New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Update · New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Update Week of August 29 - September 04, 2020 Version: 9/8/2020 1

New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Update

Week of August 29 – September 4, 2020

Version: 1/14/20211

Overview & Contents

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I. Population Change

4. Total Population in DOC Custody and Breakdown by Custody Status, August 29 - September 4, 2020

5. Total Population in DOC Custody, March 16 - September 4, 2020

6. Total DOC Population by Custody Status, August 29 - September 4, 2020

7. City Sentenced Population by Custody Status, August 29 - September 4, 2020

8. Pretrial Population by Custody Status, August 29 - September 4, 2020

9. Total Population in DOC Custody and Breakdown by Key Demographics, August 29 - September 4, 2020

10. DOC Population in Custody & Population Breakdown by Race/Ethnicity and COVID Housing Designation, September 3, 2020

11. Total Population of 50+-Year-Olds in Custody, March 16 - September 4, 2020

II. Correctional Health Services (CHS) and Department of Correction (DOC) Updates to the Board of Correction (BOC)

13. CHS and DOC Updates to BOC: Summary Table, August 29 - September 4, 2020

14. People in Custody by COVID-19 Status, August 29 - September 4, 2020

15. Number of Currently Incarcerated Patients with Confirmed COVID-19, March 17 - September 4, 2020

16. Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Staff, March 17 - September 4, 2020

III. Housing

18. Number of Open Housing Areas by COVID-19 Housing Designation, August 29 - September 4, 2020

19. Number and Percent of Open Housing Areas with a COVID-19 Designation, August 29 - September 4, 2020

20. Key Demographics by COVID-19 Housing Designation, August 29 - September 4, 2020

21. Number of People In Likely Exposed but Asymptomatic Housing, March 16 - September 4, 2020

22. Number of People In Confirmed/Symptomatic Housing, March 16 - September 4, 2020

23. Percentage of People in Custody in Housing Areas with a COVID-19 Housing Designation, March 16 – September 4, 2020

24. Number and Percent of Open Dorm and Cell Units Above and Below 50% Density, September 3, 2020

25. Number and Percent of Open Units Above and Below 50% Density by Housing Category, September 3, 2020

I. Population Change

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March 16th – September 4th, 2020

4SOURCE: DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

I. Population Change: DOC Population in Custody & Breakdown by Custody Status, August 29 – September 4, 2020

BOC Analysis of DOC Population in Custody

8/29/2020

(Saturday)

8/30/2020

(Sunday)

8/31/2020

(Monday)

9/01/2020

(Tuesday)

9/02/2020

(Wednesday)

9/03/2020

(Thursday)

9/04/2020

(Friday)

Total Population in Custody 4152 4160 4187 4178 4165 4137 4160

Total New Admissions (on previous

day)43 36 28 30 34 41 62

Breakdown by Custody Status

Total Pretrial

(includes detainees and detainees

with open cases and a violation of

parole)

3742 3745 3764 3745 3728 3731 3747

Total City Sentenced

(includes city sentenced and city

sentenced with open cases and a

violation of parole warrant)

95 96 97 98 96 96 97

Total Held on Technical Parole

Violation

(with no open case)157 161 169 183 190 178 177

Other

(includes newly state sentenced,

state ready inmates, and state

prisoners with a court order)

158 158 157 152 151 149 139

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I. Population Change: Total Population in DOC Custody

5557

4152 4160

3500

4000

4500

5000

5500

6000

3/1

63

/18

3/2

03

/22

3/2

43

/26

3/2

83

/30

4/1

4/3

4/5

4/7

4/9

4/1

14

/13

4/1

54

/17

4/1

94

/21

4/2

34

/25

4/2

74

/29

5/1

5/3

5/5

5/7

5/9

5/1

15

/13

5/1

55

/17

5/1

95

/21

5/2

35

/25

5/2

75

/29

5/3

16

/26

/46

/66

/86

/10

6/1

26

/14

6/1

66

/18

6/2

06

/22

6/2

46

/26

6/2

86

/30

7/2

7/4

7/6

7/8

7/1

07

/12

7/1

47

/16

7/1

87

/20

7/2

27

/24

7/2

67

/28

7/3

08

/18

/38

/58

/78

/98

/11

8/1

38

/15

8/1

78

/19

8/2

18

/23

8/2

58

/27

8/2

98

/31

9/2

9/4

Total Population in DOC CustodyMarch 16 - September 4, 2020

SOURCE: DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

Last Week

SOURCE: BOC analysis of DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

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I. Population Change: DOC Population by Custody Status

