Department of Corrections [799]
Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $1,000,801,763 $58,224,963 $1,059,026,726
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $952,611,475 $68,297,773 $1,020,909,248
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $930,597,797 $80,502,951 $1,011,100,748
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $934,180,875 $82,782,998 $1,016,963,873
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $953,294,147 $74,203,651 $1,027,497,798
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $989,622,219 $68,956,076 $1,058,578,295
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $1,062,271,396 $72,559,272 $1,134,830,668
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget $988,556,253 $68,956,076 $1,057,512,329
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments $75,469,501 $3,583,196 $79,052,697
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,754,358) $20,000 ($1,734,358)
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $1,069,220,084 $71,988,186 $1,141,208,270
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget $988,556,253 $68,956,076 $1,057,512,329
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments $81,680,121 $3,012,110 $84,692,231
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,016,290) $20,000 ($996,290)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 12,721.50 217.50 12,939.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 12,272.00 217.50 12,489.50
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 12,157.50 217.50 12,375.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 12,230.50 232.50 12,463.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 11,838.00 232.50 12,070.50
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 12,492.00 232.50 12,724.50
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 12,607.50 240.50 12,848.00
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget 12,492.00 232.50 12,724.50
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments 115.50 8.00 123.50
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 12,617.50 240.50 12,858.00
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget 12,492.00 232.50 12,724.50
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments 125.50 8.00 133.50
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $51,002,412 $51,002,412
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Woodrum funding Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding intended to fund legislation projected to result in need for additional prison beds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,786,279) ($1,786,279)
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DSS/DOC interface Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding provided to develop an interface between the Department of Corrections' inmate information system (CORIS) and a new information portal developed by the Department of Social Services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($440,000) ($440,000)
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PREA cameras Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding of revenue from inmate medical copays to install cameras to comply with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act requirements.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($398,725) ($398,725)
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Provide funding to operate Culpeper Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides funds and positions to operate Culpeper Correctional Center. The facility has been operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Because of the declining population of juvenile offenders, DJJ has proposed to consolidate the juveniles it houses into fewer facilities. As a result, it would close the Culpeper center. On the other hand, the facilities operated by the Department of Corrections (DOC) for female offenders is crowded and the female offender population is forecast to increase. Under this proposal, DOC would take over the Culpeper facility and use it to house female offenders. The recommended amounts are based on staffing only three of the five housing units and double-bunking the cells, leaving room to meet future needs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $12,413,727 $12,650,491
Positions 191.00 191.00
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Provide annualized funding for River North Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides full funding for River North Correctional Center. Because the facility did not open until October 2013, only partial funding for it was included for FY 2014. This additional funding will be needed for it to operate for a full year in the first year of the biennium and beyond.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,554,697 $5,554,697
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Increase funding for inmate medical costs Decision Package
  Provides funding for inmate medical services needed due to increasing costs of medical care. The increase includes funding for the increased costs of new regimen for the treatment of inmates with Hepatitis-C.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,008,598 $6,825,316
Nongeneral Fund ($191,147) ($191,147)
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Provide funding for electronic health records Decision Package
  Provides funding from nongeneral funds to develop an electronic health records system. The development of the system will enable the agency to deliver inmate medical services more effectively and efficiently. The source of the nongeneral funds is the revenue derived from housing inmates from other states and territories.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,872,379 $3,301,293
Positions 8.00 8.00
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Restore supplanted general fund apppropriation Decision Package
  Restores general fund appropriation that was supplanted by a one-time nongeneral fund appropriation in 2014. The nongeneral fund appropriation was the result of funding provided for legislation that was projected to result in the need for additional prison beds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,536,766 $1,536,766
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Increase security staffing Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions to increase security staffing in those correctional facilities in which security posts are understaffed.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,487,660
Positions 20.00 30.00
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Fund increase in office lease costs Decision Package
  Provides funding for a portion of the increase over the last ten years in the costs of leasing office space for probation and parole offices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $800,000 $800,000
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Provide matching funds for substance abuse treatment grant Decision Package
  Provides funding for a greater state share of the costs of a federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) grant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $537,660 $586,538
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Provide funding for emergency housing Decision Package
  Provides funding for emergency housing of offenders on probation in temporary lodging to minimize public safety risks.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $533,517 $533,517
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Increase probation supervision of sex offenders Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions for additional probation officers to supervise sex offenders. The number of sex offenders on probation supervision is projected to grow. Sex offenders need more intense supervision than many other offenders and the caseloads of probation officers supervising these offenders in some areas is high.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $365,733 $572,445
Positions 9.00 9.00
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Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($10,240) $863,969
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Increase support for inmate education programs Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for inmate educational programs. Includes funding for additional costs for GED tests; 14 part-time instructors, who will enable the Department of Corrections to make more efficient use of classroom space by offering evening classes; and upgrading of computers used for instructing inmates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $331,660 $482,773
