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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 19, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION SWEARS IN THIS YEAR’S THIRD CLASS OF CORRECTION OFFICER RECRUITS

Department Continues Partnership with NYPD and Successful Field Training Program

Department of Correction Commissioner Louis A. Molina will welcome a new class of Correction Officer recruits at a swearing-in ceremony held at the New York City Police Academy at 130-30 28th Avenue in Queens at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

“We are proud to welcome these new recruits to our Boldest family,” said Commissioner Molina. “This is just the beginning, but this is a major step forward in their careers, for this department, and for public safety in our city. We look forward to seeing these new recruits flourish in our training program.”

The department’s ongoing partnership with the NYPD will allow these new recruits to train at their state-of-the-art facility for 12 weeks, where they will receive rigorous training from two dozen veteran DOC instructors in law, conflict resolution, de-escalation tactics, jail procedures, suicide prevention, physical conditioning, programming, firearms, and report writing.

At the completion of their 12 weeks of training at the NYPD facility, they will move to facilities on Rikers Island for an 8-week field training program, where they will receive hands-on experience from veteran field training officers. This fully immersed training model is how the department is instilling proper correctional practices, improving training, and making its jails safer for our officers, staff, and people in custody.

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The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment while providing individuals in our care with a path to successfully re-enter their communities.

WHO: Department of Correction Commissioner Louis A. Molina, First Deputy Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, Senior Deputy Commissioner Charles Daniels, Chief of Staff Kat Thomson, Deputy Commissioner of Training and Development Dr. Robert Gonzalez, Deputy Commissioner of Human Resources Lynn Corvino, DOC instructors and new recruits

WHAT: Correction Officer Recruit Swearing in Ceremony.

WHERE: New York City Police Academy. 130-30 28th Avenue in Queens, NY 11354

WHEN: Thursday, October 19, 2023 – 5 p.m.

**photo op**

Interested media should RSVP to pressoffice@doc.nyc.gov.