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
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $1,311,715,535 $70,654,676 $1,382,370,211
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $1,342,345,641 $67,654,676 $1,410,000,317
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $1,420,568,778 $68,619,556 $1,489,188,334
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $1,335,567,326 $67,654,676 $1,403,222,002
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $96,482,032 $964,880 $97,446,912
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments ($11,480,580) $0 ($11,480,580)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $1,425,271,762 $68,619,556 $1,493,891,318
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $1,335,567,326 $67,654,676 $1,403,222,002
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $99,655,571 $964,880 $100,620,451
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($9,951,135) $0 ($9,951,135)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 12,344.00 233.50 12,577.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 12,442.00 233.50 12,675.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 12,907.00 238.50 13,145.50
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 12,442.00 233.50 12,675.50
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 468.00 5.00 473.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments (3.00) 0.00 (3.00)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 13,068.00 233.50 13,301.50
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 12,442.00 233.50 12,675.50
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 629.00 0.00 629.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments (3.00) 0.00 (3.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $30,920,476 $30,920,476
Nongeneral Fund $790,178 $790,178
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($10,764,489) ($10,764,489)
Nongeneral Fund ($75,850) ($75,850)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,238,528 $4,238,528
Nongeneral Fund $96,965 $96,965
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,542,001 $2,542,001
Nongeneral Fund $109,743 $109,743
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,304,986 $2,304,986
Nongeneral Fund $61,835 $61,835
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Remove one-time funding for the state's share of jail projects funded in FY 2022 Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes funding for three jail projects that were approved in FY 2022 per Chapter 552, Item 397.10.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,634,160) ($1,634,160)
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Remove one-time funding for legislation projected to increase need for prison beds (Woodrum funding) Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes funding provided to reflect bed space impacts of House and Senate bills that were adopted by the 2021 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($577,376) ($577,376)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $352,867 $352,867
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($242,334) ($242,334)
Nongeneral Fund ($13,003) ($13,003)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($88,427) ($88,427)
Nongeneral Fund ($4,656) ($4,656)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Q. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $86,600 $86,600
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($65,167) ($65,167)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,194) ($1,194)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $47,649 $47,649
Nongeneral Fund $1,253 $1,253
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($7,623) ($7,623)
Nongeneral Fund ($391) ($391)
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Fund compensation increases for correctional officers and security supervisory staff Decision Package
  Provides funding to increase the starting salary for correctional officers from $35,064 to $44,000 and minimum salaries for supervisory ranks of sergeant through major. Funding also addresses compression issues for correctional officers and supervisory staff in state correctional facilities. These increases will enhance the agency's recruitment and retention efforts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $41,552,847 $43,630,489
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Increase funding for inmate medical costs Decision Package
  Provides funding for increased medical costs based on updated projections and authorizes positions to support the transition of medical service delivery to a state-managed model.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,049,177 $9,534,993
Positions 276.00 432.00
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Increase mental health and cognitive counselor positions Decision Package
  Funds 33 new positions to lower the ratio of mental health staff to inmates in correctional facilities, two new mental health professional positions to expand Sex Offender Residential Treatment (SORT) programming, 37 new professional counselor positions to expand cognitive behavioral programming in probation and parole offices, and one district mental health clinician position to support western region probation and parole offices. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,912,044 $5,894,450
Positions 73.00 73.00
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Provide additional funding to implement earned-sentence-credit legislation Decision Package
  Provides funding to support earned-sentence-credit legislation adopted during the 2020 Special Session of the General Assembly. Funding annualizes community release staff, intake staff, counselors, and academic instructor positions that were previously authorized and provides funding for additional probation and parole officers. First year funding for the new positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,423,098 $3,639,228
Positions 19.00 19.00
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Provide funding to reduce sex offender caseloads in probation and parole offices Decision Package
  Funds additional positions to reduce the ratio of probation and parole officers to supervised sex offenders, which will enhance public safety efforts. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,539,410 $3,207,844
Positions 47.00 47.00
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Increase funding for the community residential program Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to cover increased contract costs for the community residential program. This program provides short-term housing and treatment for recently-released offenders.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,845,341 $2,845,341
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Fund additional technology positions and convert contractors to full-time employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for 11 new information technology positions and converts 22 contract positions to full-time classified employees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,336,836 $1,336,836
Positions 33.00 33.00
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Fund additional career and technical education positions Decision Package
  Provides funding for new instructor positions to expand welding, HVAC, and electrical education programs in correctional facilities. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $544,147 $652,972
Positions 7.00 7.00
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Fund new capital project manager positions Decision Package
  Provides funding for new capital project manager positions to help address workload issues in the department's Infrastructure and Environmental Management Unit. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $390,307 $468,368
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Fund occupational health and safety positions Decision Package
  Establishes positions to manage occupational health and safety initiatives in the department's human resources division. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $330,612 $396,735
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Establish positions to support Medicaid enrollment of state-responsible inmates Decision Package
  Provides funding to support Medicaid enrollment outreach to state-responsible inmates housed in local and regional jails and to offenders under community supervision. First year funding for the positions is prorated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $298,766 $356,782
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Continue American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for COVID-19-related project management activities Decision Package
  Provides general fund support for five staff positions to continue COVID-19-related management activities. This is an extension of ARPA funding that was provided in 2022. ARPA funding for these positions is included in Central Appropriations in Item 486 in 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $532,086
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Provide funding for 2022 Session legislation that may impact need for prison beds Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. There are two such bills: one to change the definition of marijuana that creates a new offense related to the isomerization of cannabinoids contained in industrial hemp, and one to revise the marijuana legislation passed in the 2021 Special Session I of the General Assembly, which adds certain criminal penalties.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $45,916 $45,916