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Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state’s Automobile Insurance Liability program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $357,060 $357,060
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Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $283,635 $395,788
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Staff Augusta wastewater treatment plant Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions for the new wastewater treatment plant at Augusta Correctional Center, which will open in early 2015. Because the prison has used the wastewater treatment services provided by the town of Craigsville since it opened, it has not had funding for this activity in its budget. The new plant, the construction of which has been funded from town and state resources, will be operated by the Department of Corrections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $288,703 $389,934
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriations Decision Package
  Makes technical adjustments in nongeneral fund appropriations, including increases to reflect additional federal grant revenue for inmate education programs and shifting some appropriations to more appropriate program and fund codes.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $300,689 $300,689
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Fund additional prison costs resulting from legislation making synthetic cannabinoids a Schedule I substance Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. The proposed legislation would classify synthetic cannabinoids as a Schedule I controlled substances. Currently, most offenses involving synthetic cannabinoids are misdemeanors or a Class 6 felony. All offenses involving Schedule I substances are felonies, which carry higher sentences. State law requires that any legislation that would result in an increase in the prison population over the succeeding six years from its enactment be accompanied by an appropriation that would cover the increased costs in one year resulting from additional inmates. (This is often referred to as the "Woodrum amendment".)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $517,487 $0
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Reduce funding for offender time computation Decision Package
  Reduces funds and positions provided for offender time computation. With the deployment of new automated time computation system (CORIS), agency does not need as many positions to perform this function.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($251,925) ($251,925)
Positions (5.00) (5.00)
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Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $178,650 $242,965
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Fund additional prison costs resulting from legislation increasing penalty for assault of campus police offciers Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. The proposed legislation would increase the penalty for assaulting campus police officers. State law requires that any legislation that would result in an increase in the prison population over the succeeding six years from its enactment be accompanied by an appropriation that would cover the increased costs in one year resulting from additional inmates. (This is often referred to as the "Woodrum amendment".)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $271,646 $0
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Discontinue financial aid for the Town of Boydton Wastewater Treatment Plant Decision Package
  Eliminates short-term funding that had been provided to assist the town of Boydton. The town had been significantly dependent on the revenue generated by treating the wastewater from the Mecklenburg Correctional Center. That facility closed in 2012 and the funding was provided to give the town sufficient time to adjust its budget to account for the loss of revenue.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($100,000) ($100,000)
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Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $97,799 $97,799
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Eliminate public relations position Decision Package
  Eliminates a public relations position.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($75,117) ($75,117)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($46,688) ($46,688)
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Fund additional prison costs resulting from legislation prohibiting the possession or use of an automated sales suppression device Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. The proposed legislation would make it a felony offense to possess or use an automated sales suppression device. State law requires that any legislation that would result in an increase in the prison population over the succeeding six years from its enactment be accompanied by an appropriation that would cover the increased costs in one year resulting from additional inmates. (This is often referred to as the "Woodrum amendment".)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $0
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Fund additional prison costs resulting from legislation requiring juveniles to register as sex offenders Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. The proposed legislation would require juveniles convicted of sex offenses to register with the Sex Offender Registry. State law requires that any legislation that would result in an increase in the prison population over the succeeding six years from its enactment be accompanied by an appropriation that would cover the increased costs in one year resulting from additional inmates. (This is often referred to as the "Woodrum amendment".)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $0
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Issue request for proposal for new contract to operate prison Decision Package
  Directs the Department of Corrections to issue a request for proposals to operate the Lawrenceville Correctional Center. The current contract was entered into in 2003. The Department of Planning and Budget is directed to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine if it would be advantageous to continue using a private company to operate the facility, rather than using state agency.
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Realign re-entry funding Decision Package
  Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation among programs to better align with actual spending of funds.
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Reduce medical position level Decision Package
  Removes positions that are no longer needed due to further privatization of medical services.
 
  FY FY
Positions (103.50) (103.50)
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Delete funding for emergency housing General Assembly Adjustment
  Deletes funding provided in introduced bill for emergency temporary housing of offenders on probation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($533,517) ($533,517)
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Delete additional funding for inmate education General Assembly Adjustment
  Deletes additional funding included in introduced budget for inmate education programs. The additional funds would have covered the costs of 14 part-time instructors, annual MELP costs of replacing 250 classroom computers, and the increased cost of computer-based GED testing.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($331,660) ($482,773)
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Supplant GF with Woodrum money General Assembly Adjustment
  Supplants GF with Woodrum appropriation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($566,663) $0
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Reduce Woodrum funding General Assembly Adjustment
  Reduces Woodrum funding, based on applicable bills passed by GA.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($322,518) $0
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Increase funding for family visitation General Assembly Adjustment
  Increases NGF appropriation for Assisting Families of Inmates, Inc. The funding comes from commissary revenue.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $20,000 $20,000
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Renovate Virginia Correctional Center for Women
  Provides funding to an existing project. The scope of the project is increased from replacing windows and mechanical systems to include replacement of security doors and the fire alarm system, upgrading the electrical system, and repair of steam lines.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $9,000,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 00:17:27