374290%

374590%

376490%

374590%

372890%

373190%

374790%

952%

962%

972%

982%

962%

962%

972%

1574%

1614%

1694%

1834%

1904%

1784%

1774%

158

4%

1584%

1574%

1524%

1514%

1494%

1394%

3200

3400

3600

3800

4000

4200

4400

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/1/2020 9/2/2020 9/3/2020 9/4/2020

Total DOC Population by Custody Status, 8/29/2020-9/04/2020

Other(includes newly state sentenced, state ready inmates, and state prisoners with a court order)

Total Held on Technical Parole Violation(with no open case)

Total City Sentenced(includes subset of city sentenced with violation of parole warrant)

Total Pretrial(includes subset of detainees with open cases and a violation of parole)


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I. Population Change: City Sentenced Population by Custody Status

83 84 85 86 85 84 86

12 12 12 12 11 12 11

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/1/2020 9/2/2020 9/3/2020 9/4/2020

City Sentenced Population by Custody Status 8/29/2020 - 9/04/2020

City Sentenced City Sentenced With Open Case and Violation of Parole Warrant


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I. Population Change: Pretrial Population by Custody Status

3127 3126 3150 3145 3136 3135 3148

615 619 614 600 592 596 599

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/1/2020 9/2/2020 9/3/2020 9/4/2020

Pretrial Population by Custody Status 8/29/2020 - 9/04/2020

Detained Detained With Open Case and Violation of Parole Warrant

9SOURCE: DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

I. Population Change: DOC Population in Custody & Key Demographics, August 29 – September 4, 2020

BOC Analysis of DOC Population in Custody

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/01/2020 9/02/2020 9/03/2020 9/04/2020

Total Population in Custody 4152 4160 4187 4178 4165 4137 4160Key Demographics

NOTE: Categories listed below are not mutually exclusive

Female 146 146 154 151 150 132 149

Male 3888 3870 4006 3973 3927 3961 3925

Transgender Female 22 22 22 22 22 21 20

Transgender Male 2 2 2 2 3 3 2

Gender Non-Conforming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Intersex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unknown Gender 94 120 3 30 63 3 64

Young Adults (Ages 18-21) 377 373 374 370 372 371 375

Total 50+ yrs old 574 576 583 583 582 573 579

Total 50+ yrs old with a Technical Parole

Violation 39 39 44 50 47 42 43

M Designation (Brad H/ Receiving Mental

Health Services) 2226 2225 2229 2234 2237 2224 2233

Total in North Infirmary Command (NIC)

(male infirmary patients) 37 37 37 36 37 37 35

Total Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC)

Infirmary

(female infirmary patients)4 4 4 4 4 4 5

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I. Population Change: DOC Population in Custody & Population Breakdown by Race/Ethnicity

Breakdown of Population by Race/Ethnicity and Type of Housing

9/3/2020 (as of 11:00 am)

Race/EthnicityTotal Population in

DOC Custody

% of DOC

Population

Total Population in

Confirmed or

Symptomatic Units

% of Confirmed or

Symptomatic

Population

Total Population in Likely

Exposed but

Asymptomatic Units

% of Likely Exposed but

Asymptomatic

Population

Asian 88 2.10% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Asian Hispanic 0 0.00% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Black 2295 55.20% 19 50.00% 17 40.00%

Black Hispanic 113 2.70% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Hispanic 1063 25.60% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Native 7 0.20% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Native Hispanic 1 0.00% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Other 107 2.60% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Unknown 5 0.10% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

White 261 6.30% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

White Hispanic 193 4.60% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Declined to Self-Report 4 0.10% ≤10 -- ≤10 --

Total: 4137 100% 37 100% 29 100%

NOTE: BOC analysis is based on the housing areas for confirmed COVID-19 patients, symptomatic patients, and likely exposed but asymptomatic units reported by DOC

on the previous day (9/2/2020 at 8:00 pm), the DOC Inmates in Custody File on 9/3/2020, which is automated pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00

am, and the Cross-Section file on 9/3/2020.

