The Department of Corrections is responsible for a comprehensive system of corrections for adults committed to its jurisdiction by the judicial system. Corrections is one part of the state’s total criminal justice system. Its activities are largely influenced by actions of the courts, the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB), and sentencing laws. The agency’s mission is to improve public safety by positively changing lives. Corrections prepares incarcerated individuals for reentry by providing basic health care services, education, programming, work training and experience and other resources to assist in safe and successful transition to the community. To the extent allowed by law, Corrections applies the legal sanctions imposed by the state courts; supervises individuals sentenced to community supervision based on their level of risk; and manages re-entry programs and activities stressing personal responsibility and accountability of those sentenced to the state’s correctional system.
Agency Mission
To improve public safety by positively changing lives.
Request
2,469,093,000
Net change from current biennium
22,642,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium
0.93% Increase
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
2019-21 Appropriations
Appropriated Funds
Expenditures
Amount
Estimated Balance
2017-19 Actual
2019-21 Estimated
2021-23 Proposed
26,466,000
23,848,000
General Fund - Federal
3,570,939
2,618,000
3,100,000
2,347,839,000
General Fund - State
2,036,761,289
2,347,839,000
2,363,091,000
(85,622,000)
State Building Construction Account - State
85,622,000
94,471,000
4,679,000
WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State
4,558,729
4,679,000
2,767,000
State Toxics Control Account - State
88,276,000
88,276,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State
88,168,000
2,467,260,000
26,502,000
Total Appropriated Funds
2,133,058,957
2,440,758,000
2,463,429,000
Non-Appropriated Funds
2019-21 Non-Appropriated Funds
Expenditures
Amount
Balance
Non-Apropriated Funds
2017-19 Actual
2019-21 Estimated
2021-23 Proposed
(372,000)
Federal Seizure Account - Nonappropriated
280,204
372,000
372,000
(3,257,000)
Cost of Supervision Account - Nonappropriated
3,253,347
3,257,000
3,228,000
(64,000)
State Seizure Account - Nonappropriated
7,484
64,000
64,000
1,170,000
1,170,000
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated
