Finance & Budgets
The Finance & Budgets topic features news and expert opinion on monetary issues within the prison system — from advice on how to manage shrinking budgets to financial planning for corrections officers.
“With the planned closing we are concerned over how this will happen logistically and how it will place our other facilities at an increased threat level,” the union said
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The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union stated that closing MCI-Concord or any other prison “will burden our already violent and dangerous prisons”
“The release of this information could allow an individual to anticipate weakness in the infrastructure of the Hidalgo County jail,” attorneys said
A county judge said the cost of expanding the jail would be “astronomical”
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Council President Pernel Jones, Jr. called the actions “reckless fearmongering,” and said that the county has all the information it needs to move forward with a new jail
The Henry County Jail routinely houses close to 100 more detainees than its 892-bed capacity allows
The revised total is significantly steeper than the county’s previous estimate of $550 million
Supervisors complained about the current design for the jail, which they say do not offer enough space for mental healthcare and re-entry services
Prison Board voted to invest the money with the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust for four months at an annual rate of 3.03%.
To entice applicants and get current correctional officers to stay, the Otero County Commission recently approved raises from $15 to $19 an hour
$18.9 million shortfall is primarily due to increased operating costs at Hidalgo County jail due to overcrowding
The board of supervisors wants to speed the process of filling more than 350 vacancies for deputies, nurses and mental health clinicians
Program reduced spending on services such as emergency shelters and hospital care, offsetting between 50% and 100% of the cost of housing
State employee unions have been making cases for bonuses since early in the pandemic
The proposal doesn’t say anything about which prisons might be closed
Sheriff Jim Hammond said the money will go toward the recruitment and retention of qualified COs
“I don’t think we should be rewarding government when families across Connecticut are struggling,” Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly said
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States were authorized in August to start spending the money, a CDC spokesperson said
The state legislature is scheduled to make a final vote on the budget on Friday
“When prisons close in rural areas, there’s a domino effect throughout the community,” an advocate said
A new report from Californians United for a Responsible Budget makes the case for closure by 2025
The move will save Union County more than $103M over five years
The California Correctional Center in Susanville has been a home base for inmate firefighter training for decades
Gov. Andrew Cuomo must give legislative leaders at least 90 days’ notice of the closures instead of the usual one-year notification requirement
The funding scuffle centers on a $140 million budget reduction that would require the DOC to come up with a plan to shut down at least four state prisons
The closure of the prison that employs nearly 300 people is “the worst economic news” for the region, an official said
The state has struggled in recent years to attract and retain COs and its facilities remain chronically understaffed
“The loss of these jobs would be a devastating blow to an already struggling community,” an official said
During exit interviews, low pay and benefits are always listed as the top reasons COs leave the agency
Filling more than 1,300 security vacancies and competing with county jails and hospitals for talent is also a focus in the budget request