Job Description

ABOUT BOARD OF CORRECTION

The New York City Board of Correction (BOC) is an independent, nine-member oversight body responsible for regulating, monitoring, and inspecting the City’s correctional facilities. Board members are appointed by the Mayor, the City Council, and the Presiding Justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First and Second Judicial Departments. Established in 1957, the Board is among the nation’s earliest independent correctional oversight entities. Its authority and independence were significantly expanded in 1977.

Pursuant to the New York City Charter, the Board is charged with:
-Establishing and enforcing minimum standards governing the care, custody, supervision, treatment, and discipline of individuals in the custody of the Department of Correction;
-Investigating serious incidents within the City’s correctional system;
-Reviewing grievances from both people in custody and correctional st...