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Mission Statement Operating Budget History

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Positions
2005 Appropriation	$ 781,398,804	$ 55,600,779	12,602.50
2006 Appropriation	$ 798,693,519	$ 52,899,847	12,576.50
2007 Appropriation	$ 893,996,503	$ 62,961,190	13,739.50
2008 Appropriation	$ 960,618,569	$ 64,461,190	13,759.50

New Operating Budget Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Positions
2009 Base Budget	$ 960,618,569	$ 64,461,190	13,759.50
2009 Addenda	$ 58,712,792	$ 16,495,775	(137.00)
2009 Total	$ 1,019,331,361	$ 80,956,965	13,622.50
2010 Base Budget	$ 960,618,569	$ 64,461,190	13,759.50
2010 Addenda	$ 60,848,369	$ 16,495,775	(137.00)
2010 Total	$ 1,021,466,938	$ 80,956,965	13,622.50

• Distribute Central Appropriations amounts to agency budgets
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved from Central Appropriations to cover the cost of items such as the continuation of 2007 and 2008 salary and health insurance premium increases, as well as changes in retirement and disability contribution rates and other centrally funded items. For each year, $56.3 million (GF) and $1.2 million (NGF).

• Delete one-time appropriation required by statute for additional inmates
  Removes funding provided to cover the cost of additional inmates resulting from legislation enacted by the legislature. The one-time funding is required by Code. For each year, a reduction of $4,251 (GF).

• Remove unneeded planning funding for proposed Charlotte County prison
  Removes funding provided by the legislature for identification, selection, and acquisition of a site for a new prison in Charlotte County. It is highly likely that this prison will be constructed under the Public-Private Educational Facilities Infrastructure Act process. In that case, the prospective contractors would bear the initial costs for which this appropriation was provided. If required, funding for acquisition of a site may be provided in the appropriation for the construction of the prison. For each year, a reduction of $1.2 million (GF).

• Annualize appropriation for St. Brides prison
  Restores full funding for operation of this prison. In the initial budget bill for the 2006-2008 biennium, the expansion of St. Brides prison was fully funded in fiscal year 2008. However, the 2006 General Assembly reduced the appropriation by $3 million in anticipation of a delayed opening. This amendment restores that reduction so that the prison's operations will be fully funded. For each year, $3.0 million (GF).

• Recover turnover and vacancy savings
  Reduces appropriation to reflect projected savings resulting from vacant positions. These savings are being transferred to support agency information technology expenditures. For each year, a reduction of $14.2 million (GF).

• Increase amount for information technology functions
  Transfers savings resulting from turnover and vacancy to the information technology service area. This transfer will bring the service area's appropriation in line with the amount agreed to by the agency with the Virginia Information Technology Authority. For each year, $14.2 million (GF).

• Reduce appropriation for prison industry operations
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect actual expenditures. Several years ago, the appropriation for Virginia Correctional Enterprises was increased significantly in anticipation of continued high growth. In recent years, the growth in the division's revenues and expenditures has slowed. This adjustment will bring the appropriation closer to the projected actual 2009 and 2010 expenditures. For each year, a reduction of $4.0 million (NGF).

• Annualize 2008 supplemental salary increase
  Annualizes supplemental pay increase provided to correctional officers in 2008. This pay increase was effective November 25, 2007 and funding was provided for only part of the year. This amendment provides the additional funds needed to cover the full annual cost of the supplement. For each year, $6.3 million (GF).

• Increase funding for correctional officer pay increases
  Provides additional funding for the four percent salary increases received by correctional officers as part of the overall increase for state employees. The 2007 General Assembly provided supplemental pay increases for correctional officers, in addition to the four percent increase provided for all state employees. The plan approved for implementing this supplemental increase provides for the increases to be applied prior to the four percent increase. Therefore, the base salaries of correctional officers were higher than anticipated when the four percent increase was calculated. This amendment provides the funds needed for this additional cost. For each year, $526,519 (GF).

• Adjust position levels
  Brings the approved position level into line with the number of full-time positions actually funded. Over the course of the past several years, authorized position levels were not adjusted appropriately as funding sources for activities changed or activities were eliminated. As a result, the agency has a number of positions that have no funding associated with them. For 2009, a reduction of 163 positions.

• Provide additional funding to annualize 2008 salary increase
  Provides additional funding for the costs of the 2008 salary increase. The number of positions in the agency during fiscal year 2007 was used in the initial calculation. However, during 2008, the agency will have opened two new prisons, along with two major expansions, adding nearly 900 positions. This action will provide the funds needed to annualize the costs of the 2008 salary increase for those positions. For each year, $2.0 million (GF).

