Interns

We welcome interns on a rolling basis throughout the year. Correctional Association of New York is flexible with individuals coming to our office and/or working remotely. We make concerted efforts to match intern responsibilities to individuals’ interests and abilities.

Fall: Start Date – Late August/early September
Please apply between May – July

Spring: Start Date – January/February
Please apply between September – November

Summer: Start Date – May/June
Please apply between February – April

Desired skills include any/all of the following:

  • Research (e.g. data entry, data analysis)

  • Administration (e.g. intake, database management)

  • Translation (e.g. converting our documents into Spanish)

  • Social Media (e.g. updating platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter)

  • Professional writing (e.g. creating Word documents, press releases, white papers)

  • Outreach (e.g. working with vulnerable populations, creating relationships with advocacy organizations, and responding to correspondence from incarcerated individuals and their loved ones)

Benefits

Correctional Association of New York greatly values our interns. We provide ongoing mentoring and training, professional development, and the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the corrections and criminal justice reform movement in New York.

As we are unable to provide paid internships, CANY especially encourages individuals with access to opportunities for external funding and/or course credit to apply.

About Us

Mission

CANY provides independent oversight of prisons in New York State in order to promote greater transparency and accountability; to safeguard the human and civil rights of incarcerated people; to eliminate harmful practices and policies; and to decrease the use of incarceration in New York.

Vision

CANY envisions a future in which our criminal justice system uses an entirely different approach to responding to violence and social concerns. In this vision, prisons look nothing like they do today: far fewer people are held for much shorter sentences in transformed conditions that promote health, safety, and justice for incarcerated individuals, communities, and society at large.

Current Priorities

CANY’s strategy objectives include:

  • Improving prison oversight to ensure greater transparency and accountability.

  • Promoting transformative change in the criminal justice system in New York through communication and collaboration.

  • Building greater capacity to achieve CANY’s mandate, mission, and vision.

To Apply

Correctional Association of New York welcomes interns throughout the year. We are flexible with individuals coming to our office, located in East New York, Brooklyn, NY, and/or working remotely. We make concerted efforts to match intern responsibilities to individuals’ interests and abilities.

To learn more, applicants are encouraged to send a cover letter and resume to the Correctional Association at info@correctionalassociation.org. Please add “Internship” in the subject line and include your availability during the week in the body of the email.

CANY values a diverse and equitable workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, veterans and people who have been incarcerated or impacted by the criminal justice system to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, unemployment status, or any other protected category.