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Agency 310
Department of Corrections
RCW 72.02, 72.08, 72.09, 72.12, 72.13, 72.15

Request $851,894,744
Net change from current biennium $91,483,776 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 12.0% Increase


The Department of Corrections is responsible for the management, care, and control of felony offenders committed to its jurisdiction by the courts. The Department is one part of the state's total criminal justice system. Its activities are influenced largely by actions of the courts, the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, and the Sentencing Reform Act. The Department ensures that legal sanctions imposed by the state courts are applied, supervises offenders sentenced to community supervision, and manages activities of convicted adult felons to the extent allowed by law.

The goal of the Department is to provide a balanced correctional system, in accordance with law and applicable standards, which ensures public safety by providing control and supervision consistent with the court's order and the offender's risk potential, acknowledges the interests of victims, avoids idleness, and offers the offenders the opportunity for change.


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Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
760,451,380 6,227,306 General Fund - Basic Account - State 664,504,818 754,224,074 844,345,744
2,153,000 (476,750) General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 2,629,750 4,306,000
300,243 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated 694,071 300,243
631,000 631,000 Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State 143,692 673,000
1,614,000 Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State 1,904,763 1,614,000

765,149,623

6,381,556

Total Appropriated Funds

667,247,344

758,768,067

849,324,744

Non-Appropriated Funds
Cost of Supervision Account - Non-Appropriated 1,303,059 1,634,000 2,570,000
State Agency Parking Account - Non-Appropriated 8,901
Total Non-Appropriated Funds

1,303,059

1,642,901

2,570,000

Total All Funds

668,550,403

760,410,968

851,894,744


Capital Budget: Summary*
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
125,000 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 125,000 1,369,703
(1,800,000) General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated 1,800,000
1,657,178 Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 1,790,542 1,657,178 2,971,286
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - Private/Local Unanticipated 16,019
143,757,929 18,900 State Building Construction Account - State 99,302,804 143,739,029 288,444,027
State Building Construction Account - Federal Unanticipated 74,992
State Building Construction Account - Private/Local Unanticipated 106,604

145,540,107

(1,781,100)

Total Appropriated Funds

101,290,961

147,321,207

292,785,016


*For detail projects, see 1997-99 Capital Plan.

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages 179,095,648 192,432,621 203,208,439 213,844,052 219,962,664
Employee Benefits 51,616,365 55,170,594 58,241,029 61,642,307 63,419,455
Personal Service Contracts 804,922 265,560 81,000 310,920 310,920
Goods And Services 70,368,629 69,354,315 73,679,063 82,258,120 82,388,787
Travel 1,548,966 1,448,880 1,575,896 1,383,136 1,412,380
Capital Outlays 13,117,709 9,674,436 5,072,407 5,949,482 5,120,966
Inter Agency/Fund Transfers 1,522,477 2,592,203 2,115,982 2,633,203 2,430,203
Grants, Benefits & Client Services 34,269,445 35,977,734 43,508,734 50,130,943 50,451,109
Debt Service 2,496,295 2,339,105 3,745,560 3,796,284 4,388,505
Interagency Reimbursements (229,201) (122,776) 66,186 (21,190) 82,498
Intra-Agency Reimbursements (29,437) (12,000) (4,000)

Annual Total

354,581,818

369,120,672

391,290,296

421,927,257

429,967,487


Operating Budget: Program Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Administration 22,466,720 12,689,839 12,612,368 14,848,882 15,012,365
Institutional Services 255,820,599 269,555,316 284,375,024 303,594,340 307,929,168
Community Corrections 68,904,187 77,342,745 84,432,230 92,174,000 96,291,723
Correctional Industries 2,185,991 3,376,296 3,647,674 4,370,451 4,296,153
Revolving Funds 5,204,321 6,156,476 6,223,000 6,939,584 6,438,078
Annual Total

354,581,818

369,120,672

391,290,296

421,927,257

429,967,487

Fiscal Year 1993-94 313,968,585
Biennium Total

668,550,403

760,410,968

851,894,744


Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Administration 6,297,627 22.6% (8,812,474) (25.8)% 4,559,040 18.0%
Institutional Services 90,988,080 22.7% 62,874,674 12.8% 57,593,168 10.4%
Community Corrections 23,145,065 21.6% 31,339,252 24.0% 26,690,748 16.5%
Correctional Industries (392,034) (9.4)% 3,234,226 85.3% 1,642,634 23.4%
Revolving Funds (715,811) (7.3)% 3,224,887 35.2% 998,186 8.1%
Belated Claims (33,666) (100.0)%

Total

119,289,261

21.7%

91,860,565

13.7%

91,483,776

12.0%


Employment Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 5,923.8 6,055.2 6,252.5 6,606.7 6,769.8
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 30,233 31,780 32,500 32,368 32,492


Agency Local Funds

Institutional Stores Fund
This fund is for the activities of the inmate stores operated at the correctional institutions. The source of revenue is merchandise sales.
Vocational Education Revolving Fund
This fund is for enterprise activities carried out through vocational education programs at the correctional institutions. Revenue comes from the sale of inmate goods and services.
Community Services Revolving Account
This fund is for financial assistance for clothing and transportation for parolees and discharged prisoners.
Institutional Welfare/Betterment Fund
This fund is for various inmate welfare and betterment activities at the correctional institutions. Revenue includes profits from inmate store activities.


