Department of Correctional Services
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 29, 2006):
- Rejects the proposal to permit the closure of State Correctional facilities without adhering to the twelve month notice provision.
- Restores $5.2 million in the Supervision of Inmates Program for Camp Pharsalia.
- Adds $100,000 to the Support Services Program for global positioning devices for employees at Cayuga, Auburn or Elmira correctional facilities (does not specify that this is for PEF members).
- Adds $25,000 to the Support Services Program for correctional officer equipment.
- Adds $1.3 million in capital funding for employee housing units at sites including Great Meadow and Willard correctional facilities.
The Senate made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 15, 2006):
- Rejected the proposed exemption to the law requiring a one-year notice to close correctional facilities and restored $5.2 million to continue to operate Camp Pharsalia as a DOCS minimum security facility in SFY 2006-07.
- Added $7 million to the Supervision of Inmates program to “increase the security relief factor and reduce overtime costs.”
- Added $125,000 to the Support Services Program, $100,000 of which is for global positioning devices for PEF employees at either Cayuga, Auburn, or Elmira Correctional facilities (see S6450-B).
- Added $1.3 million in capital funds for improvements and rehabilitation to DOCS employee housing units at Great Meadow and Willard Drug Treatment facilities as well as other facilities.
The Assembly made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 15, 2006):
- Rejected the proposed exemption to the law requiring a one-year notice to close correctional facilities. Their Budget Resolution statement restored $5.2 million to continue to operate Camp Pharsalia as a DOCS minimum security facility in SFY 2006-07 and called on the Governor to resubmit his appropriation bill with the restoration. Their appropriation bill (A9550-B) does not contain the restoration.
The Executive Budget recommends (revised analysis as of January 25, 2006):
- A net decrease of 104 FTEs, from the adjusted FTE workforce for 3/31/06. There will be an increase of 33 FTEs in the Health Services Program, a decrease of 13 FTEs in Program Services Program, a decrease of 91 FTEs in the Supervision of Inmates Program, and a decrease of 33 in the Support Services Program. The DOCS workforce on 3/31/06 will be 503 FTE’s greater than estimated in the SFY2005-06 Executive Budget. Workforce changes that occurred during SFY2005-06 include: 70 fewer FTE’s in the Administration Program; 6 more FTEs in the Correctional Industries Program; 50 more FTEs in the Health Services Program; 90 more FTEs in Program Services, 357 more FTEs in the Supervision of Inmates Program, and 70 more FTEs in the Support Services Program. Most of these FTE increases are due to the legislature’s rejection of the closure of Camps Pharsalia and McGregor and Fulton Correctional facility in SFY2005-06.
- According to DOCS, the net reduction of 104 items in 2006-07 includes the reduction of 110 items related to the Pharsalia closure (3.2 PEF items) and 114 reductions that have already been accomplished at minimum secure facilities and camps; offset by 103 new FTEs related to mental health expansion at 13 facilities (approximately 25 of which are PEF) and 17 new FTEs due to the expansion of the central pharmacy (most of which are PEF). According to the Assembly, the pharmacy expansion ($1.2 million) will streamline the process of dispensing medication to inmates and reduce reliance on outside contractors to perform this function. The Assembly also attributes 39 FTEs to a new Alzheimer’s Unit at Fishkill.
- An estimated inmate population of 63,100 by 3/31/07, unchanged from the estimated year end population for SFY 2005-06 and approximately the current population.
- Camp Pharsalia will be closed in order to transfer the property to OMH for construction of a 500 bed facility for civilly committed violent sexual predators who have completed their prison terms ($130 million in capital funding is provided in the OMH budget). According to DOB the closure will begin on 4/1/06 and be completed by 7/1/06. According to the Assembly, $5.2 million in savings is attributed to the closure. Article VII language would exempt correctional facilities from the closure notification provisions enacted in 2005 if they are recommended to be closed and reused for another purpose.
