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.
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Corrections officials said that once the new prison is built, it will employ nearly 800 people at an average salary of more than $46,600
The increase would allow the Orleans Parish sheriff to raise the starting salary for deputies from $18.45 to $20 an hour, which is still less than the national average of $24 an hour
John Kasich, who beat incumbent Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland last month, said locking up offenders who have committed “relatively minor crimes” in costly state prisons “doesn’t make sense to me.”
Corrections Department says it expects to save $120,000 each year by replacing self-serve cafeteria juice fountains with juice boxes.
Gov.-elect Rick Scott, who takes office Jan. 4, has said that his prison plan does not include closing prisons, changing sentencing laws or releasing prisoners.
Plan to shutter the Preston Youth Correctional Facility in rural Ione Amador County is attempt to close huge budget gap
New transparency rules allow access to judicial-branch spending on personnel. Some statewide data remain incomplete
The number of fraudulent payments to inmates has climbed 37 percent since 2004
Lawmakers blamed for increased spending and offender population increases
Budget moves focus on giving medical parole to inmates who are so disabled they can pose no danger to the public
Court will decide whether a panel of judges can go around politicians to fix messy state prison system
Corrections staff are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the dwindling staff at their facilities
Demands payment the for the care, custody, treatment and rehabilitation provided to him by the department of corrections
The largest factor driving the prison population is the rate of recidivism, which has risen to nearly 50 percent in recent years
If today’s experiment works, officials will call for one lockdown a month through the end of the fiscal year on June 30
State officials plan to cut $1.1 billion from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation this fiscal year, according to a budget report
Over 60 officers were laid off or transferred do to the prison closure and budget cuts
The state ordered the New Mexico Department of Corrections to cut over $8 million, forcing administrators to get creative
Anderson County Detention Center awarded nearly $10,000
Analysts say the scope of the cuts could soon create serious problems
County sheriff says a lack of manpower has prevented him from opening six housing units and has been triple-bunking about 400 inmates
At a press conference in front of the Liberty Bell, Pa. officials endorsed the idea that the solution to cell-block overpopulation may be to aid schools more, not less
The man will help the police station, which recently took over jail booking from the sheriff’s office, in an effort to reduce services because of state and local budget cuts
Fatigue and lack of training have always been impediments to effective law enforcement — let’s not overlook the basics just because budgets are tight
The population of inmates over 55 years of age continues to grow nationwide
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Budget deficits force tough decisions about who will face prosecution and who will remain free
How new web-based technologies can expand department outreach while protecting budgets
How sustainable corrections can easily save your budget and the environment
Officials are tallying the statewide costs of illegal immigration
Elderly inmates’ medical expenses are straining cash-strapped states