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
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $1,073,216,829 $72,367,411 $1,145,584,240
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $1,102,062,160 $71,796,325 $1,173,858,485
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $1,129,443,465 $63,096,032 $1,192,539,497
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $1,147,510,435 $62,363,032 $1,209,873,467
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $1,202,416,730 $67,299,877 $1,269,716,607
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $1,194,083,301 $67,299,877 $1,261,383,178
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $8,506,928 $0 $8,506,928
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments ($173,499) $0 ($173,499)
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $1,210,583,896 $66,388,594 $1,276,972,490
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $1,194,615,713 $63,332,090 $1,257,947,803
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $17,101,071 $3,056,504 $20,157,575
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,132,888) $0 ($1,132,888)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 12,607.50 240.50 12,848.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 12,648.50 240.50 12,889.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 12,352.00 245.50 12,597.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 12,098.00 251.50 12,349.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 12,269.00 233.50 12,502.50
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 12,146.00 233.50 12,379.50
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 128.00 0.00 128.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments (5.00) 0.00 (5.00)
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 12,308.00 233.50 12,541.50
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 12,185.00 233.50 12,418.50
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 128.00 0.00 128.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments (5.00) 0.00 (5.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide additional funding and positions to support medical care at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions to transition medical care at Fluvanna Correctional Center from a third-party contract to the Department of Corrections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,515,594 $6,386,739
Positions 123.00 123.00
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Implement an electronic healthcare records system in women's correctional facilities Decision Package
  Funds an electronic healthcare records system in women's correctional facilities. The nongeneral fund source is revenue generated from housing offenders from other states and territories.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,526,309
Nongeneral Fund $0 $3,056,504
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Increase funding for offender medical costs Decision Package
  Provides funding for increased medical costs based on updated projections. This action also provides general fund appropriation in the first year to offset a shortfall in a nongeneral fund source (Drug Offender Assessment Fund) originally provided in Chapter 2, 2018 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,817,835 $4,204,670
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Provide funding to expand the Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP) Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to expand the Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP) by adding beds at Harrisonburg Detention and Diversion Center, Appalachian Detention and Diversion Center, and Cold Springs Detention and Diversion Center. This program provides substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral treatment, and vocational and educational support for nonviolent offenders with histories of opioid substance abuse.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,160,148
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Provide funding to enhance retention and recruitment of staff at Augusta Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides a salary adjustment of $2,675 for all security positions at Augusta Correctional Center to reduce the vacancy rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,051,567
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Provide funding and positions to implement the Military Medics and Corpsmen Program Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions for the Department of Corrections to hire discharged military medical personnel under the Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $173,499 $346,997
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Provide funding for legislation projected to increase need for prison beds Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. State law requires an appropriation covering one year of costs for any legislation that may increase the prison population over the six-year period after the bill is enacted. There are six such bills proposed: prohibit possession of firearms for persons subject to final orders of protection; increase the penalty for allowing children to access unsecured firearms; prohibit the sale, possession, and transport of assault firearms; require background checks for all firearms sales; allow the removal of firearms from persons exhibiting extreme risk to themselves or others; and prohibit the sale, possession, and transport of bump-stock devices. The impact of these bills is estimated at $50,000 each.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $300,000
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Provide the state share of Martinsville City Jail's security control system upgrade Decision Package
  Provides the 25 percent state share of the cost for Martinsville City Jail to upgrade its security control system as authorized by state law. This project was approved by the Board of Corrections in 2018.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $124,641
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Reduce Funding for the Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces funding provided in the Introduced budget to expand CCAP. This is an existing program that provides substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral treatment, and vocational and educational support for nonviolent offenders who have histories of opioid substance abuse.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($580,074)
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Reduce Funding Provided to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the amount of funding provided in the Introduced budget for addressing recruitment and retention of correctional personnel. Budget language directs the Department to use $1.1 million of available funding to increase the salaries of correctional officers assigned to the Augusta Correctional Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($525,784)
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Eliminate funding for Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes funding proposed in the introduced budget to implement the MMAC program at the Department of Corrections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($173,499) ($346,997)
Positions (5.00) (5.00)
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Provide funding for DMV Connect General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to cover the costs of identification cards for offenders through the DMV Connect program. This service is provided to offenders who are re-entering society.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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Increase funding for the Sex Offender Residential Treatment (SORT) Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $70,000 from the general fund to increase funding in the second year for the SORT Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $70,000
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Provide Funding for Legislation Projected to Increase Need for Prison Beds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment appropriates a total of $349,967 the second year from the general fund to be deposited in the Corrections Special Reserve Fund, reflecting the estimated bedspace impact of five bills affecting criminal sentencing. The introduced budget included $300,000 for this purpose.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $49,967
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Acquire Land from the Town of Craigsville General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the department to purchase land that is adjacent to Augusta Correctional Center from the Town of Craigsville.
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Convey Camp 7 Property for Economic Development Purposes General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment conveys 65 acres of land currently owned and operated by the Department of Corrections, located in Clarke County, to the Virginia Port Authority, on behalf of the Virginia Inland Port for the purpose of collaborating with Clarke County representatives on the development of the land for economic purposes.
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Create Separate Budget Program for Offender Medical Care General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Planning and Budget, in the introduced budget for the next biennium, to set out the service area for offender medical services as an independent program in the budget.
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Implement JLARC Recommendation for Comprehensive Healthcare for Offenders General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department, the VCU Health System, and the UVA Health System to develop a pilot program for one of the university health systems to provide comprehensive healthcare in one of the Department's secure facilities.
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Implement JLARC Recommendation to Expand 340-B Drug Access General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department, the VCU Health System, and the UVA Health System to report on a plan to treat inmates with high-cost chronic conditions with drugs purchased through the federal 340-B program to the greatest extent possible.
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Offender Medical Information Exchange Improvement Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department to develop improved policies related to the exchange of offender medical information, and report its policies and implementation plan to the Joint Subcommittee on Mental Health in the 21st Century no later than October 1, 2019.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Greensville Heating and Hot Water System Supplement
  Changes scope of existing project to include related piping and equipment upgrades.
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Sussex I and II and Wallens Ridge Heating and Hot Water System Supplement
  Changes the scope of an existing project to include additional piping and equipment upgrades.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 21:56:00