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A group's listing here neither implies nor confers official recognition by or affiliation with that agency or this website. The list is provided for its own sake as information possibly of interest to the reader.</b></font></a></center></td> <td> <center><b><font color="#3366ff"> <font color="#3366ff" size="+2">A listing<br>of 3+<br>dozen<br><font color="#ff9900">NYC<br>Correction<br>-'related<br>group'<br>pages</font><br><font color="#3366ff">on<br>Facebook.</font></font></font></b></center></td> <td> <center><img alt="[nameplate,]" border=0 width=300 src="nych-facebook1.jpg" ><br><font size=-2 face=arial><b>Membership for "New York Correction History" group on Facebook stood at 1,380 as of Nov. 21, 2015. Unlike most of the more than three dozen NYC Correction-related groups, ours is "open;" that is, any Facebook subscriber can view the postings on its page. However, one must be a member of the group to post anything on it. With a "closed" group, one must be a group member to see any messages as well as post any messages on it. Ours is "open" because the FB group is an outreach activity of the NY Correction History Society's <i>correctionhistory.org</i> website. Established in 1999, NYCHS' mission is to promote as well as to pursue and preserve the history of correctional services in NY. Our FB group is a way for the men and women who have made and are making that history -- the correction professionals -- to tell that history themselves. </b></font></a></center></td></tr></tbody></table></center> <br><p><center><table width=700 border=0><tr><td><font face=TimesRoman size=-1><b>GLOSSARY: <i>"Closed" group</i> -- Only group's members can see and post messages on group's page. <i>"Open" group</i> -- Any Facebook subscriber can see messages on "open" group's page but only group's members can post them. "Admin" -- member who manages group's page. "Admin" who initiated group page may designate other group members to help manage it. "Group members" -- Facebook subscribers who have asked or been asked to become members of group and, having been accepted into membership, continue in good standing. Facebook subscribers can click red underlined names below to attempt access. </font></td></tr></table></center> <hr color="#3366ff" size=5 width=50%> <p><center><table width=700 BGCOLOR="#FF9900" border=1 bordercolor="#3366ff"> <tr><td>NAME</td><td><center>"OPEN" or "CLOSED"</center></td><td><center>ADMIN[S]</center></td><td><center>MEMBERSHIP</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/188997547970155/">Rikers Island - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!!</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Robert McDonald</center></td><td><center>4,209</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/216761935128170/">Corrections Open Forum</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Jade Ashe, Clay Jemmott, Fade Poet </center></td><td><center>2,552</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/169530039768801/">Correction Retirees</A></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Clara Evans-Matthews, Marie Shackelford</center></td><td><center>2,232</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/137543559670927/">The Boldest Survivors</a> (retired members of DOC)</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>10 admins</center></td><td><center>2,145</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/48039048710/">NYCDOC</a> (NYC Boldest active and retired)</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Tim Mester</center></td><td><center>1,695</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/COVSF/">VSF Information Group</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Joe Czerniawski Sr. & William Rogers </center></td><td><center>1,477</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/NewYorkCorrectionHistory/"> New York Correction History </a></td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Thomas McCarthy</center></td><td><center>1,371</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/officerfirst/">Officers First</a></td><td><center>Secret</center></td><td><center>Rodney McQueen</center></td><td><center>1,332</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/Therealc73family/">C-73 Family</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Adrian Sosa</center></td><td><center>1,303</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/292037615200/">NYC Corrections Guardians Association</a></td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Marie L. Washington, Vincent L. Capers</center></td><td><center>1,139</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/121255004640505/">(NYCDOC) Sisters In Blue</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Melaniec herrydiv aMa Clark</center></td><td><center>1,062</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/226601500716278/">Boldest Beauties</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Justina Corporan</center></td><td><center>1,013</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/143731982455512/">Retired Correction Officers</td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Gregory Chalmers</center></td><td><center>972</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/docmemories/">NYC DOC Memories</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>William Rogers </center></td><td><center>945</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/GMDC73/">GMDC C-73 Family</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Michael Morin, Javier Torres, Julie Buchanan</center></td><td><center>833</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/44775879733/">NYC Corrections</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Phil Lee</center></td><td><center>782</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/82867204666/">AMKC (C-95)</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Rodney