DOCCS commissioner defends plan to release inmates early to ease staffing issue brought by strike
UPDATED 8:32 PM ET Apr. 02, 2025
The New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is looking at early releases to address a staffing shortage following the recent three-week correction officer strike.
The state will look to release those with fewer than four months left on their sentence, and the directive does not apply to those convicted of sex crimes, violent felonies, terrorism or arson.