NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 1

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER

SCOTT M. STRINGER

NYC Department of Correction FYs 2008-18 OPERATING EXPENDITURES, JAIL POPULATION, COST PER DETAINEE, STAFFING

RATIOS, PERFORMANCE MEASURE OUTCOMES, AND OVERTIME

New York City Comptroller’s OfficeBudget BureauJanuary 2019

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 2

$0.95B$1.0B $1.01B $1.04B $1.07B $1.08B $1.10B

$1.15B

$1.29B$1.36B $1.39B13,850

13,362 13,049 12,79012,287

11,827 11,408

10,240 9,790 9,5008,896

$0.0B

$0.20B

$0.40B

$0.60B

$0.80B

$1.0B

$1.20B

$1.40B

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

DOC

Expe

nditu

res

($bi

llion

s)

Deta

inee

Pop

ulat

ion

Department of Correction Budget and Detainee PopulationExpenditures Average Daily Detainee Population (ADP)

Detainee Population Continues to Decline; Costs Continue to Rise

Source: Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Comptroller for FY 2008 - 2018, NYC Financial Management System, Mayor’s Management Reports for FY 2008 through 2018.

ADP FELL TO 37-YEAR RECORD LOW IN

FY18

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 3

$68,721 $74,521 $77,154 $81,295 $87,388 $91,153 $96,232 $112,665 $132,019 $143,130 $156,775 $48,512 $54,693 $58,170 $62,881 $74,739 $79,616 $86,076 $102,123

$112,623 $132,857

$145,521 $321

$354 $371 $395 $444 $468

$499

$588

$670

$756

$828

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Daily

Cos

t per

Det

aine

e

Annu

al C

ost p

er D

etai

nee

Total Annual and Daily Cost per Detainee, Including Costs Funded Outside the Department of Correction Budget

Annual Non-DOC Costs per Detainee (Fringe Benefits, Pensions, and Medical Services)

Annual DOC Cost per Detainee

Total Daily Cost per Inmate

$129,215 $135,324$144,176

$162,127 $170,768 $182,309$214,788

$244,643$275,986

$302,296

Full Cost per Detainee up 66% since FY 2014

*Fringe benefit and pension costs are estimated as of April 2018. Full cost excludes debt service, judgments and claims, and legal services. In FY 2017, debt service added daily costs of $54 per detainee, and tort claim settlements and judgments added $11 per detainee per day. Fringe benefits include the cost of retiree health insurance.Source: Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Comptroller for FY 2008 - 2018, NYC Office of Management and Budget Message of the Mayor and Budget Function Analysis for FY 2010 – FY 2019, NYC Financial Management System, Mayor’s Management Reports for FY 2008 – FY 2018.

$117,232

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 4

0.66 0.68 0.67 0.660.70

0.76 0.780.86

1.00

1.141.20

9,149 9,068 8,7728,456 8,540

8,991 8,9228,756

9,832

10,862 10,653

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 20180.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

Num

ber o

f Uni

form

ed E

mpl

oyee

s

Uni

form

ed E

mpl

oyee

to D

etai

nee

Ratio

Correction Officers to Detainee RatioUniformed Employee to Detainee Ratio Number of Uniformed Employees

Ratio of Correction Officers to Detainees Rises to 1.2:1 in FY 2018

Source: NYC Comptroller’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report FY 2008 – 2018, Mayor’s Management Report for FY 2008 – 2018.

OFFICER TO

DETAINEE RATIO WAS

1.2:1 IN FY18

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 5

$107 $99 $97$114

$145$155

$139

$196

$275 $266

$222

$7,755 $7,398 $7,465 $8,900

$11,773 $13,071 $12,189

$19,166

$28,074 $28,045

$24,925

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

OT

Expe

nse

per D

etai

nee

Ove

rtim

e ($

mill

ions

)

Agencywide Overtime Cost Relative to Jail PopulationAgencywide Overtime (OT) Expense OT Expense per Detainee

Overtime Spending Fell in FY 2018

Overtime per detainee represents the total overtime expense divided by the average daily jail population. The average overtime payment earned by uniformed DOC employees was $18,595 in FY18. Source: Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Comptroller for FY 2008 – 2018, NYC Financial Management System, Mayor’s Management Reports for FY 2008 – 2018.

OVERTIME FELL IN FY18 BUT IS STILL 59% HIGHER THAN FY14

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 6

441 501

573 581 615 644

774

920

1,148

1,332 1,354

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Figh

t/As

saul

t Inf

ract

ions

(per

1,0

00 A

DP)

Fight/Assault Infractions(per 1,000 Average Daily Population)

Rate of Fight/Assault Infractions Remained High

Source: Mayor’s Management Reports for FY 2008 – 2018.

FIGHT/ ASSAULT

INFRACTION RATE

REMAINED ELEVATED IN

FY18

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 7

30.8 34.8

38.4 42.0

48.0

56.4

70.8

103.2

94.8 100.8

110.4

-

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Deta

inee

Ass

aults

on

Staf

f (p

er 1

,000

ADP

)

Detainee Assaults on Staff(per 1,000 Average Daily Population)

Rate of Detainee Assaults on Staff up 10%

Source: Mayor’s Management Reports for FYs 2008 through 2018.

FY18 RATE OF

DETAINEEASSAULTS ON STAFF UP 10%

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 8

138164 170 178

231

289

370

471

538 534

628

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Use

of F

orce

by

Corr

ectio

n O

ffice

r (p

er 1

,000

ADP

)

Use of Force by Correction Officer on Detainee(Incidents and Allegations per 1,000 Average Daily Population)

USE OF FORCE

RATE UP 18% IN

FY18

Rate of Use of Force Incidents & Allegations up 18%

Source: Mayor’s Management Reports for FY 2008 – 2018.

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER Budget Bureau | 9

1,061 1,0441,188 1,183

1,595 1,657

2,241

2,795

3,6613,836 3,894

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Tort

Cla

ims F

iled

Tort Claims Filed for Personal Injury at a City Correction Facility*

Personal Injury Tort Claims up 2%

*Includes claims by detainees or employees of City correction institutions or facilities who were allegedly injured by the actions of City employees or detainees.Source: NYC Comptroller’s Office, Claims Report: Fiscal Year 2018.

CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL

INJURY AT A CORRECTION

FACILITY NEARLY

QUADRUPLED FROM FY08

TO FY18