McQueen</center></td><td><center>688</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/507517999275941/">Manhattan House Family</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Eddie Lanza</center></td><td><center>684</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/RikersIsland/">Rikers Island ARDC C-74</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Eric Cabrera</center></td><td><center>676 </center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/207568592609523/">GRVC "The Beacon"</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Amelia Warner</center></td><td><center>549</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/56577780677/">100 Centre Street</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>11 admins</center></td><td><center>473 </center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/190384931095211/">CPSU</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Daryl Moore, Anthony Haris, Patrick Cooper, Clay Jemmott, Kenya Clam</center></td><td><center>443</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/hooknhaul/">NYCD Transportation</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Terrance Burke, Gerald Hall</center></td><td><center>442</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/119108231495491/">GRVC "Old School Crew"</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Robin Able</center></td><td><center>398</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/97243041447/">The BCF Family</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Michael A Clark, Sharon LaBorde, Antoine Fuller, Ajay Winter, Coretta Iwelu, Selina Harrison</center></td><td><center>343</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/nic.rih/">NIC Family</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Regina Callabrass, Francine Pretty Pratt</center></td><td><center>316</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/147049865502560/">CIFM AKA C-76</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Jose Perez</center></td><td><center>309</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304474759653344/">Bronx House/Cts/VCBC Corrections</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Sheryl Thorpe</center></td><td><center>297</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/469367263123819/">Correction Captains Page (Unofficial)</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Ken Perrone, Amanda Glass-Robinson, Fred Bacchi</center></td><td><center>292</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/612154162148639/">NYCDOC One Color One Love</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>MelaniecherrydivaMa Clark</center></td><td><center>254</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/158943397524176/">NYCDOC Brothers in Blue</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Clay Jemmott</center></td><td><center>203</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/244115855708404/">From NYC DOC to Florida</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Lisa Noble, Gwendalyn Fonville-McClinton</center></td><td><center>133</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/621772654534137/">Retired NYC Correction Captains</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Vincent DiGiacomo</center></td><td><center>127</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/154000491334700">Bronx House of Detention/Courts</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Eric Golub</center></td><td><center>113</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/280133532033036/">K.C.H.P.W.</td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Sal Vetri</center></td><td><center>104</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/224341320965064/">B.H.P.W.</td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Dave Ruiz</center></td><td><center>75</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/135447126522848/">Forbell Facility</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Cynthia Danzy, Cora Moore-Williamson, Jacqueline Perry</center></td><td><center>65</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYCDPIPEBAND/">NYCD Pipe Band</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Joe Korber & Paul McGrath </center></td><td><center>31</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/97742018251/">Brooklyn House Detention/Court Family</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>8 admins</center></td><td><center>30</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/238684576332648/">SOD/RISU/ESU/K9 Unit</center></td><td><center>Secret</center></td><td><center>Judy Tirado</center></td><td><center>21</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/156563104400174/">Correction Officers OBCC </td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>?</center></td><td><center>18</center></td></tr> </table></center> <hr color="#3366ff" size=5 width=50%> </FONT> <center><table width=700><tr><td> <p><font face=arial size=-1><b>Below are old entries for 4 formerly listed groups which in the past extended courtesy membership to this webmaster, thus providing access enabling him to verify data for updating the entries. Are the groups defunct? Efforts to contact appropriate admins have so far been unsuccessful. If the reader is a member of any of the 4 groups, please have the appropriate admin contact this webmaster. </font></td></tr> </table></center> <p><center><table width=700 BGCOLOR="#FF9900" border=1 bordercolor="#3366ff"> <tr><td>NAME</td><td><center>"OPEN" or "CLOSED"</center></td><td><center>ADMIN[S]</center></td><td><center>MEMBERSHIP</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/174008672727367/">On The Gate</td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>James Douglas</center></td><td><center>694</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/240840209341058/">RMSC Family Past & Present</a></td><td><center>Closed</center></td><td><center>Valerie Bonnie Hargrove</center></td><td><center>612</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycdretired/">NYCDretired</td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>Rich Rodriguez</center></td><td><center>522</center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=white><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/484723451585284/">The West Facility </td><td><center>Open</center></td><td><center>?