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.
The state plans to close SCI-Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp; every staff member at the two prisons would be “guaranteed an offer of a job” at their current pay elsewhere
Under Col. Scott Colvin’s leadership, the Fayette County Detention Center now has just eight vacancies and leads the nation in American Jail Association-certified COs
With only 33 county jails in New York accredited, officials praised the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office for its commitment to excellence
Allocated more than $360 million for 2015
The daily cost to hold an inmate in the Tulsa Jail is more than $51.90
The departure of psychiatrists who were fired or quit has left the unit seriously understaffed, with doctors handling twice their case loads of the previous year
Overtime pay jumped 34 percent last year as the state grappled with its overcrowded penal system and a decision to close some facilities
Ongoing protection of the public is expensive in an economy where cash is king and, after election day, challenges for the winners are king-sized
Approximately 56,000 solar panels, which generate 14 megawatts of power, were constructed adjacent to the four prisons at no cost to taxpayers
One of the fastest-growing subgroups are inmates serving life without the possibility of parole
The Department of Corrections has done a poor job of monitoring the state’s 20 privately run halfway houses, study concludes
Officials are eagerly awaiting word from the state as to if and when the funds will ever be available to open the prison
Five people are accused in a counterfeit check ring involving more than $4,200 worth of bogus checks
Concord prison, the state’s largest, houses 1,350 male prisoners, most of whom live in one of three main housing units
Maricopa County officials also said that Arpaio’s office had spent the money on unsuccessful criminal cases brought against two county officials and a judge
Differences between state Senate and House spending bills have created dangerous discrepancy, Sen. Tom Hancock, D-Epworth warns
Taxpayers paid $272,900 for time when the 66 employees were absent during the three-month sample period from June through August last year
The Dayton Daily News reports Republican Gov. John Kasich’s proposal would close six watchtowers at the state’s maximum-security prison in Lucasville
Commissioner warns the only way to deal with a $4.4 million cut in personnel would be to close the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility
When Gov. John Kasich unveils his proposal for two-year state budget it will include the sale of 5 prisons to private companies
The governor has been pursuing a plan designed to make the DOC “smaller, leaner and more efficient,” according to his undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning
The Illinois corrections department is in the midst of the first phase of its new system to track and manage inmates, called Offender 360
The prison budget still falls $2.6 million short of estimates of what the prison system will cost the state next year
Corrections officer, supervisors rack up millions of hours in paid time off
Prisoners who are released will have already had a parole date and have completed rehabilitation programs
Now a judicial panel must consider setting loose a man with a shocking record of sexual assaults going back to 1969
Corrections center staff fear budget cuts will reduce safety
Budget is the primary reason Judge Jerry H. Ritter stopped the program
The county currently charges cities $70 for each day someone spends in jail after being charged with breaking a local law
Employees union spokesman says some of the cuts would have a big impact on public safety
The local prison board is weighing the ban as a cost-cutting measure
Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan for balancing his state’s budget includes moving parole services to county control and dismantling the DJJ
