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Agency Recommendation Summaries

Department of Corrections

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 9,493.1 3,286,734 53,834 3,340,568
2025-27 Maintenance Level 9,492.1 3,350,788 38,898 3,389,686
Difference from 2025-27 Original (1.0) 64,054 (14,936) 49,118
% Change from 2025-27 Original (0.0%) 1.9% (27.7%) 1.5%

2026 Policy Other Changes

Administrative Reduction 0.0 (2,480) 0 (2,480)
Administrative reduction (1.7) (473) 0 (473)
Agency Restructure (2.8) (853) 0 (853)
Close Custody Additional Capacity 80.8 26,506 0 26,506
Close Custody Bed Management 16.0 4,790 0 4,790
Custody Relief Factor 23.3 6,062 0 6,062
Custody Staff: Health Care Delivery 15.3 4,440 0 4,440
Electronic Health Record 0.0 8,760 0 8,760
Estavillo v WA DOC 0.0 5,200 0 5,200
Limit Tolling (11.4) (3,286) 0 (3,286)
MCCCW - WCCW Staff Relocation Fund 0.0 (173) 0 (173)
MCCCW-WCCW Merger Adjustment 5.6 2,365 0 2,365
MOUD in Prisons 0.0 0 7,000 7,000
McNeil Island Barge Trip Reduction 0.0 (590) 0 (590)
Reentry Staff Relocations 0.0 172 0 172
Regulatory Compliance 0.30 110 0 110
Relocations and One Time Costs 0.0 822 0 822
2026 Policy Other Changes Total 125.4 51,372 7,000 58,372

2026 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 5 0 5
Audit Services 0.0 4 0 4
DES Central Services 0.0 89 0 89
GOV Central Services 0.0 366 0 366
Legal Services 0.0 212 0 212
OFM Central Services 0.0 16,304 0 16,304
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 61,996 0 61,996
WTS Central Services 0.0 1,103 0 1,103
2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 80,079 0 80,079
Total Policy Changes 125.4 131,451 7,000 138,451
2026 Policy Level 9,617.5 3,482,239 45,898 3,528,137
Difference from 2025-27 Original 124.4 195,505 (7,936) 187,569
% Change from 2025-27 Original 1.3% 5.9% (14.7%) 5.6%

Policy Changes

Administrative Reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)

Administrative reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect an administrative reduction of vacant positions. (General Fund - State)

Agency Restructure

The Department of Corrections has completed an administrative restructure, consolidating the Womens and Prisons Divisions into a single entity. Funding is reduced to reflect this change. (General Fund - State)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. (General Fund - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the Washington State Auditor. (General Fund - State)

Close Custody Additional Capacity

Funding is provided to establish close custody bed capacity at Monroe Correctional Complex to address overcrowding. (General Fund - State)

Close Custody Bed Management

Funding is provided to increase close custody bed capacity at Clallam Bay Correction Center and Coyote Ridge Correctional Center to address overcrowding. (General Fund - State)

Custody Relief Factor

Funding is provided for coverage for custody staff taking authorized leave, sick leave, or mandatory training absences at 24/7 facilities. (General Fund - State)

Custody Staff: Health Care Delivery

Funding is provided for security positions essential to safely providing incarcerated individuals with medical and mental health care. (General Fund - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - State)

Electronic Health Record

Funding for fiscal year 2026 is adjusted to reflect the Electronic Health Record technology budget. Funding is provided for an Electronic Health Record solution to support health care coordination and case management needs that will improve patient safety and clinician experience. (General Fund - State)

Estavillo v WA DOC

Funding is provided for the settlement of Estavillo v Washington State Department of Corrections. (General Fund - State)

GOV Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - State)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive, as legal services expenditures are based on consumption. (General Fund - State)

Limit Tolling

Funding is reduced to align with expected savings from reforms proposed in Z.xxx to limit the circumstances when an individual's sentence is tolled. (General Fund - State)

MCCCW - WCCW Staff Relocation Fund

Funding is adjusted to reflect the actual expenditures for staff relocations following the closure of the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women. (General Fund - State)

MCCCW-WCCW Merger Adjustment

Funding is provided to hire additional correctional operations and health services staff at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) to support successful integration of minimum-security incarcerated individuals from Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women into WCCW. (General Fund - State)

MOUD in Prisons

Funding is provided for expanded medications for opioid use disorder treatment for the incarcerated population. (Opioid Abatement Settlement Account - State)

McNeil Island Barge Trip Reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect the change in contracted tug services provided at McNeil Island from four days to three days per week. (General Fund - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. (General Fund - State)

Reentry Staff Relocations

Funding is provided to pay for reentry staff relocations related to office closures in the 2025-27 budget. (General Fund - State)

Regulatory Compliance

Funding is provided for waste water treatment operations at Olympic Corrections Center. (General Fund - State)

Relocations and One Time Costs

Funding is provided to secure a field office space to provide supervision and programming services to individuals under community supervision in Port Orchard. (General Fund - State)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - State)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - State)