Statement of Local Fund Balances

6/30/95 Fund Balance 6/30/97 Estimated Fund Balance 1997-1999 Estimated Revenues 1997-1999 Estimated Expenditures 6/30/99 Estimated Fund Balance
Non-Budgeted Funds
Institutional Stores Fund 630,305 736,629 10,470,792 10,337,320 870,101
Vocational Education Revolving Fund 104,964 110,773 292,486 243,646 159,613
Community Services Revolving Account 181,176 195,313 28,300 223,613
Institutional Welfare/Betterment Fund 2,089,877 1,248,599 4,241,696 4,751,519 738,776
Total Non-Budgeted Funds

3,006,322

2,291,314

15,033,274

15,332,485

1,992,103


Program Level Detail

Administration

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This program provides policy and operational direction as well as administrative support to the various operating programs. Activities include the office of the Secretary, management and budget, public information, human resources, offender programs coordination, and other administrative functions.

The objectives of the program are to: improve operational efficiency and effectiveness; improve the Department's financial and administrative capabilities; provide service and support to the operating divisions; and provide data to the Department's management, external policy makers, and the public.


Program Employment

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 182.9 173.2 188.1 206.6 210.6
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 36,265 38,191 38,182 37,965 37,923


Expenditure Detail

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits 8,369,216 8,381,397 9,090,782 9,906,342 10,090,915
Grants and Subsidies 312,829 150,296 132,264
Other Operating Costs 13,784,675 4,158,146 3,389,322 4,942,540 4,921,450

Annual Total

22,466,720

12,689,839

12,612,368

14,848,882

15,012,365

Fiscal Year 1993-94 11,647,961
Biennium Total

34,114,681

25,302,207

29,861,247


Source of Funds

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State 21,939,754 12,480,695 12,512,368 14,848,882 15,012,365
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated 481,381 200,243 100,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State 45,585
State Agency Parking Account - Non-Appropriated 8,901

Annual Total

22,466,720

12,689,839

12,612,368

14,848,882

15,012,365


Institutional Services

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The Division of Prisons manages 12 adult institutions incarcerating offenders. The Division provides for the safe and humane confinement of offenders in carrying out the major objectives defined in the Corrections Reform Act of 1981. Each institution is obligated to provide a range of basic services to meet the needs of its offender population including food service, health care, education, vocational, and work programs.

The primary objectives are to: incarcerate and safely manage offenders sentenced to total confinement; provide for a level of staff supervision of offender activities consistent with the custody level classification of the offender population; create programming opportunities which reflect the values of the community including avoiding idleness, adopting a work ethic, providing opportunities for self-improvement, providing tangible rewards for accomplishments, and sharing in the obligations of the community; provide services to the offender population including special populations such as mentally ill, developmentally disabled, youthful offenders, long-term offenders, and sex offenders; and prudently manage the physical plants at each of the institutions.


Program Employment

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 4,631.0 4,691.3 4,764.4 4,985.5 5,107.6
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 29,720 31,293 32,154 32,176 32,270


Expenditure Detail

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits 177,545,256 189,228,952 197,467,121 206,958,986 212,654,340
Grants and Subsidies 24,916,764 25,973,936 30,597,221 36,846,156 36,980,176
Other Operating Costs 53,358,579 54,352,428 56,310,682 59,789,198 58,294,652

Annual Total

255,820,599

269,555,316

284,375,024

303,594,340

307,929,168

Fiscal Year 1993-94 235,235,067
Biennium Total

491,055,666

553,930,340

611,523,508


Source of Funds

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State 254,628,003 267,741,135 282,345,455 301,105,340 305,439,168
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 1,614,750 1,015,000 2,153,000 2,153,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State 336,000 337,000
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State 1,192,596 199,431 1,014,569

