Provide funding to operate Culpeper Correctional Center
Biennium
2014-2016
Budget Round
Initial Bill
Category
New general fund spending initiatives
Region
None
Description
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.