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I. Population Change: Population of 50+-Year-Olds in Custody

923

574 579

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

3/1

63

/18

3/2

03

/22

3/2

43

/26

3/2

83

/30

4/1

4/3

4/5

4/7

4/9

4/1

14

/13

4/1

54

/17

4/1

94

/21

4/2

34

/25

4/2

74

/29

5/1

5/3

5/5

5/7

5/9

5/1

15

/13

5/1

55

/17

5/1

95

/21

5/2

35

/25

5/2

75

/29

5/3

16

/26

/46

/66

/86

/10

6/1

26

/14

6/1

66

/18

6/2

06

/22

6/2

46

/26

6/2

86

/30

7/2

7/4

7/6

7/8

7/1

07

/12

7/1

47

/16

7/1

87

/20

7/2

27

/24

7/2

67

/28

7/3

08

/18

/38

/58

/78

/98

/11

8/1

38

/15

8/1

78

/19

8/2

18

/23

8/2

58

/27

8/2

98

/31

9/2

9/4

Total Population of 50+-Year-Olds in Custody, 3/16/2020 - 9/04/2020

SOURCE: DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

Last Week

II. Correctional Health Services (CHS) and Department of Correction (DOC) Updates to the Board of Correction (BOC)

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13SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily CHS updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

* The number of patients under observation referred to the number of confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19 patients in DOC facilities, excluding hospitalizations. CHS stopped

reporting the number of patients under observation on August 3rd, 2020. When the metric was developed, it was based on the number of people in housing areas with a COVID-19

designation. Because the spread of coronavirus in the jails has slowed, contagious disease units are no longer guaranteed to solely contain patients who have been diagnosed with,

symptomatic, or exposed to the virus. As such, this metric is no longer an appropriate proxy for the number of infectious cases. As of August 21st CHS started publicly reporting the

“Total number of current patients ever confirmed positive while in custody with active infection,” on its website every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the CHS homepage under

"CHS COVID-19 Data Snapshot.“

** This metric includes hospitalized as well as recovered patients.

*** The number of CHS patient deaths does not include patients who may have been diagnosed and treated while in custody and died post-release.

II. CHS and DOC Updates to BOC: Summary Table, August 29 – September 4, 2020

8/29/2021 8/30/2021 8/31/2021 9/1/2021 9/2/2021 9/3/2021 9/4/2021

Patients under observation by CHS*

Current patients with confirmed COVID-19** 266 266 266 266 263 263 262

Current patients ever confirmed positive while in

custody with active infectionN/A N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0

Deaths in custody (in hospital; cumulative)*** 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

CHS staff newly under quarantine/isolation 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

CHS staff with confirmed COVID-19 (cumulative) 207 207 207 207 207 207 207

Total DOC staff with confirmed COVID-19

(cumulative)1427 1427 1427 1427 1427 1427 1427

Uniform DOC staff with confirmed COVID-19 (cumulative) 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317 1317

Non-uniform DOC staff with confirmed COVID-19

(cumulative)110 110 110 110 110 110 110

Correctional Health Services (CHS) and Department of Correction (DOC) Updates to the Board of Correction (BOC)

CHS is no longer reporting this metric

14SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily CHS updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00 am

* The figures above reflect the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients who were currently incarcerated as of each date.

II. CHS and DOC Updates to BOC: People in Custody by COVID-19 Status*

(6%)266

(6%)266

(6%)266

(6%)266

(6%)263

(6%)263

(6%)262

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

August 29Census= 4152



September 1Census= 4178




Number and Percent of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19August 29 - September 4, 2020

15SOURCE: Daily CHS Updates to BOC.

The figures above reflect the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients who were currently incarcerated as of each date.

