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Department of Corrections

RCW 72.01, 72.02, 72.04A, 72.09, 72.10, 72.11, 72.60, 72.62, 72.63, 72.64, 72.65, 72.66, 72.68, 72.70, 72.72, 72.74, 72.76, 72.78, 72.98

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 3,267,949,000
Net change from current biennium 861,865,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 35.8% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2021-23 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2019-21 Actual 2021-23 Estimated 2023-25 Proposed
243,623,000 240,215,000 General Fund - Federal 23,371,274 3,408,000 13,388,000
49,124,000 44,478,000 Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal 28,328,636 4,646,000 4,596,000
337,000 2,000 General Fund - Private/Local 335,000 334,000
(372,000) Federal Seizure Account - Nonappropriated 160,598 372,000 372,000
Cost of Supervision Account - Nonappropriated 3,197,571
(64,000) State Seizure Account - Nonappropriated 64,000 64,000
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated 646,446
(2,000,000) Correctional Industries Account - Nonappropriated 196,934,238 2,000,000 2,000,000
941,427 941,427 Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated 1,764,342
Institutional Stores Account - Nonappropriated
Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated 40,498,259
Miscellaneous Program Account - Nonappropriated 999,871
Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated 2,441,908
2,317,528,000 5,498,000 General Fund - State 2,293,271,840 2,312,030,000 3,125,317,000
(83,229,000) State Building Construction Account - State 83,229,000 121,063,000
4,468,000 4,468,000 WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State 2,338,943
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State 815,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State 88,276,000
2,616,021,427 209,937,427 Total Appropriated Funds 2,682,229,927 2,406,084,000 3,267,949,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
4,646,000 4,646,000 Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 2,569,995
80,365,420 80,365,420 State Building Construction Account - State 46,240,191
672,000 672,000 Capital Community Assistance Acct - State
85,683,420 85,683,420 Total Appropriated Funds 48,810,186

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 1,254,947,581 1,231,518,491 428,691,366 1,547,722,000 1,594,568,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
304,763,144 14.3% (783,145,796) (32.1%) 1,482,080,143 89.3%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Estimated 2022-23 Estimated 2023-24 Proposed 2024-25 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 8,762.1 8,128.6 7,998.2 9,435.6 9,566.1