Department of Corrections

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 9,131.7 2,312,030 301,395 2,613,425
2021-23 Maintenance Level 9,142.9 2,318,807 304,763 2,623,570
Difference from Original 11.2 6,777 3,368 10,145
% Change from Original 0.12% 0.29% 1.1% 0.39%

2021-23 Policy Other Changes

Lease Adjustments 0.0 90 0 90
Relocation Costs 0.0 1,175 0 1,175
Auto Theft Prevention Acct Backfill 0.0 2,390 (2,390) 0
Federal Authority - COVID-19 Costs 0.0 15,601 0 15,601
OMNI Sentencing Calculation Module 0.0 (1,910) 0 (1,910)
Amend Collaboration and Training 9.3 2,031 0 2,031
Probable Cause Hearings 1.6 414 0 414
2021-23 Policy Other Changes Total 10.9 19,791 (2,390) 17,401
Total Policy Changes 10.9 19,791 (2,390) 17,401
Policy Level 9,153.8 2,338,598 302,373 2,640,971
Difference from Original 22.1 26,568 978 27,546
% Change from Original 0.24% 1.1% 0.32% 1.1%

Policy Changes

Lease Adjustments

Funding is provided for anticipated lease rate adjustments at community field offices and community justice centers serving individuals under the department's supervision. (General Fund - State)

Relocation Costs

This item funds the relocation of leased facilities, including one-time tenant improvements, to accommodate recent increases in the community corrections workforce related to legislative and policy changes. (General Fund - State)

Auto Theft Prevention Acct Backfill

General Fund-State is provided for expenditures previously made from the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Account. The account is structurally imbalanced and there is no longer sufficient revenue to fund this expense. (WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State, General Fund - State)

Federal Authority - COVID-19 Costs

Funding is provided for expenses incurred by the department in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The agency is experiencing increased health care costs, overtime usage, and operating costs tied to maintaining sufficient space for social distancing and isolation needs. (General Fund - State)

OMNI Sentencing Calculation Module

In the 2022 supplemental budget, funding was provided for a commercial off-the-shelf software solution to update the department's offender management sentencing calculation module. This modernization will provide more efficient and accurate calculations of sentence end dates than the current manual process. Additional time and supplemental funding are provided to support successful completion of the OMNI project, which includes a shift of funds from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024. (General Fund - State)

Amend Collaboration and Training

Funding is provided for the Department of Corrections to implement recommendations developed in partnership with the Amend program at the University of California San Francisco. The goal of this investment is to transform correctional culture to improve the health and safety of both incarcerated individuals and the staff. This transformative approach focuses on building stronger human relationships between staff and incarcerated individuals, making life in prison more closely resemble outside life and providing a path toward increasing freedom and responsibility. (General Fund - State)

Probable Cause Hearings

The Department of Corrections is transitioning the determination of probable cause to impartial hearings officers consistent with advice from the Attorney General's Office and pursuant to a demand-to-bargain agreement between DOC and the Washington Federation of State Employees. Funding is provided to support a centralized, independent hearings process to assess violations of community supervision terms. (General Fund - State)