Squad One

Squad 1 oversees agencies involved with criminal correction-related issues, including the City's Department of Correction (DOC), the NYC Department of Probation, and the Board of Corrections.   Squad 1's focus includes investigations of the destabilizing forces in the City's jail facilities, specifically contraband smuggling, bribery of officers by inmates and outside associates, the use of excessive force by correction staff, and violent assaults and sexual assault cases. Additionally, Squad 1 takes a systemic look at the operations of the Correction Department, finding potentially dangerous inefficiencies, like poor front-gate screening protocols, the abuse of City vehicle privileges, and incomplete and inadequate background checks for Correction Officers, and makes recommendations to ensure corruption vulnerabilities are removed and prevented.

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Squad 1 Reports

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• Visitor Searches at the New York City Department of Correction: Ongoing Problems and Recommendations for Change

• DOI Investigation Reveals Continuing Failures by The Department of Correction (DOC) to Properly Screen Recruits for Red Flags

• DOI Report Finds Serious Security Lapses at Two Correction Department Facilities Allowing Weapons and Drugs into the Facilities

• Misuse of City-Owned Vehicles at the new York City Department of Correction

• Significant Breakdowns by Corizon Health Inc., the City-Contracted Health Care Provider in the City's Jails, and Lack of Oversight

• Recruiting and Hiring Process for New York City Correction Officers

• Report on Security Failures at City Department of Correction Facilities