Welcome to the second analysis in the New York State Series. This is one of the many articles exploring the demographic makeup of New York States government agencies leadership. Today we will explore the demographic makeup of the wardens of the many correctional facilities in New York State and how it compares with the overall demographics of the state. This will be used to measure how well the leadership in the department reflects those they serve.
The prison wardens and supervisors are in charge of the wellbeing of prisoners in New York State and their safety while incarcerated. This includes the acting commissioner Anthony J. Annucci and the wardens and supervisors of the many facilities in New York State.
As of 2010, the census reports that the New York State population is 54% of the population is White, 19% is Hispanic, 14% is Black or African American, 9% are Asian, 4.1% are Mixed and 0.21% are American Indian or Alaska Native.
The 2010 census reports that in New York State 51% of the population identified as Female and 49% of the population identified as Male.
Now that we have a brief overview or the basic demographic makeup in New York we can explore the demographics of the wardens in The New York Corrections and Community Supervisions Leadership. The Board of Parole plays a different role from the acting’s commissioner and wardens and will be analyzed in a diffrent article.
Forty-three members were White making up 83% of the departments leadership. Eight were Black or African American making up 15% of the leadership and one was Hispanic making up 2% of the leadership. There is an overrepresentation of White leadership when compared to the overall White population in New York. Both Black and Hispanic leadership were underrepresented. Asians, those who are mixed and American Indian or Alaska natives were not represented at all.
The gender composition of the departments leadership is made up of 35% identifying as female and 65% of leadership who identify as male.
Facility supervisors are disproportionately white and male and fail to represent the overall population of the state.
United States Census Bureau. 2010. “U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: New York”.(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/NY)
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. 2021. “About Us”. (https://doccs.ny.gov/about-us)
