Finance & Budgets
Effective finance and budget management is critical for the smooth operation of correctional facilities. This directory offers articles and resources on budgeting strategies, financial planning, and resource allocation within the correctional system. Understanding how to manage finances and budgets helps facility administrators ensure that funds are used efficiently and that essential programs and operations are adequately supported. For more insights into funding, explore our section on Corrections Grants.
How to prioritize your financial goals and put your overtime pay to good use
From renting out tools to real estate crowdfunding, here are 5 low-maintenance ways for first responders to build passive income
Governor Brian Kemp’s plan includes pay raises, new facilities and repairs to decades-old infrastructure in the next 18 months
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is on track to bust its budget by an estimated $12 million this year
If you’re looking for a more affordable way to get that desired body scanner, here are some creative options to add to your budget
The funding bump will bring the prison agency into the black for the first time in three years
Proposal supported by Gov. Sam Brownback would have hiked sales and cigarette taxes to close a budget deficit
Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget director has said that Brownback would most likely cut $400 million from the budget approved by lawmakers
Giving 20 jails of all sizes $150,000 each to come up with ways to reduce the number of people unnecessarily behind bars
Funds generated by the $25 fee were allocated to the millions of dollars inmates owe toward court costs, fines and restitution to victims
Two bills put the inmate’s family $4,000 in the hole
State could save $2 million over the next three years by choosing a new private contractor to provide health care for inmates
Commissioner says that staffing won’t get short changed
Deputy Corrections Director said funding for the project was approved by the Iowa legislature so the cost should not be a surprise
Additional $28M would go toward facility repairs, new hires and beefing up application screening and recruitment units to attract better talent to the troubled agency
Targets state pension problems and add a pay raise for state correctional officers
Much of the increases in the Department of Corrections’ budget would cover continued programs and costs
Priorities include increased mental health care in the prisons, bigger salaries for nearly 10,000 correctional officers
County is facing a funding crisis if Legislature and Gov. LePage decide to end state consolidation of county jails and dismantle Board of Corrections
Employees may be furloughed or lose their jobs
Legislature and Gov. LePage enacted a bill that essentially cut the state’s Board of Corrections out of the oversight of county jails
The $2.48 million measure still needs approval from the full Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage, but Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said in a letter that the funding appears certain
Will give $75M to officials working on ways to remove nonviolent offenders, people too poor to afford bail and the mentally ill from behind bars
Jails are on course to run out of operating funds before close of the fiscal year June 30
The number of state inmates at the private prison has been reduced from 1,300 to 962
Full-time employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Local 2016, Council 86, will receive 50-cent hourly raises
Counties would receive help with community corrections programs that will serve more offenders following an overhaul of the state’s criminal code
Peter McFarlin, chairman of the prison officers association, said that the facilities have become impossible due to lack of staff
Agency hopes to return to levels of funding it saw six or seven years ago
Loss of the inmates will also mean a loss of $1.4 million in revenue to the county
Neb. State Sen. Colby Coash, who introduced LB237, said the state must address the growth, or else the safety of those working in the prison system is at stake
Fully funding the community-based correctional budget, in this and every district, has a direct effect on community safety
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