Department of Corrections
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 9,474.8 | 2,518,730 | 13,130 | 2,531,860 |
| 2021-23 Maintenance Level | 8,998.4 | 2,445,746 | 13,138 | 2,458,884 |
| Difference from 2021-23 Original | (476.4) | (72,984) | 8 | (72,976) |
| % Change from 2021-23 Original | (5.0%) | (2.9%) | 0.06% | (2.9%) |
2022 Policy Other Changes |
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| Facility Maintenance Costs | 0.0 | 1,172 | 0 | 1,172 |
| Relocations & One-time Costs | 0.0 | 1,268 | 0 | 1,268 |
| Federal Funding Adjustment | 0.0 | 0 | 308 | 308 |
| Local Funding Adjustment | 0.0 | 0 | 337 | 337 |
| Custody Relief Factor | 64.8 | 12,108 | 0 | 12,108 |
| Behavioral Health Caseload | 19.7 | 5,320 | 0 | 5,320 |
| Repeal Cost of Supervision Account | 0.0 | 1,629 | (1,629) | 0 |
| CDL Training Program | 0.50 | 121 | 0 | 121 |
| SCAAP Federal Funding Loss | 0.0 | 1,749 | 0 | 1,749 |
| CRF Savings | 0.0 | (240,000) | 0 | (240,000) |
| Tolling Records Staff | 66.6 | 12,296 | 0 | 12,296 |
| PREA Compliance Specialists | 6.8 | 1,578 | 0 | 1,578 |
| Maple Lane Staffing | 3.1 | 514 | 0 | 514 |
| Retain Supervision Staffing | 60.8 | 12,028 | 0 | 12,028 |
| Medical Staffing Stabilization | 2.1 | 1,794 | 0 | 1,794 |
| Telepresence Services | 21.3 | 4,577 | 0 | 4,577 |
| Patient Centered Care | 106.5 | 27,559 | 0 | 27,559 |
| Washington ONE Implementation | 11.1 | 2,439 | 0 | 2,439 |
| Electronic Health Records | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| OMNI Sentencing Calculation Module | 6.0 | 5,658 | 0 | 5,658 |
| Amend Collaboration and Training | 1.1 | 1,363 | 0 | 1,363 |
| Restrictive Housing Reform | 37.3 | 8,070 | 0 | 8,070 |
| Elder care unit at WCCW | 0.0 | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| Ombuds Liaison & Response | 2.8 | 663 | 0 | 663 |
| Violator Medical Care | 20.7 | 11,053 | 0 | 11,053 |
| Resentencing & Reentry Support | 6.5 | 2,080 | 0 | 2,080 |
| McNeil Island Staffing | 2.1 | 449 | 0 | 449 |
| COVID-19 Response | 0.0 | 0 | 36,024 | 36,024 |
| GRE Expansion Implementation | 27.6 | 6,523 | 0 | 6,523 |
| Helen B Ratcliff Work Release | 13.2 | 1,762 | 0 | 1,762 |
| Person-centered Services | 0.90 | 278 | 0 | 278 |
| Women's Prison Division | 0.90 | 308 | 0 | 308 |
| 2022 Policy Other Changes Total | 482.4 | (115,128) | 35,040 | (80,088) |
2022 Policy Comp Changes |
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| State Employee Benefits | 0.0 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| WFSE General Government | 0.0 | 6,922 | 0 | 6,922 |
| Rep Employee Health Benefits | 0.0 | 189 | 0 | 189 |
| Teamsters 117 DOC | 0.0 | 62,239 | 121 | 62,360 |
| Coalition of Unions | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | 4,719 | 3 | 4,722 |
| PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 766 | 2 | 768 |
| 2022 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 74,896 | 126 | 75,022 |
2022 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Audit Services | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 492 | 0 | 492 |
| CTS Central Services | 0.0 | 1,145 | 0 | 1,145 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 481 | 0 | 481 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 11,418 | 0 | 11,418 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 434 | 0 | 434 |
| 2022 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 14,031 | 0 | 14,031 |
| Total Policy Changes | 482.4 | (26,201) | 35,166 | 8,965 |
| 2022 Policy Level | 9,480.8 | 2,419,545 | 48,304 | 2,467,849 |
| Difference from 2021-23 Original | 6.0 | (99,185) | 35,174 | (64,011) |
| % Change from 2021-23 Original | 0.06% | (3.9%) | 267.9% | (2.5%) |
Policy Changes
Archives/Records Management
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (General Fund - State)
Audit Services
Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor’s Office. (General Fund - State)
Legal Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of Attorney General's Office legal services based on a three-year average. Because legal services costs are based on usage, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. (General Fund - State)
CTS Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (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 campus rent, parking, security and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)
WFSE General Government
The collective bargaining agreement includes a general wage increase of 3.25% for fiscal year 2023 and a lump sum payment for employees who were employed continuously starting on or before July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (General Fund - State)
Coalition of Unions
The collective bargaining agreement includes a general wage increase of 3.25% for fiscal year 2023 and a lump sum payment for all employees hired before July 1, 2022. (General Fund - State)
Facility Maintenance Costs
Funding is provided for equipment and goods and services for needs that are smaller in scope than capital projects, but beyond the scope of ordinary maintenance at Department of Corrections residential facilities. These investments support the safety and security of the physical environment at the facilities. (General Fund - State)
Relocations & One-time Costs
Funding is provided for the relocation of leased facilities due to recent increases in the community supervision caseload related to legislative and policy changes. (General Fund - State)
Federal Funding Adjustment
Federal expenditure authority is increased for the amount of federal grant funding the Department of Corrections anticipates receiving this biennium. (General Fund - Federal)
Local Funding Adjustment
Local expenditure authority is increased for the amount of local and private funding the Department of Corrections anticipates receiving this biennium. (General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local)
Custody Relief Factor
Funding is provided for an increase in the relief factor in the prison staffing model. Increased relief positions replace the use of mandatory overtime for coverage that must occur in 24/7 facilities. Excessive mandatory overtime contributes to staff fatigue that impacts the well-being of both incarcerated individuals and agency staff. (General Fund - State)