• Adjust funding for savings related to reduced information technology decentralized rates
  Reduces funding to reflect savings produced by the Virginia Information Technology Authority's decentralized rates. For each year, a reduction of $2.6 million (GF).

• Increase funding for inmate medical costs
  Provides additional funds for the increasing costs of providing medical care to inmates. For each year, $11.9 million (GF).

• Provide for increases in local payments in lieu of taxes
  Provides additional funds to make payments to localities in lieu of taxes. As state-owned property, prison sites are exempt from local property taxes, but state law requires that payments be made to localities to cover the costs of certain local services, such as fire protection, law enforcement, and solid waste disposal. For each year, $406,541 (GF).

• Provide transitional probation and parole officers in certain areas
  Adds funds and positions for additional probation and parole officers for Richmond and Tidewater to manage the initial reentry of offenders being released from prison to those areas. These officers coordinate with the counseling staff in the prisons from which the offenders are being released to develop a plan for their reentry. The goal is to increase the chances for a successful reentry in which the offenders become productive members of society. For 2009, $855,593 (GF) and 10 positions. For 2010, $1.1 million (GF).

• Continue 2008 budget reductions
  Continues the budget reductions included in the Governor's 2008 reduction plan into the 2008-10 biennium. For each year, a decrease of $19.2 million (GF) and an increase of $19.2 million (NGF).

• Provide funding for state share of Craigsville wastewater treatment plant
  Provides funds for the state share of the cost of constructing a local wastewater treatment plant that serves Augusta Correctional Center. The existing plant is in violation of environmental regulations and must be replaced. The prison accounts for more than half of the sewage treated by the plant. For 2010, $1.5 million (GF).

• Develop prison transition centers
  Provides funds and positions to create 100-bed reentry programs in three prisons. These programs will provide intensive programming and services designed to prepare inmates for their reentry to society. The programs will be cognitive and behavioral in nature and based on practices that have been tested on a wide scale nationally and shown to be effective in changing inmates' attitudes and reducing recidivism. For 2009, $595,521 (GF) and 12 positions. For 2010, $761,394 (GF).

• Develop violator center
  Provides funds and positions to establish a 100-bed program in a correctional center to house offenders who have violated the conditions of their probation or parole, but have not committed a new crime. Accompanying language would authorize judges to commit violators to this program for up to 12 months, rather than revoking their probation or parole and committing them to prison. The program will include intensive cognitive and behavioral therapy that has been tested nationally and shown to be effective in changing offenders' attitudes. For 2009, $177,292 (GF) and four positions. For 2010, $236,383 (GF).

• Provide funding for programmatic transition
  Transfers funding to Department of Correctional Education to provide for additional educational staff at Deep Meadow Correctional Center. The Department of Corrections is changing Deep Meadow from a reception center, which has minimal education staff, to a general purpose correctional center, which will need additional educational staff. For 2009, a decrease of $363,861 (GF). For 2010, a decrease of $180,896 (GF).

• Provide required appropriation for additional inmates resulting from legislation
  Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for legislation proposed by the Governor. The legislation would increase the penalty for anyone convicted of assaulting an Alcoholic Beverage Control law enforcement officer. State law requires that any legislation that would result in an increase in prison population over the succeeding six years from its enactment be accompanied by an appropriation that would cover the increased operating costs in one year resulting from those additional inmates. (This is often referred to as the "Woodrum amendment".) For 2009, $54,101 (GF).

General Fund 2008-10 Biennium	Nongeneral Fund 2008-10 Biennium	Debt 2008-10 Biennium
$ 0	$ 0	$ 46,339,000

• Construct milk processing center and new dairy barn at Powhatan
  Provides additional funds to construct a new milk processing center and dairy barn at Powhatan Correctional Center. The initial bids on this project have exceeded the project budget. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $7.2 million (NGF).

• Construct access road for Mt. Rogers prison
  Provides additional funds for the project to construct a prison in the Mt. Rogers planning district. The current appropriation is not sufficient to allow for the needed upgrade of the public road that provides access to the new prison. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $4.0 million (NGF).

• Upgrade electrical system at Powhatan
  Adds funds to an existing project to upgrade the electrical system for the Powhatan Correctional Center and the Powhatan Reception and Classification Center. These additional funds will provide for the minimal repairs that are needed. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.0 million (NGF).

• Replace fire alarm systems and exits
  Adds additional funds to an existing project for the replacement of fire alarm systems and construction of additional exits at several prisons. The costs of the various subprojects have exceeded the overall budget of the project. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $890,000 (NGF).