</center></td><td><center>255</center></td></tr> </table></center> </FONT> <center><table width=700><tr><td> <center><hr size=5 width=50%></center> <p><font face=arial size=-1><b>WEBMASTER NOTES: 1 -- When on Jan. 28, 2014, Beatrice Wilson became the 1000th member of the New York Correction History group on Facebook (FB), her joining moved it to a membership level then occupied by only six other NYC Correction-related FB groups -- those whose memberships each totaled more than 1,000. Of those seven then, the New York Correction History was the only "open" group. The other six are all "closed" groups; that is, only group members could read messages posted on their group pages. The New York Correction History group, because its mission includes promoting history of NY correctional services, is "open" in the sense that any Facebooker can visit its group message board (page), see the images and read the messages posted. However, only members can post images and messages. But by November 2015, the number of 1000+ membership groups had increased to 12. Still, the New York Correction History group retainsd 7th place in membership rankings among all 41 groups listed. <p>2 -- If the reader knows of any NYC DOC-related Facebook subscriber group not listed above, please provide the group's name, URL (address), type (open or closed), the admin's name, and the membership count. After verification, it will be added to the list. Additionally, if the reader is a member of one of the four formerly listed groups, please contact that group's admin to contact the New York Correction History group admin (Thomas McCarthy) regarding verification for relisting. Also please contact the webmaster/admin at<br><i>NewYorkCorrectionHistory@groups.facebook.com</i> or <i>nychs@nyc.rr.com </i>or <i>correctionhistory@gmail.com</i> with any suggested corrections and additions. <p>3 - The above listing does not include what might be called "Facebook non-group" pages of NYC DOC-related organizations. For example, <ul><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Correction-Officers-For-Christ/164707460674"> Correction Officers for Christ</a>, <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emerald-Society-New-York-City-Correction-Department/52065612131">Emerald Society, New York City Department of Correction</a>, <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NYCDColumbiaAssociation">NYCD Columbia Association</a>, <li>the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/NEW-YORK-CITY-DEPARTMENT-OF-CORRECTION-HISPANIC-SOCIETY/252405274383"> New York City Department of Correction Hispanic Society</a> and <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/HDM-Organization/287318395597">HDM Organization</a></ul> have interesting pages on Facebook that any FB subscriber may visit, read and write comments, become a "Friend," and kept track of the organizations' activities. Several DOCers, current and retired, are members of a global group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/176292048905/">The Correctional Officer Brotherhood</a> whose 14,878 membership comes from various states and countries, not just NY or the U.S. <p>4 -- Then there's yet another variety of Facebook association in which an identity is created as if by an individual FB subscriber complete with profile data (employer, college, activities, interests, etc.) and limiting full visibility and communication only to "friends" (members of the group). Case in point: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tier.ratsmc">Tier Rats MC</a>, a group of about 20 current and former DOCers who motorcycle. Their history goes back about a decade. They also have a website: <a href="http://www.tierratsmc.co/">http://www.tierratsmc.co/</a> There's an identity called the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/boldest.sailor?fref=ts">Boldest Sailor</a> and another calling itself <a href="https://www.facebook.com/queens.housecourts?fref=ts">Queens House/Courts.</a> These Facebook identities are not FB groups as such. But those who become their FB "friends" can post and read messages somewhat like members of a FB group. <p>5 -- The disclaimer in the caption beneath of the graphic at the top left corner of this page is intended to make clear, for the record, what common sense immediately communicates to viewers of the Facebook group pages listed above: that those social media entities are independent activities of the respective FB group members involved and, as such, have no official recognition, status, affiliation, etc. with that municipal agency (nor for that matter, with the <i>correctionhistory.org</i> website or its New York Correction History FB group). <p>6 -- Nevertheless, this webmaster/FB group admin would be remiss not to acknowledge and express appreciation for the gracious help and courtesies extended to him by the "admins" of the groups listed above since the New York Correction History FB group began in the spring 2011. He believes providing the above listing renders a service to the general NYC Correction community which, in this digital communications era, extends far beyond the five boroughs. He seeks to expand the listing to include all such Facebook NYS Correctional groups. </font></td></tr> <tr><td><center><FONT face=arial color=red size=-1><B> <p><a href="../../../../index.html">To NYCHS home page.</font></CENTER></FONT></td></tr></table></center></BODY></HTML> </center>