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.
GEO Group leaders say the demand for secure housing and monitoring services is growing under the Trump administration’s new federal policies
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget amendment would allow closures with just 90 days’ notice
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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
I hear that one of the proudest days in the life of a parent is the day a child gets accepted to college
The time to start thinking about your finances as they relate to your children is before they’re even born
Almost 30,000 prisoners have been released through programs outlined in the Justice Reinvestment Act of 2012
A top State Board of Corrections official says the Maine county jail system is facing a $2.5 million budget shortfall this year
The county sheriff is in a financial crisis, and the ramifications are clear at the jail
The county jail is projected to overspend its budget by $1.9 million, $1.4 million of it due to overtime
By creating a budget, you can break the Overtime Cycle and give yourself a fighting chance to not only get your head above water, but to improve your financial wellbeing
Having inmates pay for lunch would help offset budget, sheriff says; ACLU disagrees
Many say that the state is not doing enough
Rogers County inmates generate an additional $50,000 for the sheriff office budget by picking up garbage
Commissioners are confident that they can secure a contract that isn’t exploitative or unduly expensive
Securus Technologies was seeking a contract with the Dallas County Jail, but the contract would have required the banning of face-to-face visits for inmates and their families
TDCJ officials released Legislative Appropriation Request that includes $235M to give employees a 10 percent pay bump
Overtime was budgeted for this year at $45,000 – instead, they’ve gone well over that, totaling in at $705,000
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