New York

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in New York. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by New York's state department of corrections.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

F
State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons11,7532,296----479237,56846,420
Federal Prisons1,3223,4833825----
ICE Detention Centers3079,30326100----
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons14,8205,241----186----
Federal Prisons----23--0------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

New York City Jails

County Jails

3,358--

Elmira Correctional Facility

State Adult Prisons

805--

Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center

Federal Prisons

691--

Greene Correctional Facility

State Adult Prisons

539--

Clinton Correctional Facility

State Adult Prisons

525--
View our data on Github
Map of New York with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

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1.7k

3.4k

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in New York. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    By facility

  • Cumulative Deaths

    By facility

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    By facility

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    Systemwide only

  • Cumulative Deaths

    Systemwide only

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    Yes

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    No

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

Albany County Correctional Facility

Albany

--Minor offenses

Chautauqua County Jail

Chautauqua

--Minor offenses

Eire County Correctional Facility

Erie

17Minor offenses, Short remaining sentence

Eire County Correctional Facility

Erie

--Minor offenses, Short remaining sentence

Monroe County Jail

Monroe

51
Map of New York with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Otisville Correctional FacilityStatewide3/27/2020Parole Preparation Project and the Release Aging People in Prison CampaignOnline Action, Car Rally Accelerated releases, Testing procedures
Crossroads Juvenile CenterBrooklyn4/12/20208 detained youth at Crossroads Juvenile CenterUprising/Protest–InternalExternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
Elmira Correctional FacilityChemung10/26/2020Family members of inmates & Release Aging People in Prison, #HALTsolitary Campaign, Center for Community Alternatives, VOCAL-NY, New Hour for Women and Children, Free the People ROC, and UnchainedMarch/Protest–ExternalInternalAccelerated releases
ICE BUFFALO BATAVIA SERVICE PROCESSING CENTERGenesee2/21/2021 - 2/28/2021ICE detainees at Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, NYHunger StrikeExternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
MDC ManhattanNew York3/21/2020IWOC NYCPhone ZapInternalAccelerated releases, Testing procedures, Sanitation improvements