Division of Parole
The enacted budget the following changes to the Executive
Budget (analysis as of March 31, 2009):
- Enacts Rockefeller Drug Law reforms, including authorizing the Division
of Parole to discharge early from parole supervision non-violent drug
offenders who have demonstrated success and rehabilitation while serving
post-release supervision.
According to the Senate White Book and Assembly
Yellow Book, (revised analysis as of 1/20/08):
All funding for community-based treatment
contracts is eliminated.
- An additional $8.6 million is provided to
accommodate negotiated salary increases.
The cancelation of 2 training classes, the
postponement of information technology projects and a hiring freeze will
generate $2.6 million in reductions.
- A $3.6 million reduction is achieved through
the use of a risk and needs assessment instrument for the supervision of
parolees. Pursuant to Article VII legislation this action would allow
for the attrition of 60 FTEs.
A $2.9 million reduction is achieved through
the re-estimation of personnel required to monitor parolees serving
terms of post-release supervision due to litigation and Strict and
Intensive Supervision and Treatment, as required by the Sex Offender
Monitoring and Treatment Act, resulting in the attrition of 133 FTE
positions. We believe that some of these positions will be replaced with
new fills since the department is only losing a total of 162 FTE
positions from April 1, 200 to March 31, 2010. This issue should be
clarified at statewide labor management.
- A hiring freeze, including the attrition of
10 FTE positions, would result in an additional $785,000 in reductions.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of December 28,
2008):
A SFY 2009-10 workforce of 2,111. This is a decrease of
24 FTEs from the adjusted FTE level for SFY 2008-09. In addition during
SFY2008-09 138 FTE positions that were authorized in the enacted SFY 2008-09
budget were not filled or will be lost to attrition. This reflects decreased
workload from removing 3,000 parolees from supervision due to post-release
supervision litigation and a decrease in the projected number of court
mandated intensive supervision sex offender cases (now projected to be 100
cases). Additional Executive Budget recommendations detailed below may also
reduce the workload for parole officers.
|
Program
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FY 2008-09 Adjustment
|
FY 2009-10 Difference
|
|
Administration
|
0
|
-10
|
|
Parole Operations
|
-138
|
-14
|
|
Total
|
-138
|
-24
|
A Personal Services appropriation increase
of $7.78 million (5.9%). However the Executive Budget Agency
Presentation narrative for the Division shows a net $3.1 million
decrease in the Personal Service appropriation from the adjusted SFY
2008-9 agency appropriation. This reflects adjustments due to the
Special Pay Bill containing negotiated union raises and agency-wide
reductions made during the fiscal year.
- An All Funds increase of $3.15 million.
However the Executive Budget Agency Presentation narrative for the
Division shows a net $7.17 million decrease in the All Funds
appropriation from the adjusted SFY 2008-9 agency All Funds
appropriation. This reflects adjustments due to the Special Pay Bill
containing negotiated union raises and agency-wide reductions made
during the fiscal year.
Article VII legislation (S56/A156 Part N)
allows the Chairman of the Board of Parole to consider the
implementation of a graduated sanctions program for parole violators
that utilizes a risk and needs assessment that is administered to all
inmates eligible for parole. Such a graduated sanctions program could
include more intensive supervision immediately after an inmate’s
release, alternatives to incarceration and the use of enhanced
technologies. The bill allows the Parole Board to utilize a risk and
needs assessment in determining which inmates may be released to parole
supervision. Also provides that individuals are not required to divulge
information about arrests or prosecutions terminated in favor of the
accused, youthful offender adjudications and sealed violations. SFY
2009-10 savings: up to $11 million, SFY 2010-11 savings: $44 million.
- Restructuring the level of supervision of
“certain parolees who have attended the Willard Drug Treatment Campus or
participated in the Shock Incarceration program.”
Article VII legislation (S56/A156 Part J)
expands the eligibility criteria of medical parole for terminally ill
inmates and permits chronically ill inmates to utilize the current
medical parole law. SFY 2009-10 savings: $2 million.
