Correctional Association of New York Enhances Interactive Map of State Prisons
November 13, 2025
Contact: media@correctionalassociation.org
Data Tool Now Provides Information on the Status of Stationary and Body Cameras, and Data on Facility Populations, Staffing Levels, & Capacity
Brooklyn, NY - The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) today announced an update to its interactive map of state prisons, providing the public and policymakers with the latest available data on the incarcerated population, facility capacity, and staffing levels by prison. The map has also been enhanced to reflect the status of facility-wide stationary camera installation and body-worn cameras in use for each correctional facility.
The updated map follows the release of CANY's staffing dashboard, showing detailed information on staffing vacancies by facility and trends in staffing fill levels over time.
CANY's interactive map is available here: www.correctionalassociation.org/prison-map
Key findings from the map include:
Acute staffing shortages at individual facilities including:
As of April 2025, the five prisons with the highest percentage of staffing vacancies were:
Upstate (53%)
Cayuga (46%)
Bare Hill (45%)
Lakeview (44%)
Five Points (44%)
Underutilized Capacity:
New York’s prison system is operating below capacity, driven by population declines from 51,890 incarcerated individuals in January 2015 to 32,971 in October 2025.
As of October 2025, the five prisons operating at the lowest capacity are:
Lakeview (43% of 720 beds filled)
Bare Hill (49% of 1,418 beds filled)
Taconic (51% of 387 beds filled)
Albion (53% of 1,077 beds filled)
Hale Creek (59% of 416 beds filled)
Long Timelines for the Installation of Stationary Cameras:
DOCCS is installing stationary cameras in prisons, a process expedited by an additional $400 million in the FY 2026 State Budget.
As of October 2025, of the 42 state prisons:
16 facilities are either in the process of having facility-wide stationary cameras installed or already have facility-wide stationary cameras fully installed.
26 facilities have not yet started construction for the installation of facility-wide fixed cameras.
Body Cameras are Operational Systemwide:
According to records shared by DOCCS in October 2025, body-worn cameras were in use at all but one facility.
"CANY's interactive map organizes relevant information in one place so that stakeholders can see data on the number of staff, the number of incarcerated people, the number of available beds, and the status of stationary and body-worn cameras – all at a facility-by-facility level. This data, which is essential for understanding the highest and best use of state resources, is not otherwise publicly available,” said Jennifer Scaife, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of New York.
The map uses under-custody data (population) from October 2025, staffing data from April 2025, facility capacity data from December 31, 2024, and the status of stationary camera installation and body cameras in use as of October 2025, according to information provided to CANY by DOCCS by FOIL request.
About CANY
The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) is an independent, non-profit organization with a legislative mandate to monitor and report on the conditions in New York State prisons. CANY was founded in 1844 and deputized by the state to provide monitoring and oversight of the state’s prisons in 1846, making it one of the first organizations in the country to administer civilian oversight of prisons. CANY conducts monitoring visits, publishes reports, and informs policy to improve conditions in New York State prisons.