Annual Total

255,820,599

269,555,316

284,375,024

303,594,340

307,929,168


Expenditure Summary by Institution
1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Washington Corrections Center 32,352,176 33,455,623 36,421,205 37,220,998 36,407,777
Washington State Penitentiary 47,463,069 49,924,359 50,831,577 51,374,094 50,692,083
Washington State Reformatory 23,232,147 22,615,893 22,686,785 27,106,195 29,570,101
Purdy Treatment Center for Women 20,014,349 20,883,214 20,843,335 22,364,934 22,346,892
Special Offender Center 6,845,112
McNeil Island Corrections Center 36,186,944 37,935,798 40,049,659 42,102,493 42,136,391
Twin Rivers Correction Center 16,675,218 24,086,725 24,169,342 24,160,752 24,164,158
Clallam Bay Corrections Center 21,553,898 22,916,766 22,929,498 22,927,437 22,932,800
Larch Corrections Center 2,521,943 2,874,910 2,644,658 5,276,762 7,057,931
Indian Ridge Corrections Center 255,665
Clearwater/Olympic Corrections Center 5,714,946 5,524,924 5,905,826 5,986,522 5,970,253
Cedar Creek Corrections Center 4,864,353 4,906,720 4,865,397 4,882,213 5,628,251
Airway Heights 20,891,580 28,133,664 35,256,993 38,239,814 38,268,852
Stafford Creek Corrections Center 955,976 1,066,254
Coyote Ridge 7,174,358 7,540,521 7,380,971 7,380,041 7,382,457
Total Expenditures by Institutions

245,745,756

260,799,115

273,985,246

289,978,231

293,624,200

FTE Staff Years by Institution
1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Washington Corrections Center 610.66 609.27 619.57 626.19 622.26
Washington State Penitentiary 916.57 899.85 908.15 919.60 915.00
Washington State Reformatory 408.55 384.50 386.50 439.80 504.20
Purdy Treatment Center for Women 371.89 353.00 355.40 368.80 368.80
Special Offender Center 143.02
McNeil Island Corrections Center 659.17 663.80 671.90 703.80 703.80
Twin Rivers Correction Center 300.55 433.31 434.31 434.81 434.81
Clallam Bay Corrections Center 423.21 415.47 416.47 420.47 420.47
Larch Corrections Center 45.14 42.67 42.67 61.17 107.37
Indian Ridge Corrections Center 17.12
Clearwater/Olympic Corrections Center 101.54 101.15 104.70 107.90 107.90
Cedar Creek Corrections Center 88.95 83.02 85.02 86.02 94.32
Airway Heights 342.53 556.17 560.17 589.35 589.35
Stafford Creek Corrections Center 4.00 6.00
Coyote Ridge 127.64 125.72 123.72 123.72 123.72
Total FTE Staff Years

4,556.52

4,667.91

4,708.58

4,885.63

4,998.00

Average Daily Population by Institution
1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Washington Corrections Center 1,728.00 1,730.00 1,783.00 1,765.00 1,709.00
Washington State Penitentiary 2,233.00 2,178.00 2,200.00 2,220.00 2,200.00
Washington State Reformatory 717.00 721.00 692.00 716.00 930.00
Purdy Treatment Center for Women 531.00 554.00 594.00 686.00 686.00
Special Offender Center 106.00
McNeil Island Corrections Center 1,268.00 1,479.00 1,524.00 1,672.00 1,689.00
Twin Rivers Correction Center 795.00 875.00 931.00 915.00 915.00
Clallam Bay Corrections Center 852.00 855.00 858.00 858.00 858.00
Larch Corrections Center 157.00 160.00 158.00 166.00 291.00
Indian Ridge Corrections Center 27.00
Clearwater/Olympic Corrections Center 345.00 348.00 350.00 350.00 350.00
Cedar Creek Corrections Center 256.00 263.00 270.00 270.00 270.00
Airway Heights 618.00 1,169.00 1,650.00 1,936.00 1,936.00
Coyote Ridge 383.00 394.00 400.00 400.00 400.00
Total Average Daily Population

10,016.00

10,727.00

11,410.00

11,954.00

12,234.00

Annual Per Capita Costs by Institution
1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Washington Corrections Center 18,726.00 19,333.00 20,427.00 21,088.00 21,304.00
Washington State Penitentiary 21,258.00 22,923.00 23,105.00 23,141.00 23,042.00
Washington State Reformatory 32,402.00 31,357.00 32,784.00 37,858.00 31,796.00
Purdy Treatment Center for Women 37,687.00 37,665.00 35,090.00 32,602.00 32,576.00
Special Offender Center 64,831.00
McNeil Island Corrections Center 28,539.00 25,651.00 26,279.00 25,181.00 24,948.00
Twin Rivers Correction Center 20,967.00 27,538.00 25,961.00 26,405.00 26,409.00
Clallam Bay Corrections Center 25,312.00 26,798.00 26,724.00 26,722.00 26,728.00
Larch Corrections Center 16,054.00 17,967.00 16,738.00 31,788.00 24,254.00
Indian Ridge Corrections Center 9,466.00
Clearwater/Olympic Corrections Center 16,544.00 15,858.00 16,874.00 17,104.00 17,058.00
Cedar Creek Corrections Center 19,003.00 18,680.00 18,020.00 18,082.00 20,845.00
Airway Heights 33,795.00 24,068.00 21,368.00 19,752.00 19,767.00
Coyote Ridge 18,711.00 19,127.00 18,452.00 18,450.00 18,456.00
Total Average Annual Per Capita Costs