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Adjust correctional officer minimum salary to equal deputy sheriffs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding in the introduced budget providing a targeted salary increase to DOC correctional officers. The introduced budget included funding to increase the starting salary for DOC correctional officers up to $44,000, and increase the starting salary for deputy sheriffs and regional jail officers to $42,000. This amendment adjusts the funding to set the new starting pay at $42,000 equal to the level for deputy sheriffs and regional jails. This is consistent with § 15.2-1609.2 of the Code of the Virginia which states deputy sheriff pay shall be no less than that of correctional officers. The $42,000 salary increase still results in a 19.8% increase in starting pay for correctional officers. The amendment also adjusts funding to reflect a July 10, 2022 effective date.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($15,480,210) ($13,109,970)
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Provide salary increase for probation and parole officers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.3 million from the general fund the first year and $3.6 million from the general fund the second year to provide a $3,000 salary increase for probation and parole officers effective July 10, 2022 for the August 1, 2022 payday, and adds language directing the Department of Corrections to review staffing and compensation for probation and parole officers and deliver a report containing such information to the Governor and the Chairs of House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by October 1, 2022.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,337,051 $3,640,419
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Fund inflation adjustment associated with the contract for Lawrenceville Correctional Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million each year from the general fund to the Department of Corrections to fund the annual inflation adjustment included in the contract for the Lawrenceville Correctional Center, which is managed by a third-party vendor. The adjustment is contractually obligated and tied to the consumer price index.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $1,500,000
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Reduce funding provided for new mental health positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies the funding in the introduced budget for additional mental health staff to reflect the current vacancy rate. This appropriation as amended provides for at least 20 to 28 mental health clinicians, depending on the certification level and associated salary of the new psychology associates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($356,654) ($427,985)
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Reduce funding provided for new cognitive counselor positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies the funding in the introduced budget for additional cognitive counselors to reflect the current vacancy rate. This appropriation as amended provides for at least 31 new counselors in probation and parole offices to expand the Department's cognitive behavioral program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($347,165) ($416,598)
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Use ARPA for COVID-19 project management positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $532,086 the second year from the general fund for COVID-19 project management positions at the Department of Corrections. A companion amendment in Central Appropriations increases the American Rescue Plan Act appropriation for these positions by a corresponding amount.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($532,086)
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Reduce funding provided to reduce sex offender caseloads General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies the funding in the introduced budget for additional probation and parole officers to reflect the current vacancy rate. This appropriation as amended provides for at least 43 new employees to reduce the number of sex offender cases per probation and parole officer.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($215,849) ($272,659)
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Reduce funding provided for new IT specialist positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces by $243,061 from the general fund each year and two positions the funding proposed in the introduced budget for information technology specialists at the Department of Corrections, providing nine instead of eleven new positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($243,061) ($243,061)
Positions (2.00) (2.00)
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Provide funding for 2022 Session legislation that may impact need for prison beds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $400,000 from the general fund for the required deposit to the Corrections Special Reserve Fund, pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, Code of Virginia, to reflect the indeterminate bedspace impact of House and Senate bills that were adopted.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $0
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Reduce funding provided for new Medicaid enrollment positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces by $163,887 from the general fund and one position the funding proposed in the introduced budget for Medicaid enrollment positions at the Department of Corrections, providing three instead of four new positions to help facilitate enrollment for individuals being released from prisons and jails, as well as individuals under community supervision.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($74,692) ($89,195)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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Amend Earned-Sentence-Credit (language only) (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment makes changes to the offense classifications that are eligible for the earned-sentence-credit structure set forth in House Bill 5148 and Senate Bill 5034 of the 2020 Special Session I.
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Require DGS review of local and regional jail capital projects General Assembly Adjustment
  This language-only amendment directs all local and regional jail construction and renovation projects approved by the Board of Local and Regional Jails for which state funding is utilized, to be submitted to the Department of General Services for cost review in accordance with standard cost review processes. At present, only the Department of Corrections reviews such project requests.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Renew the Capital Infrastructure Fund
  Provides a dedicated source of funding for making repairs, renovations, and other necessary improvements to correctional facilities. This continues the agency's Capital Infrastructure Fund, which was established in the 2020-2022 biennial budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $20,000,000 $20,000,000
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Acquire, renovate, and expand the Farmville probation and parole office
  Provides funding to purchase 1.5 acres and the office building at the currently-leased probation and parole facility. The building will be increased by 3,786 square feet to address the current space shortage, bringing the total to 8,356 square feet. Funding is also provided to replace mechanical systems, to update communications and site security infrastructure, and for other necessary site improvements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,854,750 $0
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Acquire, renovate, and expand the Gloucester probation and parole office
  Provides funding to purchase 3.74 acres and the office building at the currently-leased probation and parole facility. The building will be increased by 2,240 square feet to address the current space shortage, bringing the total to 5,240 square feet. Funding is also provided to update communications and site security infrastructure, pave existing gravel parking areas, and expand current parking capacity.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,396,058 $0
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Reduce funding for the Capital Infrastructure Fund
  This amendment provides $10.0 million general fund the first year for the Department of Corrections' Capital Infrastructure Fund. This action defers a portion of the funding pending an evaluation of the department's capital needs, and in recognition of the agency's increased share of maintenance reserve allocation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($10,000,000) ($20,000,000)
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Eliminate funding for the Farmville probation and parole office
  This amendment defers the general fund appropriation proposed in the first year for a project to acquire, renovate, and expand the Farmville probation and parole office.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,854,750) $0
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Eliminate funding for the Gloucester probation and parole office
  This amendment defers the general fund appropriation proposed in the first year for a project to acquire, renovate, and expand the Gloucester probation and parole office.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,396,058) $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 07-18-2025 11:43:51