Behavioral Health Caseload
The population of incarcerated individuals has higher rates of behavioral health and substance use disorder needs than the general population. Funding is provided to expand the capacity of the department to screen individuals on intake to better establish treatment programs, reduce caseloads for psychiatrists and psychologists for better patient care, and provide a continuum of care from total confinement through eventual release to the community with additional case management. (General Fund - State)
Repeal Cost of Supervision Account
Individuals under community supervision by the Department of Corrections (DOC) are required to pay a fee that supports the department's efforts to collect legal financial obligations owed to local jurisdictions. General Fund-State dollars are provided to backfill the revenue loss to DOC caused by repealing the statutes requiring these payments as proposed in agency request legislation. Any fund balance remaining at the effective date of the repeal of the Cost of Supervision Account will be deposited into the general fund and offset DOC General Fund-State expenditures for fiscal year 2023. (Cost of Supervision Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)
CDL Training Program
Funding is provided to DOC to collaborate with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Department of Licensing to develop a pre-release commercial driving license (CDL) pilot program. (General Fund - State)
SCAAP Federal Funding Loss
The Department of Corrections previously received funds through the State Crime Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to pay a part of the cost of incarceration for undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes in Washington. Recent changes in the administration of these funds have resulted in the elimination of federal SCAAP funding to Washington. In the biennial budget, the Legislature provided funding for the remainder of the federal fiscal year, assuming that the new federal administration would reverse these changes. Because this reversal has not happened, funding is provided to replace the loss of federal SCAAP funds with General Fund-State dollars. (General Fund - State)
CRF Savings
The agency received an allocation of federal Coronavirus Response Funds, which are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021. Already incurred costs to operate the state hospitals and other state institutions are assumed to be eligible uses of this fund source. This item restores General Fund-State funds to reflect the savings achieved through the use of CRF funds. (General Fund - State)
Tolling Records Staff
Calculating adjustments to scheduled release dates through tolling is a complex process. The department has recently centralized tolling calculation in a dedicated unit to help mitigate errors. Funding is provided to fully fund the staff necessary to meet the workload demands of this process while the department modernizes the IT system supporting sentence calculation. (General Fund - State)
PREA Compliance Specialists
Six state correctional facilities do not have dedicated staff on-site to coordinate facility implementation of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) policies. Funding is provided for PREA coordinator positions to ensure the safety of incarcerated individuals and compliance with federal requirements. (General Fund - State)
Maple Lane Staffing
Funding is provided for increased staff to support the growing operational costs at the Department of Corrections' (DOC) Maple Lane facility. In addition to DOC programs, this facility houses programs from the Department of Health and the Department of Social and Health Services. As the use of this space has grown, general maintenance and operational needs have increased beyond current capacity. (General Fund - State)
Retain Supervision Staffing
Funding is provided to retain community supervision staffing independent from fluctuating caseloads related to COVID-19 impacts. (General Fund - State)
Medical Staffing Stabilization
Funding is provided to establish a dedicated health care recruitment team at the Department of Corrections. Finding and recruiting health care staff is especially challenging during the ongoing public health emergency, and having a focused recruitment team will help the department acquire the staffing resources it needs to successfully implement health care transformation. (General Fund - State)
Telepresence Services
This funding will establish permanent teleservices for health care, court hearings, and other remote services at each correctional facility. Providing services electronically ensures individuals under the care of the Department of Corrections receive needed services in a fast, effective, and safe manner. (General Fund - State)
Patient Centered Care
Funds are provided to implement a patient-centered medical home model in state correctional facilities to better meet the health care needs of incarcerated individuals. This integrated approach to health care management will provide more access to preventive care; better support individuals with chronic health conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and serious mental illness; expand care for high-risk patients; and address critical quality improvement needs. (General Fund - State)
Washington ONE Implementation
The Department of Corrections uses an evidence-based tool called Washington ONE to assign risk classification levels and appropriate support services for individuals under the supervision of the department, with the goal of decreasing recidivism. Funding is provided for additional staff to support ongoing quality assurance and continuous improvement needs to maintain the quality of outcomes identified by the tool. (General Fund - State)
Electronic Health Records
The Legislature provided funding to procure an electronic health record (EHR) system in the biennial budget. After the budget was passed, the Department of Corrections identified additional positions and vendor requirements for project governance. Funding is provided for these staff to ensure that the agency is fully equipped for successful procurement and implementation of an EHR system. (General Fund - State)