II. CHS and DOC Updates to BOC: Currently Incarcerated Patients with Confirmed COVID-19

266 262

CHS reports the first patient with confirmed COVID-19 on March 18th Last Week

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

3/1

73

/19

3/2

13

/23

3/2

53

/27

3/2

93

/31

4/2

4/4

4/6

4/8

4/1

04

/12

4/1

44

/16

4/1

84

/20

4/2

24

/24

4/2

64

/28

4/3

05

/25

/45

/65

/85

/10

5/1

25

/14

5/1

65

/18

5/2

05

/22

5/2

45

/26

5/2

85

/30

6/1

6/3

6/5

6/7

6/9

6/1

16

/13

6/1

56

/17

6/1

96

/21

6/2

36

/25

6/2

76

/29

7/1

7/3

7/5

7/7

7/9

7/1

17

/13

7/1

57

/17

7/1

97

/21

7/2

37

/25

7/2

77

/29

7/3

18

/28

/48

/68

/88

/10

8/1

28

/14

8/1

68

/18

8/2

08

/22

8/2

48

/26

8/2

88

/30

9/1

9/3

Number of Currently Incarcerated Patients with Confirmed COVID-19March 17 - September 4, 2020

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CHS and DOC report the cumulative total of staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. CHS does not report the cumulative total of incarcerated people who

have tested positive for COVID-19; therefore, it would be inappropriate to compare staff totals to the number of currently incarcerated patients with COVID-19 in slide 15.

SOURCES: CHS and DOC Daily Updates to BOC

II. CHS and DOC Updates to BOC: Staff with Confirmed COVID-19 (cumulative)

207 207

Last Week

1427 1427All DOC personnel are given access to COVID-19 testing at Northwell Health Urgent Care Sites on April 9th

CHS begins reporting positive COVID-19 cases among staff and patients to the Board on March 18th

DOC begins reporting positive COVID-19 cases among staff on March 21st

CHS Staff

DOC Staff

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

3/1

73

/19

3/2

13

/23

3/2

53

/27

3/2

93

/31

4/2

4/4

4/6

4/8

4/1

04

/12

4/1

44

/16

4/1

84

/20

4/2

24

/24

4/2

64

/28

4/3

05

/25

/45

/65

/85

/10

5/1

25

/14

5/1

65

/18

5/2

05

/22

5/2

45

/26

5/2

85

/30

6/1

6/3

6/5

6/7

6/9

6/1

16

/13

6/1

56

/17

6/1

96

/21

6/2

36

/25

6/2

76

/29

7/1

7/3

7/5

7/7

7/9

7/1

17

/13

7/1

57

/17

7/1

97

/21

7/2

37

/25

7/2

77

/29

7/3

18

/28

/48

/68

/88

/10

8/1

28

/14

8/1

68

/18

8/2

08

/22

8/2

48

/26

8/2

88

/30

9/1

9/3

Staff with Confirmed COVID-19March 17 - September 4, 2020

III. Housing

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III. Housing: Housing Areas by COVID-19 Housing Designation, August 29 – September 4, 2020

NOTE: BOC analysis is based on the housing areas for likely exposed but asymptomatic individuals, confirmed COVID-19 patients, and symptomatic patients

reported by DOC on the previous day (time of DOC reports ranging from 7:00pm to 8:30pm)

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/01/2020 9/02/2020 9/03/2020 9/04/2020

Total Number of Open Housing

Areas (as of 11:00 am)216 216 215 214 212 211 212

Total Housing Areas for Confirmed

COVID-19 Patients and

Symptomatic Patients on Previous

Day

6 5 5 5 4 4 4

Total Housing Areas for Likely

Exposed but Asymptomatic

Individuals on Previous Day

2 2 2 2 2 2 0

NOTE: All designated Confirmed and Symptomatic units on these dates were Communicable Disease Units (CDU) at West Facility. Likely exposed but

asymptomatic units on these dates were in AMKC and MDC.

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DOC uses three COVID-19-related housing designations: (1) one for likely exposed but asymptomatic individuals, (2) one for exposed and symptomatic individuals, and (3) one for

confirmed COVID-19 patients.

SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily DOC updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00am. BOC analysis is based on the COVID-19 housing unit designations reported by DOC on the previous day (time of DOC reports ranging from 7:00 pm to 8:30pm).

