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Budget Summary FY2009

Department of Correction
Data Current as of:  6/22/2009





FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2009
Conference
FY2009
Vetoes
FY2009
Overrides
FY2009
GAA
FY2009
Total
Spending
Department of Correction Facility Operations 530,536 0 0 530,536 520,427  
Prison Industries and Farm Services Program 3,137 0 0 3,137 3,112  
Prison Industries Retained Revenue 2,600 0 0 2,600 2,600  
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue 3,000 0 0 3,000 3,000  
Re-Entry Programs 1,200 0 0 1,200 927  
TOTAL    540,474 0 0 540,474 530,066  

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account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION 530,065,778
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 530,065,778
Direct Appropriations
8900-0001 Department of Correction Facility Operations
For the operation of the commonwealth's department of correction; provided, that the department shall expend not less than $1,010,500 for cities and towns hosting facilities; provided further, that one-half of the number of inmates incarcerated at Souza Baranowski correctional center shall be deemed to be incarcerated within a correctional facility in the town of Shirley and one-half shall be deemed to be incarcerated within a correctional facility in the town of Lancaster; provided further, that before closing any correctional facility, the commissioner of corrections and the secretary of public safety and security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and public safety on the per-inmate cost of incarceration in the closing facility, and the per-inmate cost in the facilities to which inmates will be moved; provided further, the commissioner of corrections and the secretary of public safety and security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and public safety before January 1 of each year the point score compiled by the department of correction's objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison operated by the department; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be provided for the Dismas House in Worcester; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $750,000 to the municipality hosting the facility at Cedar Junction; provided further, that in an effort to monitor and reduce current levels of over-classification, the department of correction shall provide quarterly reports to the joint committee on public safety and the house and senate committees on ways and means with data on the number of prisoners at each security level; provided further that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc., so-called, in Springfield to act as the lead agency to provide after school and out-of school programs, and programs to avoid and reduce incarcerations, recidivism, gang-violence, and promote good citizenship; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be provided for the Aid to Incarcerated Mothers organization; provided further, that the department may expend funds appropriated in this item for the administration of budgetary, procurement, fiscal, human resources, payroll and other administrative services of the parole board and the sex offender registry board; and provided further, that $192,000 shall be expended for the community that hosts the Bay State Correctional Center
520,426,848
8900-0010 Prison Industries and Farm Services Program
For prison industries and farm services
3,111,727
8900-1100 Re-Entry Programs
For re-entry programs at the department of correction intended to reduce recidivism rates; provided, that said programs shall be in addition to those provided in fiscal year 2006; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 20, 2009 on re-entry programming at the department of correction; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 be expended for the operation of SPAN, Inc
927,203

account description amount
Retained Revenues
8900-0011 Prison Industries Retained Revenue
For a prison industries and farm services revenue retention account; provided, that the department may expend an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 from revenues collected from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees of the program; and provided further, that all expenditures from this item shall be subject to chapter 29 of the General Laws and recorded on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system
2,600,000
8900-0045 Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue
The department of correction may expend for the operation of the department, including personnel-related expenses, an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; provided, that $900,000 from these reimbursements shall not be available for expenditure and shall be deposited in the General Fund before the retention by the department of any of these reimbursements; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
3,000,000

account description amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending 6,050,000
8900-0021 Chargeback for Prison Industries and Farm Program
For the cost of products produced by the prison industries and farm program and for the cost of services provided by inmates, including the costs of moving, auto repair, culinary and renovation and construction services; provided, that the costs for renovation and construction services shall not exceed the amount established by the operational services division; and provided further, that such revenues may also be expended for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees and for the inmate employment and training program
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
6,050,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 128,799
8903-9709 Incarcerated Youth Workplace and Community Transition
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders
128,799