24,535.00

24,312.00

24,013.00

24,258.00

24,001.00


Community Corrections

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The Community Corrections program provides supervision of adult felony offenders sentenced to community custody and community supervision. The program also provides transitional confinement through work/training release and pre-release facilities where offenders receive counseling, assistance in finding employment, training, housing, and medical services. Community Corrections is responsible for implementing elements of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981, which includes crime-related prohibitions, monitoring of court-ordered community service hours, restitution, and the payment of fines and fees. Community Corrections is also responsible for providing notification to the victims and witnesses of violent and sexual offenses prior to the release of an offender from prison. In addition, Community Corrections develops partnership agreements with local entities. These partnerships provide technical assistance and develop methods to mitigate increasing criminal justice costs through a sharing of local and state resources.

The objectives of the program are to: supervise and/or monitor each offender in accordance with conditions established by the courts; provide community alternatives to incarceration; provide comprehensive case management for offenders; and conduct pre-sentence, intake, violation, and special investigations.


Program Employment

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 1,090.7 1,164.0 1,275.5 1,386.6 1,420.6
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 31,341 32,717 32,869 32,167 32,431


Expenditure Detail

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits 43,953,763 48,812,780 53,748,605 57,371,180 59,260,742
Grants and Subsidies 9,014,686 9,789,883 12,744,249 12,839,464 13,450,610
Other Operating Costs 15,935,738 18,740,082 17,939,376 21,963,356 23,580,371

Annual Total

68,904,187

77,342,745

84,432,230

92,174,000

96,291,723

Fiscal Year 1993-94 61,531,536
Biennium Total

130,435,723

161,774,975

188,465,723


Source of Funds

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State 68,134,299 76,580,519 83,160,456 90,950,000 94,945,723
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State 99,000 400,000
Cost of Supervision Account - Non-Appropriated 670,888 762,226 871,774 1,224,000 1,346,000

Annual Total

68,904,187

77,342,745

84,432,230

92,174,000

96,291,723


Correctional Industries

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This program provides employment opportunities for offenders to offset tax and other public costs, reduce idleness, and enhance job skills and work ethic necessary for a successful transition into communities upon release.

Free Venture (Class I) industries are private sector companies with operations set up within correctional facilities. The companies provide management, on-site supervision, on-the-job training, and all machinery and equipment.

Tax Reduction (Class II) industries are managed directly by the Division of Correctional Industries. Civilian employees manage offender labor at Department locations. These operations are aimed at reducing the costs of goods and services for tax-supported agencies and non-profit organizations while providing work experience and training for offenders.

Institutional Support (Class III) industries are managed by Division of Prisons personnel at each institution to provide support services within the facility. These jobs provide necessary services to the Department and offer the offenders initial training and work experience.

Community Work (Class IV) industries involve community work supervised by Department personnel for minimum security facilities. The program is designed to provide services to the host community at reduced costs.

Community Service (Class V) industries are designed to benefit the community and are performed by offenders sentenced to community service hours.

The objectives of the program are to: increase the number of inmates working in each industry class; expand product lines; increase production; improve product quality and reliability; and improve profitability.


Program Employment

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 19.2 26.7 24.5 28.0 31.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 33,610 34,911 37,029 35,225 34,973


Expenditure Detail

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits 843,778 1,180,086 1,142,960 1,249,851 1,376,122
Grants and Subsidies 25,166 24,323 35,000 20,323 20,323
Other Operating Costs 1,317,047 2,171,887 2,469,714 3,100,277 2,899,708

Annual Total

2,185,991

3,376,296

3,647,674

4,370,451

4,296,153

Fiscal Year 1993-94 1,603,753
Biennium Total

3,789,744

7,023,970

8,666,604


Source of Funds - General Fund - Basic Account - State


Revolving Funds

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This program funds services provided by other state agencies to the Department. These services include attorney general, consolidated mail, procurement (General Administration purchasing), facilities and services, risk management, auditing, archives; and Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises.



Expenditure Detail

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Grants and Subsidies 39,296 425,000
Other Operating Costs 5,204,321 6,117,180 6,223,000 6,514,584 6,438,078

Annual Total

5,204,321

6,156,476

6,223,000

6,939,584

6,438,078

Fiscal Year 1993-94 3,950,268
Biennium Total

9,154,589

12,379,476

13,377,662


Source of Funds - General Fund - Basic Account - State