The 2023 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Amendments to the 2022-2024 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 15, 2022 
 
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
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 Governor's Proposed Budget $1,420,568,778 $68,619,556 $1,489,188,334
    2022 Appropriation $1,420,568,778 $68,619,556 $1,489,188,334
    Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Proposed Budget $1,444,860,525 $68,719,556 $1,513,580,081
    2022 Appropriation $1,425,271,762 $68,619,556 $1,493,891,318
    Governor's Amendments $19,588,763 $100,000 $19,688,763
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 Proposed Positions 12,907.00 238.50 13,145.50
    2022 Appropriation 12,907.00 238.50 13,145.50
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Proposed Positions 13,122.00 233.50 13,355.50
    2022 Appropriation 13,068.00 233.50 13,301.50
    Governor's Amendments 54.00 0.00 54.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide funding for salary increases for security positions not included in Chapter 2 Decision Package
  Provides funding to cover salary increases for 811 vacant correctional officer positions and 37 vacant supervisor positions that were not funded in Chapter 2. Funding these positions will allow the agency to hire at the minimum salaries established during the 2022 General Assembly Session.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $8,317,554
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Provide additional funding for the operation of Lawrenceville Correctional Center Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding to cover increased contractual costs associated with operating Lawrenceville Correctional Center.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $5,300,000
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Fund additional nursing positions to provide 24-hour medical coverage Decision Package
  Funds additional registered nurse positions to provide 24-hour medical coverage at eight Department of Corrections facilities.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $3,846,557
Positions 0.00 37.00
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Provide funding to address the shortfall in the Drug Offender Assessment Fund Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding to offset an expected 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 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $1,300,000
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Provide funding for 2023 Session legislation that may impact 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 11 such bills proposed.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $550,000
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Provide funding for salary increases for probation and parole positions not funded in Chapter 2 Decision Package
  Provides funding to cover a $3,000 salary increase for 57 vacant probation and parole officer positions that were not funded in Chapter 2. Funding these positions will allow the agency to hire at the minimum salaries established during the 2022 General Assembly Session.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $242,251
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Expand reentry seminar program Decision Package
  Funds the expansion of a reentry-focused seminar from ten facilities to 25 facilities. Inmate commissary sales will provide the source of funding.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $0 $100,000
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Fund the state share of a project to upgrade security systems at Franklin County Jail Decision Package
  Provides the 25 percent state share of the cost for Franklin County Jail to upgrade its security systems as authorized by state law. This project was approved by the Board of Local and Regional Jails in 2022.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $32,401
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Redistribute funds in the medical services program and authorize additional medical positions Decision Package
  Redistributes funding among service areas in the medical services program as a net-zero adjustment and authorizes additional positions to support the transition of medical service delivery to a fully state-managed model.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Positions 0.00 17.00
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Fund the Capital Infrastructure Fund
  Provides FY 2024 funding for the agency's Capital Infrastructure Fund, which provides a dedicated source of funding for making repairs, renovations, and other necessary improvements to correctional facilities. The Fund was originally authorized during the 2020-2022 biennium.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $10,000,000


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