- Additional funding of $290,000 is provided in the OMH budget for expansion of DOCS treatment capacity for inmates with mental illness ( annualized to $588,000)
- Contractual Services increases include $10 million in Health Services and $14 million in Support Services. These increases are included in the non-personal service appropriations for these programs. According to DOCS the Support Services increase is attributed to rising fuel costs, while the Health Services increase is related to increased payments to outside hospitals.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$2,263,313,000
$2,346,239,000
$2,351,564,000
$88,251,000
3.9%
General Fund
$2,089,745,000
$2,179,398,000
$2,184,723,000
$94,978,000
4.5%
Special Revenue-Federal
$36,600,000
$35,700,000
$35,700,000
($900,000)
-2.5%
Special Revenue-Other
$3,000,000
$850,000
$850,000
($2,150,000)
-71.7%
Enterprise Funds
$58,957,000
$59,046,000
$59,046,000
$89,000
0.2%
Internal Service
$75,011,000
$71,245,000
$71,245,000
($3,766,000)
-5.0%
Administration
$64,516,000
$65,589,000
$65,589,000
$1,073,000
1.7%
Personal Service
$15,313,000
$15,510,000
$15,510,000
$197,000
1.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$8,121,000
$10,047,000
$10,047,000
$1,926,000
23.7%
Attice State Employees Victims Acct -(GF)
$0
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal
$36,600,000
$35,700,000
$35,700,000
($900,000)
-2.5%
Special Revenue-Other
$2,400,000
$250,000
$250,000
($2,150,000)
-89.6%
Enterprise Funds
$2,082,000
$2,082,000
$2,082,000
$0
0.0%
Correctional Services - NIC Grants (SRF)
$36,600,000
$35,700,000
$35,700,000
($900,000)
-2.5%
Capacity Contracting Acct (SRO)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Attica State Employees Victims Acct (SRO)
$2,000,000
$0
$0
($2,000,000)
-100.0%
Cell Tower Revenue Acct (SRO)
$150,000
$0
$0
($150,000)
-100.0%
Correctional Services Asset Forfeiture Acct (SRO)
$250,000
$250,000
$250,000
$0
0.0%
Correctional Industries
$75,011,000
$71,245,000
$71,245,000
($3,766,000)
-5.0%
Internal Service Fund (ISF)
$75,011,000
$71,245,000
$71,245,000
($3,766,000)
-5.0%
Corr Indus Revolving Acct (ISF)
$75,011,000
$71,245,000
$71,245,000
($3,766,000)
-5.0%
Personal Service
$24,683,000
$23,761,000
$23,761,000
($922,000)
-3.7%
Nonpersonal Service
$38,087,000
$36,536,000
$36,536,000
($1,551,000)
-4.1%
Fringe Benefits
$11,404,000
$10,173,000
$10,173,000
($1,231,000)
-10.8%
Indirect Costs
$837,000
$775,000
$775,000
($62,000)
-7.4%
Health Services
$301,464,000
$326,307,000
$326,307,000
$24,843,000
8.2%
Personal Service
$110,932,000
$121,401,000
$121,401,000
$10,469,000
9.4%
Nonpersonal Service
$180,838,000
$202,293,000
$202,293,000
$21,455,000
11.9%
Enterprise Funds (EF)
$9,694,000
$2,613,000
$2,613,000
($7,081,000)
-73.0%
Corr-Family Benefit Fund (EF)
$9,694,000
$2,613,000
$2,613,000
($7,081,000)
-73.0%
Personal Service
$1,559,000
$2,364,000
$2,364,000
$805,000
51.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$8,135,000
$249,000
$249,000
($7,886,000)
-96.9%
Program Services
$249,570,000
$258,187,000
$258,187,000
$8,617,000
3.5%
Personal Service
$166,696,000
$170,994,000
$170,994,000
$4,298,000
2.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$36,418,000
$34,107,000
$34,107,000
($2,311,000)
-6.3%
Special Revenue-Other
$100,000
$100,000