OMNI Sentencing Calculation Module
Funding is provided for a commercial off-the-shelf software solution for an offender management sentencing calculation module to modernize an element in the Offender Management Network Information (OMNI) system. Modernization will result in timely and accurate calculations of sentence end dates more efficiently than the current manual process. (General Fund - State)
Amend Collaboration and Training
Funds are provided for the Department of Corrections to continue working with the Amend program at the University of California San Francisco. The purpose of this partnership is to transform correctional culture to improve the health and safety of both incarcerated individuals and 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)
Restrictive Housing Reform
Funding is provided to reduce the use of solitary confinement in Washington state prisons by increasing correctional and mental health staffing, incorporating enhanced mental health training, and implementing evidence-based approaches to organizational and culture change in the restrictive housing environment. (General Fund - State)
Elder care unit at WCCW
The population at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is increasingly older and in need of more complex medical care, and the facility does not have an appropriate living unit to manage the changing needs of its residents. Funding is provided for a feasibility study for an elder care unit at WCCW to inform funding requests for the 2023-25 biennial budget. (General Fund - State)
Ombuds Liaison & Response
The Department of Corrections works collaboratively with the Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO) to address concerns and implement prison system improvement recommendations. Funding is provided to increase the department's capacity to respond efficiently and appropriately to OCO reports and recommendations. (General Fund - State)
Violator Medical Care
Funding is provided to increase the quality and accessibility of health care for individuals who violate their terms of supervision. These individuals can be housed in local jails or prison-based violator centers, and resources are increased for both pathways. This item includes increased jail bed rates to improve access to medical services for violators housed in local jails and additional health care staffing for violator centers in state correctional facilities. (General Fund - State)
Resentencing & Reentry Support
Funding is provided for the Department of Corrections (DOC) to address the immediate needs of individuals being released directly from prison due to resentencing who are not currently eligible for housing vouchers and other reentry support. (General Fund - State)
McNeil Island Staffing
Funds are provided for additional staff to help ensure safe, effective, and efficient stewardship of McNeil Island. Current staffing levels are insufficient for the increasing maintenance needs for the aging vessels the Department of Corrections takes to and from the island. (General Fund - State)
COVID-19 Response
Federal funding is provided for expenses incurred due to the Department of Corrections' 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. (Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal)
GRE Expansion Implementation
Funding is provided for additional costs of implementing the expansion of the Graduated Reentry (GRE) program that was passed in the 2021 session. These costs are tied to transportation needs and the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board workload that were not identified in the initial fiscal note. (General Fund - State)
Helen B Ratcliff Work Release
Funding is provided to convert Helen B. Ratcliff Work Release (HBRWR) from a contracted facility to a facility operated by the department. The previous contract was terminated effective November 30, 2021, and converting to an agency-run facility presents greater opportunities for implementation of positive changes that align with DOC's mission and vision. (General Fund - State)
Person-centered Services
Funding is provided for a director of person-centered services to offer the incarcerated person's perspective on policy, planning, and implementation efforts for the corrections system and community reentry. (General Fund - State)
Women's Prison Division
Funding is provided to establish an assistant secretary for the Women's Prison Division to focus on the different needs and experiences of women in the corrections system and on community supervision. (General Fund - State)
State Employee Benefits
Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not covered by the healthcare coalition. The insurance funding rate is $936 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,130 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (General Fund - State)
Rep Employee Health Benefits
Health insurance funding is provided as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $936 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,130 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (General Fund - State)
Teamsters 117 DOC
The collective bargaining agreement and arbitration award includes a general wage increase of 4% for fiscal year 2023, targeted job classification increases, and a lump sum payment for all employees. Other provisions include a premium for working on McNeil Island. (General Fund - State, WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State)
Non-Rep General Wage Increase
A general wage increase of 3.25%, effective July 1, 2022, is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. (WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State, General Fund - State)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase
For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State, General Fund - State)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of the actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - State)
