The 2024 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2024-2026 Biennum
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Released on December 20, 2023 
 
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $1,420,568,778 $68,619,556 $1,489,188,334
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $1,342,345,641 $67,654,676 $1,410,000,317
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $1,438,129,045 $68,619,556 $1,506,748,601
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Proposed Budget $1,514,987,906 $74,497,500 $1,589,485,406
    Base Budget $1,425,271,762 $68,619,556 $1,493,891,318
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $89,716,144 $5,877,944 $95,594,088
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Proposed Budget $1,494,279,308 $74,497,500 $1,568,776,808
    Base Budget $1,425,271,762 $68,619,556 $1,493,891,318
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $69,007,546 $5,877,944 $74,885,490
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 12,907.00 238.50 13,145.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 12,442.00 233.50 12,675.50
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 13,105.00 233.50 13,338.50
2024-2026 2025 Proposed Positions 13,120.00 218.50 13,338.50
    Base Budget 13,068.00 233.50 13,301.50
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 52.00 (15.00) 37.00
2012-2014 2026 Proposed Positions 13,120.00 218.50 13,338.50
    Base Budget 13,068.00 233.50 13,301.50
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 52.00 (15.00) 37.00
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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $59,062,364 $59,062,364
Nongeneral Fund $1,418,091 $1,418,091
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Capture savings from closing Augusta Correctional Center Decision Package
  Captures operational savings associated with the July 2024 closure of Augusta Correctional Center.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($24,746,224) ($31,129,571)
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Capture savings associated with the closure of Sussex II State Prison Decision Package
  Captures operational savings associated with the November 2023 closure of Sussex II State Prison.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($24,388,484) ($27,782,350)
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Transition Lawrenceville Correctional Center to state management Decision Package
  Provides funding to transition Lawrenceville Correctional Center to a state-run prison on August 1, 2024.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $24,492,805 $18,371,372
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $14,699,762 $14,699,762
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Fund a career progression program for correctional officers Decision Package
  Funds a career progression structure to help recruit and retain candidates and advance the profession of corrections officers.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $9,459,514 $9,459,514
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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 483 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $7,833,117 $7,833,117
Nongeneral Fund $21,359 $21,359
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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 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $5,598,280 $5,598,280
Nongeneral Fund $27,968 $27,968
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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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $5,245,791 $5,245,791
Nongeneral Fund $111,216 $111,216
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Fund additional nursing positions to provide 24-hour medical coverage Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Funds the addition of registered nurse positions to provide 24-hour medical coverage at Department of Corrections facilities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $4,615,869 $4,615,869
Positions 37.00 37.00
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Supplement funding to address increased operational costs Decision Package
  Provides funding to offset the rising costs of food, utilities, and other operational costs in state prison facilities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
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Raise funded salaries for vacant security positions that were not included in 2022 Decision Package
  Increases salaries for vacant correctional officer positions to adequately fund them as they are filled. These positions were not included in the targeted salary increases provided by the 2022 General Assembly.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $2,918,065 $2,918,065
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Recognize savings from the closure of Haynesville Field Unit Decision Package
  Captures savings associated with the consolidation of field units for better reentry training and the closure of Haynesville Field Unit.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($2,671,569) ($2,671,569)
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Recognize savings from the closure of the Stafford Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP) Decision Package
  Captures savings associated with the closure of the CCAP program in Stafford County.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($1,841,549) ($3,400,000)
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Provide funding for additional full-body scanners Decision Package
  Provides funding to purchase new scanners and upgrade existing scanners to enhance security in prisons.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $3,461,940 $683,024
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the Corrections Construction Unit Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation to support the agency's inmate capital construction unit. This unit performs work on prison grounds and provides reentry skill opportunities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $1,900,000 $1,900,000
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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 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $1,489,919 $1,489,919
Nongeneral Fund $33,799 $33,799
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAPP) Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation to account for expected grant awards provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant covers medical costs associated with non-resident inmates.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $1,379,000 $1,379,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding to address the shortfall in the Drug Offender Assessment Fund Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Continues funding to offset a decline in special revenue from the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund. Funding covers compensation for probation and parole officers and supports evidence-based practices in probation and parole offices.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $1,300,000 $1,300,000
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Recognize savings from administrative efficiencies Decision Package
  Reduces the agency's nonpersonal services administrative budget to capture efficiency savings.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
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Provide nongeneral fund appropriation for agency's line of credit Decision Package
  Provides appropriation for an existing line of credit that supports the agency's federal grant processing activities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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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 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($777,417) ($777,417)
Nongeneral Fund ($14,726) ($14,726)
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Support medical transport services in Sussex County Decision Package
  Provides funding to Sussex County to offset the costs of providing emergency medical transport for state-responsible inmates housed in Department of Corrections facilities.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $244,699 $244,699
Nongeneral Fund $167 $167
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Provide funding for 2024 Session legislation that may impact need for prison beds Decision Package
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for three legislative proposals: one that establishes penalties relating to the use or display of a firearm in committing a felony; one that establishes new and expands existing penalties related to drug paraphernalia and production; and one that expands penalties related to felony homicide when certain drugs are involved.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $440,184 $0
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Recognize savings from Department of Motor Vehicles Connect program Decision Package
  Captures savings associated with administrative efficiencies. It is expected that this initiative can be combined with other re-entry programs.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000)
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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 483 O. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($184,514) ($184,514)
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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 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($144,663) ($144,663)
Nongeneral Fund ($3,881) ($3,881)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2023, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 R. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $11.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $24,960.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $100,562 $100,562
Nongeneral Fund $2,300 $2,300
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $73,822 $73,822
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $72,049 $72,049
Nongeneral Fund $1,561 $1,561
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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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $58,769 $58,769
Nongeneral Fund $2,976 $2,976
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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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($29,348) ($29,348)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,886) ($1,886)
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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, but was not incuded in Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $32,401 $0
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Redistribute funds in medical programs Decision Package
  Realigns funding among service areas in the inmate medical program to reflect expected expenditures. This is a net-zero adjustment.
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Convert positions from the Drug Offender Assessment Fund to the general fund Decision Package
  Converts 15 full-time positions from the nongeneral fund source to the general fund, based on current funding structure. The agency received general fund appropriation in past budgets to offset shortfalls in the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund, which the agency uses to pay salaries and benefits for probation and parole positions and to support evidence-based practices in probation and parole offices.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Fund the Capital Infrastructure Fund
  Provides FY 2025 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 2025 FY 2026
Tax Supported Debt $15,000,000 $0
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Coffeewood Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
  Continues capital project 799-16111 to mitigate a groundwater issue at Coffeewood Correctional Center.


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