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
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 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $1,202,416,730 $67,299,877 $1,269,716,607
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $1,223,163,852 $66,388,594 $1,289,552,446
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $1,311,715,535 $70,654,676 $1,382,370,211
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $1,321,178,538 $70,429,676 $1,391,608,214
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments ($9,463,003) $225,000 ($9,238,003)
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $1,335,567,326 $67,654,676 $1,403,222,002
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $1,336,109,440 $67,429,676 $1,403,539,116
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments ($1,840,910) $225,000 ($1,615,910)
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $1,298,796 $0 $1,298,796
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 12,269.00 233.50 12,502.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 12,308.00 233.50 12,541.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 12,344.00 233.50 12,577.50
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 12,331.00 233.50 12,564.50
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 13.00 0.00 13.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 12,442.00 233.50 12,675.50
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 12,331.00 233.50 12,564.50
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 106.00 0.00 106.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 5.00 0.00 5.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($11,972,377) ($23,729,794)
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Provide funding to support increases in inmate medical costs Decision Package
  Provides funding for increased medical costs based on updated projections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $394,103 $13,857,831
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DOC Earned Sentence Credits (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 402 #2c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $1.3 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2021 and $4.5 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2022 for the costs of implementing the provisions of House Bill 5148 and Senate Bill 5034, which changes the calculation of earned-sentence credits.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,304,753 $4,486,555
Positions 12.00 12.00
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Fund state share of renovation projects approved by the Board of Local and Regional Jails in 2020 Decision Package
  Funds the state share of three jail renovation projects approved by the Board of Local and Regional Jails in 2020: security enhancements at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail; a master control system upgrade at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center; and dormitory security upgrades at the Montgomery County Jail.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,634,160
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Provide funding to address the shortfall in the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund Decision Package
  Provides funding to offset a potential shortfall in the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund, which the agency uses to pay salaries and benefits for 30 probation and parole positions and to support evidence-based practices in probation and parole offices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Fund additional security staff to support the new VCU Health outpatient clinic Decision Package
  Provides funding and 12 correctional officers, one lieutenant, and one sergeant to staff the secure-care clinic at VCU's new medical building. This facility will provide additional space to expand treatment options and supplement existing clinic space at the secure-care ward at the VCU hospital.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $969,617
Positions 0.00 14.00
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation to support chaplain services Decision Package
  Increases nongeneral fund appropriation to support chaplain services in DOC facilities to replace donations and support that have been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $225,000 $225,000
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Provide funding to support security staff at Southampton Memorial Hospital's secure ward Decision Package
  Provides funding and five additional correctional officer positions for the secure ward at Southampton Memorial Hospital. The secure ward houses critically ill offenders and those with chronic medical needs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $335,941
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Transfer one position and associated funding from DJJ to DOC Decision Package
  Transfers funding and one position from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to the Department of Corrections (DOC) as a result of the transfer of the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Facility to DOC.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $82,472 $104,780
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Fund Correctional Bed Space Impacts Related to Legislation (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 402 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $150,000 from the general fund in the first year to the Corrections Special Reserve Fund to reflect the estimated impact on utilization of beds in the Commonwealth's adult correctional centers resulting from changes in criminal sentencing pursuant to House Bill 5045 and Senate Bill 5030, House Bill 5049, and House Bill 5098.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $0
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Fund a one-time bonus for correctional officers at Lawrenceville Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides a one-time bonus payment of $500 for correctional officers at Lawrenceville Correctional Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $78,046 $0
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Allot restored amounts (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - Item 482.20) Decision Package
  Allots $3,170,125 in FY 2021 and $3,226,832 in FY 2022 for amounts originally unalloted in Item 402.10 of Chapter 1289 (2020) and subsequently restored via 2020 Special Session General Assembly action in Item 482.20.
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Fund positions to support earned-sentence-credit legislation enacted during the 2020 Special Session Decision Package
  Authorizes 74 positions to support earned-sentence-credit legislation adopted during the 2020 Special Session. Positions include community release staff, intake staff, counselors, and academic instructors.
 
  FY FY
Positions 0.00 74.00
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Provide funding for legislation projected to increase need for prison beds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to reflect the bed space impacts of House and Senate bills that were adopted by the 2021 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $577,376
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Increase sex offender treatment in prisons General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $471,420 from the general fund and five positions in the second year to partially fund the short-term recommendations that were included in the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security's November 2020 Report 'Access to Sex Offender Treatment in Virginia Prisons.' Funding is included for two offender management positions to screen for sex offender risk at the beginning of an inmate's sentence and three positions in the sex offender services unit to increase the number of sex offender treatment providers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $471,420
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Subsidize prison family video visitation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the second year from the general fund to expand inmate access to and offset inmate costs of using prison family video visitation services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Language for electronic health records implementation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Corrections to report on the costs and timeline for implementing electronic health records in all of its facilities within 60 days of selecting a vendor.
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Language for Lawrenceville Correctional Center personnel bonus General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Corrections to ensure that the funding included in the introduced budget provides a $500 bonus for each correctional officer at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, which are employed by a private contractor that operates the facility, and is expended only for such purpose.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Authorize expansion of Goochland-VCCW wastewater treatment plant
  Establishes a nongeneral fund supported project to expand the wastewater treatment plant to accommodate additional capacity needed by Goochland County. Per an agreement between the county and the Department of Corrections (DOC), DOC will manage the construction project and the county will pay all construction costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $198,717 $3,000,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 12:54:52