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 Maine Department of Corrections proposes raising fees on medical care, room and board, and prison-issued laptops as some incarcerated workers earn $40K to $96K remotely
Using an online tax preparation service or working with a public safety tax preparation expert might save you time and money. Here’s what to know.
From managing unpredictable income to planning for early retirement, this guide offers essential financial strategies tailored to police, fire, EMS and corrections professionals
“The people who run the prisons in Raleigh only look out for themselves,” a former CO said
An Ohio jail is no longer accepting inmates because a bill for jail services hasn’t been paid
Officials agree on extra funds to boost employees’ pay and deal with overcrowding, but some are unhappy with the strings legislators have attached to the new funds
Sheriff said he wasn’t willing to continue operating a jail “that is not funded to meet the minimum standards required” or to stand by while more staffers are laid off
Sheriffs are asking for a $4 increase per inmate per day to the rate they are paid to house around 18,000 prisoners
Wisconsin’s current $16 per hour salary for COs falls well below the regional average of $22
The increase comes as the state struggles to hire and retain prison workers
Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs
Prisoners are still being paid for their work, while COs stand to miss their second paycheck on Friday
The rate of detainee assaults on staff has increased by 258 percent in the past decade
The money will help the workers pay for the daily expenses of food, gasoline, heating oil and day-care for their children, lawmakers said
COs aren’t getting approval for outside work because the office that approves outside employment is closed
COs are considering leaving their jobs if the shutdown isn’t resolved
If the shutdown doesn’t end soon, federal employees are considering looking for new jobs
COs at an Ohio correctional institution have worked their regular shifts for nearly a month without pay because of a border wall funding standoff
An estimated 800,000 government workers missed their paychecks for the first time since the shutdown began
The prisons only hold around 10 federal prisoners at any given time so there really hasn’t been much of a change
The amount, for overtime hours worked at adult correctional institutions, increased by $7 million or 246,427 hours from two years previous, in 2016
The U.S. marshals who escorts dangerous drug lord “El Chapo” from a jail in Manhattan to a trial in Brooklyn will soon risk their lives without pay
Corrections officers along with other federal workers believe the shutdown violates the Fair Labor Standards Act
Jimmy Kimmel will be employing federal workers for his show until the government shutdown is over
With adequate funds for staffing and security, there are few attacks on correctional officers and little to zero use of solitary confinement in German prisons
An aging inmate population and growing healthcare expenses are contributing to the rising cost of incarceration
We asked our members how they would like to see their agencies improve in the coming year
As we enter the final year of this decade, these challenges should serve as a roadmap to identify opportunities to improve the field of corrections
Funding is available for trace detection machines, Narcan kits and data-sharing technology to document problems in your jurisdiction
Officials announced a year ago they wanted to reduce the approximately $1.9 million the county now spends annually on food services
Audits revealed as many as 20 percent of officers throughout the state did not receive wages
Proposal asks for around $107M over two years to raise CO pay scale from $43K to $47K
Whatcom County council members were told the jail proposal was too expensive, and had too few provisions for mental health treatment and diversion programs
