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.
With 80 correctional officer vacancies and out-of-state housing costs topping $15 million in 2024, Wyoming officials push for fast-tracked budget relief
Since 2020, five prisoners have died after falling or jumping from upper galleries at Egeler and Parnall
The funding request is part of an $86M overall increase for the Department of Correction’s $1.57B operating plan
A new report from Californians United for a Responsible Budget makes the case for closure by 2025
The move will save Union County more than $103M over five years
The California Correctional Center in Susanville has been a home base for inmate firefighter training for decades
Gov. Andrew Cuomo must give legislative leaders at least 90 days’ notice of the closures instead of the usual one-year notification requirement
The funding scuffle centers on a $140 million budget reduction that would require the DOC to come up with a plan to shut down at least four state prisons
The closure of the prison that employs nearly 300 people is “the worst economic news” for the region, an official said
The state has struggled in recent years to attract and retain COs and its facilities remain chronically understaffed
“The loss of these jobs would be a devastating blow to an already struggling community,” an official said
During exit interviews, low pay and benefits are always listed as the top reasons COs leave the agency
Filling more than 1,300 security vacancies and competing with county jails and hospitals for talent is also a focus in the budget request
The money is coming from dollars already allocated to the department, but hasn’t been spent yet due to vacancies
If leaders and elected officials in your area aren’t already discussing furloughs, layoffs or hiring freezes, they are likely to begin those discussions soon
Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he wants to shut down two of the state’s prisons, but hasn’t yet identified another institution for closure
CDCR officials said the state would save about $182 million a year by shutting the Tracy prison
The policy change has raised questions about how the department plans to inform the public about safety matters
The group’s proposed budget would allocate $60 million of that money from the sheriff’s office toward housing
The financial terms will be disclosed when the deals are final, which the Ivey administration expects to be late this year
Officials said all future layoffs will depend on the county’s financial situation
Lexipol’s Senior Grants Consultants Samantha Dorm and Jerry Brant answer questions about available funds for public safety agencies
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Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response
The Legislature has approved three raises for correctional officers since last receiving a survey on their pay in 2015
The decision by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to stop withholding dues from bimonthly paychecks has slowed worker contributions to a trickle
The six-month project, which will focus on three counties, will include a 10-year examination of jail population trends
The move has left the Missouri Correctional Officers Association with a funding shortfall as it continues to negotiate a contract for 5,000-plus guards and sergeants
One way the department reduced costs was to impose stricter limitations on what work qualified for overtime
The contract, which includes eight of the city’s uniformed unions, guarantees members a roughly 8% pay increase across the life of the deal
Budget constraints have forced the sheriff’s office to lower expenses by reducing the number of available beds by almost 250
The appropriation was made in response to a judge’s ruling that mentally ill inmates must be allowed to leave their cells four hours a day, at least five days a week
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