DOCCS Oversight

OIG conducts in-depth investigations and analyses of alleged criminal wrongdoing, corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud and abuse in New York State agencies/entities which fall under its jurisdiction. Currently, complaints related to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), have comprised more than half of all complaints received by the OIG. Ranging from allegations of fraud and theft to abuse of authority, possession of contraband and improper relationships between incarcerated persons and DOCCS staff, each of these complaints must be thoroughly investigated and, where appropriate, agency or other action taken. In light of the breadth and volume of these complaints, Inspector General Lucy Lang directed that a DOCCS task force be created within the OIG, and be headed by a designated Attorney-In-Charge (“AIC”) responsible for leading future proactive and complaint-driven investigative and reform efforts in this area.

The AIC-DOCCS is a working Investigative Counsel with a caseload and report writing responsibilities and serves as the primary attorney on all complex and policy-setting DOCCS matters, and serves as a supervisor for Investigative Counsels working on these matters across OIG. Externally, the DOCCS AIC serves as a primary point of contact with DOCCS, and reports directly to the Chief Deputy Inspector General on these matters, which comprise approximately 75% of his caseload. The DOCCS AIC is supervised internally by hisregional Deputy Inspector Generalon non-DOCCS related matters.