III. Housing: Housing Areas with a COVID-19 Housing Designation*

(1%)2

(1%)2

(1%)2

(1%)2

(1%)2

(1%)2

(3%)6 (2%)

5(2%)

5(2%)

5 (2%)4

(2%)4

(2%)4

(4%)8

(3%)7

(3%)7

(3%)7

(3%)6

(3%)6

(2%)4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

August 29Total Open Housing

Areas= 216


Areas= 216


Areas= 215

September 1Total Open Housing

Areas= 214


Areas= 212


Areas= 211


Areas= 212

Number and Percent of Open Housing Areas with a COVID-19 DesignationAugust 29 - September 4, 2020

Likely Exposed but Asymptomatic Housing Confirmed COVID-19 or Symptomatic Housing

20

III. Housing: Key Demographics by COVID-19 Housing Designation, August 29 – September 4, 2020

NOTES: BOC analysis is based on the housing areas for likely exposed but asymptomatic individuals, confirmed COVID-19 patients, and symptomatic patients reported by

DOC on the previous day (time of DOC reports ranging from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm). Individuals housed in confirmed and symptomatic housing may include new admissions who

have refused testing, and those who are housed in the Communicable Disease Units (CDU) for non-COVID reasons.

8/29/2020 8/30/2020 8/31/2020 9/01/2020 9/02/2020 9/03/2020 9/04/2020Likely Exposed but Asymptomatic

Total People in Exposed but Asymptomatic Units

(as of 11:00am)

Note: Categories below are not mutually exclusive.

34 33 32 33 31 29 0

50+ Years Old ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Young Adults (Ages 18-21) ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10M-Designation 11 11 ≤10 11 11 ≤10 ≤10Female ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Men 34 33 32 33 31 29 ≤10Transgender Female ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Transgender Male ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Gender Non-Conforming ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Intersex ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Unknown Gender ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10

Confirmed and Symptomatic

Total Patients in Housing Areas Used for COVID-

19 Patients and Symptomatic Patients (as of

11:00am)

Note: Categories below are not mutually exclusive.

43 46 50 37 42 37 37

50+ ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Young Adults (Ages 18-21) ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10M-Designation 20 21 21 17 19 19 24

Female ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Male 33 35 42 30 32 29 29

Transgender Female ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Transgender Male ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Gender Non-Conforming ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Intersex ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10Unknown Gender ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤10

21SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily DOC updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00am and the housing units for exposed but asymptomatic patients identified by the Department as of the previous day (time of DOC reports ranging from 7:00pm to 8:30pm).


confirmed COVID-19 patients.

III. Housing: People in Likely Exposed but Asymptomatic Housing

2715

34 00

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3/1

63

/18

3/2

03

/22

3/2

43

/26

3/2

83

/30

4/1

4/3

4/5

4/7

4/9

4/1

14

/13

4/1

54

/17

4/1

94

/21

4/2

34

/25

4/2

74

/29

5/1

5/3

5/5

5/7

5/9

5/1

15

/13

5/1

55

/17

5/1

95

/21

5/2

35

/25

5/2

75

/29

5/3

16/2

6/4

6/6

6/8

6/1

06

/12

6/1

46

/16

6/1

86

/20

6/2

26

/24

6/2

66

/28

6/3

07/2

7/4

7/6

7/8

7/1

07

/12

7/1

47

/16

7/1

87

/20

7/2

27

/24

7/2

67

/28

7/3

08/1

8/3

8/5

8/7

8/9

8/1

18

/13

8/1

58

/17

8/1

98

/21

8/2

38

/25

8/2

78

/29

8/3

19/2

9/4

Number of People In Likely Exposed but Asymptomatic Housing, March 16th - September 4th, 2020

Last Week

22


confirmed COVID-19 patients. Individuals housed in confirmed and symptomatic housing may include new admissions who have refused testing, and those who are housed in the

Communicable Disease Units (CDU) for non-COVID reasons.

SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily DOC updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00am and the housing units for confirmed and symptomatic patients identified by the Department as of the previous day (time of DOC reports ranging from 7:00pm to 8:30pm).

