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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 3,415,833,000
Net change from current biennium 566,268,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 19.9% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2023-25 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2021-23 Actual 2023-25 Estimated 2025-27 Proposed
17,624,000 General Fund - Federal 242,917,481 17,624,000 17,624,000
262,300,000 262,300,000 Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal 60,350,000
3,148,000 General Fund - Private/Local 3,148,000 10,560,000
(372,000) Federal Seizure Account - Nonappropriated 207,071 372,000 372,000
Cost of Supervision Account - Nonappropriated 2,701,383
(64,000) State Seizure Account - Nonappropriated 64,000 64,000
1,000,000 1,000,000 State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated
(2,000,000) Correctional Industries Account - Nonappropriated 219,571,547 2,000,000 2,000,000
1,229,100 1,229,100 Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated 1,650,379
Vocational Ed Revolving-Corrections - Nonappropriated (1,716)
Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated 65,315,336
Miscellaneous Program Account - Nonappropriated 856,892
Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated 3,147,733
2,816,820,000 General Fund - State 2,278,991,551 2,816,820,000 3,369,350,000
4,837,000 WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State 1,954,909 4,837,000 5,282,000
Climate Commitment Account - State 1,141,000
4,700,000 Opioid Abatement Settlement Account - State 4,700,000 9,440,000
2,604,000 2,604,000 SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State
3,114,262,100 264,697,100 Total Appropriated Funds 2,877,662,565 2,849,565,000 3,415,833,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
4,541,780 (220) Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal 104,217 4,542,000 2,427,000
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State
122,763,160 160 State Building Construction Account - State 36,898,576 122,763,000 162,667,000
600,000 Model Toxics Control Capital Accoun - State 600,000 600,000
2,200,000 Climate Commitment Account - State 2,200,000 2,195,000
672,000 Capital Community Assistance Acct - State 672,000 625,000
130,776,940 (60) Total Appropriated Funds 37,002,793 130,777,000 168,514,000

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 1,358,254,285 1,512,924,152 641,999,094 1,697,544,000 1,718,289,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
257,275,351 11.0% (434,849,529) (16.8%) 1,260,909,753 58.5%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Estimated 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 8,228.4 8,630.3 8,801.4 9,634.2 9,686.5