• Upgrade Powhatan wastewater treatment plant
  Provides funds to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant at Powhatan Correctional Center in order to meet nutrient requirements for protection of the Chesapeake Bay. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $3.8 million (NGF).

• Upgrade St. Brides water treatment plant
  Provides funds to upgrade the water treatment plant at St. Brides Correctional Center. The current plant's filtering system does not adequately remove various metals contained in the water from the wells that serve the prison. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $3.4 million (NGF).

• Replace modular housing units at Marion
  Provides funds to replace modular housing structures at Marion with a 100-bed dormitory facility. This prison is used primarily to house severely mentally ill inmates and the modular building is used to house general population inmates who work there. The modular building is 18 years old and is in poor condition. The action will result in a net increase of 52 beds. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $4.4 million (NGF).

• Replace door and locking systems
  Increases funds for an existing project to replace worn locking systems and cell doors in prisons. The prison facilities are 15-25 years old and these mechanisms experience heavy use and require replacement. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.5 million (NGF).

• Replace prison door control panels
  Adds funds for a project in several prisons to replace the electronic panels that control the door and locking systems in those facilities. The prisons are 15-25 years old and these control panels experience heavy use. The original panels are no longer manufactured and replacement parts are difficult to find and are expensive. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.5 million (NGF).

• Install auger grinders
  Adds funds to an existing project to install auger grinders at various correctional centers. This equipment improves the removal of inorganic material such as plastics from the flow into wastewater treatment plants, thereby decreasing the danger of damage to the pumps and other equipment of the plant. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $800,000 (NGF).

• Construct new kitchen and dining hall at Halifax
  Provides funds for construction of a new kitchen and dining hall at Halifax Correctional Unit. Although the bed capacity of the correctional unit was increased many years ago, the kitchen and dining hall were not enlarged. In addition to being too small to efficiently serve the population of the institution, the kitchen facilities are old and need major repair. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $4.1 million (NGF).

• Replace sally port at Southampton
  Provides funds to replace the main vehicular sally port at Southampton Correctional Center. The sally port control building is old and in need of major renovation. In addition, the sally port gates are not large enough to accommodate the larger trucks that need to enter the prison compound. The new sally port is especially needed to facilitate the enlargement of the produce flash freeze plant operated at the prison. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $1.6 million (NGF).

• Replace plumbing and heating systems in field units
  Provides funds to begin replacing plumbing and heating systems in field units. Many of these facilities are 40-50 years old and the systems have deteriorated and are in need of frequent repairs. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.5 million (NGF).

• Upgrade electrical systems in field units
  Adds funds to a continuing project through which the electrical systems of correctional field units are being upgraded. Most of these facilities are 40-50 years old and the electrical systems are deteriorated and are no longer adequate to handle the load required for modern equipment. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $600,000 (NGF).

• Install elevated water storage tank at Greensville
  Provides funds to construct an elevated water storage tank at Greensville Correctional Center. The prison facility is approximately 27 years old and the current water storage system does not provide sufficient pressure to serve the facility. If the pumps in use fail, it would be difficult to operate the prison. In addition, the fluctuating pressure of the current system results in significant loss of water. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.8 million (NGF).

• Replace windows
  Provides funds to begin replacing windows in various correctional centers. The older correctional facilities do not have air conditioning and rely on the opening of windows to provide ventilation required by health standards. In many of these facilities, the window units have been in place for as many as 50 years. The frames of many have significant rust damage and are in danger of falling out. They pose security risks and are energy inefficient and must be replaced. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $2.0 million (NGF).

• Renovate bathrooms and provide handicapped access at Chesterfield
  Provides funds to renovate the toilet and shower facilities and provide handicapped access at Chesterfield Women's Diversion Center. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $500,000 (NGF).

• Install railings and mesh at Greensville
  Adds funds to install railings and steel mesh on the upper tier of the housing unit at Greensville Correctional Center in which mentally ill inmates are housed. This open tier poses a danger to inmates and staff. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $622,000 (NGF).

• Expand sally port building at Deerfield
  Provides funds to expand the sally port building at Deerfield Correctional Center. This correctional center houses many geriatric inmates and inmates needing assisted living care. Whenever inmates are transported into and out of the prison for any reason, such as for intake and for medical trips, they must be strip searched. Because of the nature of the inmate population at Deerfield, the small sally port building makes this process especially difficult and time-consuming. This funding will be provided through the issuance of bonds by the Virginia Public Building Authority. For the biennium, $238,000 (NGF).