III. Housing: People in Confirmed/Symptomatic Housing

259

43 37

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

3/16

3/18

3/20

3/22

3/24

3/26

3/28

3/30

4/1

4/3

4/5

4/7

4/9

4/11

4/13

4/15

4/17

4/19

4/21

4/23

4/25

4/27

4/29

5/1

5/3

5/5

5/7

5/9

5/11

5/13

5/15

5/17

5/19

5/21

5/23

5/25

5/27

5/29

5/31

6/2

6/4

6/6

6/8

6/10

6/12

6/14

6/16

6/18

6/20

6/22

6/24

6/26

6/28

6/30

7/2

7/4

7/6

7/8

7/10

7/12

7/14

7/16

7/18

7/20

7/22

7/24

7/26

7/28

7/30

8/1

8/3

8/5

8/7

8/9

8/11

8/13

8/15

8/17

8/19

8/21

8/23

8/25

8/27

8/29

8/31

9/2

9/4

Number of People In Confirmed/Symptomatic Housing, March 16 - September 4th, 2020

Last Week

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III. Housing: Percentage of People in Custody in Housing Areas with a COVID-19 Housing Designation

2% 1%

Last Week

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

3/16/20C=5557

3/30/20C=4708

4/13/20C=4190

4/27/20C=3875

5/11/20C=3914

5/25/20C=3983

6/8/20C=3999

6/22/20C=3967

7/6/20C=3966

7/20/20C=3955

8/3/20C=4010

8/17/20C=4108

8/31/20C=4187

Percentage of People in Custody in Housing Areas with a COVID-19 DesignationMarch 16 – September 4, 2020

1 DOC uses three COVID-19-related housing designations: (1) one for likely exposed but asymptomatic individuals, (2) one for exposed and symptomatic individuals, and (3) one for confirmed

COVID-19 patients. Individuals housed in confirmed and symptomatic housing may include people who have refused testing, and those who are housed in the Communicable

Disease Units (CDU) for non-COVID reasons. People housed in CDUs share no communal space. The total number of people in custody with confirmed active infections can be

found in CHS’s COVID-19 Data Snapshots, which are posted on the CHS homepage.

SOURCES: BOC analysis of daily DOC updates to BOC & DOC Inmates in Custody File, automated daily pull from the DOC Inmate Information System (IIS) at 11:00am

and housing areas for exposed but asymptomatic individuals, confirmed COVID-19 patients, and symptomatic patients reported by DOC for the previous day as of 4:30pm.

https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/correctionalhealthservices/

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III. Housing: Housing Density

50% or Belown=25, 38%

50% or Belown=73, 54%

Above 50%n=40, 62%

Above 50%n=62, 46%

N = 65

N = 135

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Dorm Cell

Number and Percent of Open Cell and Dorm Units Above and Below 50% CapacitySeptember 3, 2020

NOTES:

1) On Thursday December 17th, DOC provided the Board with data on the designed capacity of jail housing areas. Designed capacity reflects the maximum number of beds each

housing area was designed to accommodate. DOC believes this metric serves as the best available proxy for housing area size. Accordingly, the capacity figures presented

above are calculated by dividing housing area census by housing area designed capacity.

2) Dorm count includes modular dorm units in AMKC, RMSC, and RNDC.

3) This analysis excludes Contagious Disease Units (CDUs) (where people in custody share no communal space), intake areas (where the census changes throughout the day), and the

Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward (BHPW).

SOURCE: BOC analysis of DOC 5am census reports and DOC designed capacity data.

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III. Housing: Housing Density

50% or Belown=40, 37%

50% or Belown=58, 64%

Above 50%n=69, 63%

Above 50%n=33, 36%

N = 109

N = 91

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

General Population Other

Number and Percent of Open Units Above and Below 50% Capacity by Housing CategorySeptember 3, 2020

NOTES:

1) On Thursday December 17th, DOC provided the Board with data on the designed capacity of jail housing areas. Designed capacity reflects the maximum number of beds each

housing area was designed to accommodate. DOC believes this metric serves as the best available proxy for housing area size. Accordingly, the capacity figures presented

above are calculated by dividing housing area census by housing area designed capacity.

2) General Population units have fewer staffing needs than more specialized housing units such as PACE or MO units and present an opportunity to lower housing density to facilitate social distancing.

3) This analysis excludes Contagious Disease Units (CDUs) (where people in custody share no communal space), intake areas (where the census changes throughout the day), and the

Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward (BHPW).

SOURCE: BOC analysis of DOC 5am census reports and DOC designed capacity data.

Documents

New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Update · New York City Board of Correction Weekly COVID-19 Update Week of August 29 - September 04, 2020 Version: 9/8/2020 1