17, 2006.
Press Release
Biography
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Security Improves In City Jails
Violence indicators continue to decline.
Press Release
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