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.
“I can tell you as the sheriff that I think that we cannot afford to not do this and we cannot afford to not do this correctly,” Pennington County Sheriff Brian Mueller said
The decision seeks to provide Lancaster County corrections officers additional rest to compensate them for working in hot, uncomfortable conditions
The Mercer County Jail is 18 corrections officers short; the warden said he has staff members who don’t even show up for work
Crews provided labor that would have cost Gwinnett County $2.6 million last year
Part one of a two-part series looking at the value corrections officers provide to society
San Bernardino County’s Adelanto jail will be tripling its size later this year
Santa Fe County, NM has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle the lawsuit
Couple used routing number to pay their utility bills and transfer money into an account
Corrections Department is getting $295,500 in federal money
Franklin County would hire a private nursing agency to treat jail inmates
Despite completed sentences, sex offenders are being kept locked up
Decisions to return dangerous inmates to the general prison population angers many staffers
Local law enforcement agencies entering into agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
County-based treatment programs also decrease number of youth arrest
The Camden County freeholders have reached a tentative agreement with the correctional officer union
Feds are counting detainees in census which could lead to more money for cities and counties with detainees
The city has ran out of ankle bracelets
Waiting list of prisoners started three weeks ago
A program that allows low-risk inmates to work at the governor’s official residence might be cancelled
Saving $2 billion now will not make up for long-term costs of under-staffed facilities
Law would mandate life sentences for some child molesters
Utah’s maximum inmate capacity could be reached as early as this summer
In one case, $1 million was spent on a dying inmate’s final year
Only 1 of 7 scanners is operational, putting deputies at serious risk
Thinking outside the box during tough economic times
In Ohio, as in other states, holding of federal prisoners is financially stabilizing county facilities
Video cameras and electrified fences are replacing corrections officers in perimeter towers
Officers say budget cuts could lead to serious risks like last year’s Chino riot
More than one Calif. county sheriff has spoken of issuing more gun permits to fight law enforcement budget cuts
The Geo Group has offered about $385m for Cornell Companies