The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9,000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The NYC DOC has a unique opportunity a Summer Internship in the Division of Programs and Community Partnerships. Our interns may be assigned to our Advancement & Enrichment, Counseling/SSH, Program Operations or Reintegration sub-divisions. Duties may include working with community-based organizations, other partnering agencies, volunteers, and DOC staff who provide direct services to incarcerated individuals. Other duties include, but are not limited to the following:

- Collaborating with uniformed and non-uniformed DOC members of service,
community-based organizations, partnering agencies, and volunteers to coordinate
programming services in designated facilities and within housing areas;
- Support the Division’s efforts in the engagement of people in custody to ensure their access to
reentry services and assess their needs, including employment, housing, and substance
misuse; referring incarcerated individuals to partner organizations for services;
- Conducting group and individual sessions to promote skill development and personal growth;
- Drawing on research and feedback from incarcerated individuals to develop innovative programming;
- Tracking program participation and preparing reports to document activities;
evaluating program performance against targets;
- Identifying high-need areas and targeting services appropriately;
- Touring facilities and conducting focus groups to gain feedback from incarcerated individuals and
staff on current services;
- Assisting in the development of short- and long-term plans for reentry programming; researching
best practices to inform program improvement; carrying out special projects to support reentry services;
- Preparing presentation materials, reviewing reports and other documents;
- Performing other duties as assigned.

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.