- Article VII (S58/A158) legislation
authorizes respondents under the Sexual Offender Management Treatment
Act (SOMTA) to be retained in DOCS facilities or on parole after their
probable cause hearing but before their trial and by authorizing video
teleconferencing for certain court proceedings. SFY 2009-10 savings:
$2.0 million.
Conserving resources and materials, making
better use of video conferencing equipment, and purchasing equipment
only for critical health and safety needs will also lower spending by
$2.2 million.
- Parole employed an estimated 4 employees
under consultant contracts in SFY 2008-09 at an estimated cost of
$241,000 or $60,375 per consultant contract employee. It is estimated
that $1,400,000 will be allocated for consultant contracts in 2009-10,
for 6 employees, at a cost of $233,333 per consultant contract employee.
The purpose of these contract employees and their high cost should be
clarified at Labor Management.
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Division of Parole |
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Program Details-State Operations |
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Enacted |
Proposed |
Enacted |
Change in |
Percent |
| Program |
2008-09 Budget |
2009-10 Budget |
2009-10 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
| All Funds |
$175,241,000 |
$178,392,000 |
$178,392,000 |
$3,151,000 |
1.8% |
| General Fund |
$173,916,000 |
$177,067,000 |
$177,067,000 |
$3,151,000 |
1.8% |
| Special Revenue
- Federal |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Special
Revenue-Other |
$825,000 |
$825,000 |
$825,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Personal
Services |
$130,847,000 |
$138,629,000 |
$138,629,000 |
$7,782,000 |
5.9% |
| Contractual
Services |
$33,816,000 |
$31,610,000 |
$31,610,000 |
($2,206,000) |
-6.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Administration |
$9,033,000 |
$8,222,000 |
$8,222,000 |
($811,000) |
-9.0% |
| Personal Service |
$7,278,000 |
$7,012,000 |
$7,012,000 |
($266,000) |
-3.7% |
| Regular |
$7,254,000 |
$6,980,000 |
$6,980,000 |
($274,000) |
-3.8% |
| Temporary
service |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Holiday/overtime
compensation |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
$8,000 |
40.0% |
| Nonpersonal
Service |
$1,755,000 |
$1,210,000 |
$1,210,000 |
($545,000) |
-31.1% |
| Supplies and
materials |
$48,000 |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
($40,000) |
-83.3% |
| Travel |
$363,000 |
$325,000 |
$325,000 |
($38,000) |
-10.5% |
| Contractual
Services |
$1,305,000 |
$838,000 |
$838,000 |
($467,000) |
-35.8% |
| Equipment |
$39,000 |
$39,000 |
$39,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Parole
Operations |
$166,208,000 |
$170,170,000 |
$170,170,000 |
$3,962,000 |
2.4% |
| Personal Service |
$123,569,000 |
$131,617,000 |
$131,617,000 |
$8,048,000 |
6.5% |
| Regular |
$118,975,000 |
$125,975,000 |
$125,975,000 |
$7,000,000 |
5.9% |
| Temporary
service |
$98,000 |
$98,000 |
$98,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Holiday/overtime
compensation |
$4,496,000 |
$5,544,000 |
$5,544,000 |
$1,048,000 |
23.3% |
| Nonpersonal
Service |
$41,314,000 |
$37,228,000 |
$37,228,000 |
($4,086,000) |
-9.9% |
| Supplies and
materials |
$1,319,000 |
$1,166,000 |
$1,166,000 |
($153,000) |
-11.6% |
| Travel |
$4,542,000 |
$3,518,000 |
$3,518,000 |
($1,024,000) |
-22.5% |
| Contractual
Services |
$32,061,000 |
$30,322,000 |
$30,322,000 |
($1,739,000) |
-5.4% |
| Equipment |
$3,392,000 |
$2,222,000 |
$2,222,000 |
($1,170,000) |
-34.5% |
| Special Revenue -
Federal (SRF) |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Special
Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$825,000 |
$825,000 |
$825,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Federal
Projects (SRF) |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Parole Officers
Memorial (SRO) |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Supplies and
materials |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Contractual
Services |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Equipment |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| DOP Asset
Forfeiture (SRO) |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Supplies and
materials |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Contractual
Services |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Equipment |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |