21. PRIVATE BUSINESS/PRISON EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PR - $2,084,600
Governor: Delete $1,042,300 annually to reestimate expenditure authority associated with raw materials purchased for the Fabry Glove private business/prison employment project. The private industry/prison employment program allows selected private businesses to operate in state correctional institutions using inmate labor. Total expenditure authority of $2,383,300 annually would be provided for the two current private business/prison employment projects. Revenue to support the program is generated from charges to the private businesses operating in the correctional institutions.
22. CORRECTIONAL FARMS OPERATIONS
Funding Positions
PR $1,671,000 1.00
Governor: Provide $778,700 in 1999-00 and $892,300 in 2000-01 with 1.0 position annually for operations of the correctional farms in Waupun, Oregon and Oneida. Funding would be divided as follows: (a) $31,700 in 1999-00 and $31,500 in 2000-01 for 1.0 program assistant for clerical support at the farms; (b) $6,500 in 1999-00 and $11,700 in 2000-01 for inmate wages for an additional 20 inmate workers in 1999-00 and 25 inmate workers in 2000-01; (c) $665,700 in 1999-00 and $774,200 in 2000-01 for farms supplies and services including an additional 60 dairy cows, steers, dairy packaging supplies and an inflationary increase associated with farm supplies; and (d) $74,800 in 1999-00 and $74,900 in 2000-01 for increased farms permanent property expenditure authority. Revenue for the farms is generated from the sales of beef, pork and dairy products produced by the prison farms.
23. COMPUTER RECYCLING PROGRAM
Funding Positions
SEG $1,000,000 4.00
Governor: Provide $500,000 and 4.0 two-year project positions annually to support a computer recycling program operated by the Bureau of Correctional Enterprises at the Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility (RYOCF) and Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI) funded from the recycling fund. Create an annual, SEG appropriation in Corrections for the computer recycling program. In 1997 Act 237, Corrections was provided a one-time $409,800 grant in 1998-99 from the recycling fund with 4.0 PR one-year project positions to support a computer recycling program at RYOCF and TCI. (Funding and position authority for these positions are removed as non-continuing items under the standard budget adjustments.) The bill would continue the program with funds appropriated directly from the recycling fund, instead of from a recycling grant, and increases total annual funding to $500,000.
[Bill Section: 363]
24. PRISON CANTEEN REVOLVING FUNDS
Governor: Modify statutory language to increase the dollar limit that an institution’s canteen operation revolving fund may maintain from $60,000 to $100,000. Under current law, Corrections is required to establish and maintain a revolving fund at each institution for the education, recreation and convenience of inmates and employes of the institution. Revolving funds are used for the operation of vending stands, canteen operations, reading clubs, musical organizations, religious programs, athletics and similar projects.
[Bill Section: 2711]
25. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING APPROPRIATION
Governor: Modify funding for the correctional officer training appropriation from 9.09% of penalty assessment revenues to the amounts specified in the appropriation schedule. Under the bill, penalty assessment revenues would continue to fund correctional officer training, but all penalty assessment revenues would initially be deposited to a newly-created appropriation under the Office of Justice Assistance appropriation for penalty assessment surcharge receipts. The bill requires that amounts specified in the appropriation schedule for correctional officer training ($1,440,700 PR annually) would then be transferred to Corrections.
[Bill Sections: 360, 542 and 2293]
26. PRISONER ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
Governor: Specify that Corrections may not enter into any contract or other agreement if, in the performance of the contract or agreement, a prisoner would perform data entry or telemarketing services and: (a) have access to an individual’s financial transaction card numbers, checking or savings account numbers or social security numbers; or (b) have access to any information that may serve to identify a minor. Specify that the provision would first apply to contracts entered into or renewed by Corrections on the effective date of the bill.
[Bill Sections: 2689 and 9311(1)]
27. DESIGNATION OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Governor: Modify statutory language to name the medium-security facility near Black River Falls the Jackson Correctional Institution. Create statutory language separately identifying that: (a) the 600-bed probation and parole hold/alcohol and other drug abuse facility is located in Milwaukee; (b) a medium-security facility is located in Redgranite; and (c) a medium-security facility is located in New Lisbon. Specify that all of these facilities are state prisons.
[Bill Sections: 2695, 2697, 2698 and 2718]
28. RACINE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SECURITY DESIGNATION
Governor: Modify statutory language to specify that the current Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility is a maximum-security facility rather than a medium-security facility.
[Bill Sections: 2696 and 2718]
Adult Community Corrections
1. COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate an end-point (June 30) population of 61,750 in 1999-00 and 64,010 in 2000-01. As of October, 1998, the probation and parole population was 57,362. The budgeted end-point population for 1998-99 is 62,158. Estimate an average daily population for the intensive sanctions program of 200 offenders in the community annually. As of February 26, 1999, the intensive sanctions community population was 315 inmates.
2. INTENSIVE SANCTIONS PROGRAM REDUCTION
Funding Positions
GPR - $6,252,100 - 19.00
Governor: Delete $2,991,800 in 1999-00 and $3,260,300 in 2000-01 and 19.0 positions annually to reflect the reduction in usage of the intensive sanctions program. The reduction is related to: (a) staff reductions (-$801,800 in 1999-00 and -$1,070,300 in 2000-01 and -19.0 positions annually); and (b) a reduction in purchase of services associated with the intensive sanctions program (-$2,190,000 annually). As a result of the bill, the intensive sanctions program would be funded at $3,366,500 ($2,840,300 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 1999-00 and $3,099,600 ($2,573,400 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 2000-01 and 12.0 GPR positions annually. Of the total funding, $1,571,000 ($1,044,800 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 1999-00 and $1,304,100 ($777,900 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 2000-01 would support staff and program costs and $1,795,500 GPR annually would be provided for purchase of services.
3. PROBATION AND PAROLE CASELOADS
Funding Positions
GPR $3,257,500 98.00
Governor: Provide $361,600 and 25.0 positions in 1999-00 and $2,895,900 and 98.0 positions in 2000-01 associated with probation and parole caseload growth and offender classification adjustments. Of the total funding provided, $741,300 in 1999-00 and $3,165,700 is associated with staffing costs and -$379,700 in 1999-00 and -$269,800 in 2000-01 is associated with a reduction in purchase of service funding for offenders. The probation and parole population on June 30, 2001, is estimated to be 64,010.
4. INTENSIVE SANCTIONS TEMPORARY LOCKUPS
GPR - $328,800
Governor: Delete $164,400 annually associated with the temporary lockup of inmates in the intensive sanctions program (ISP). As a result of the bill, total funding for the temporary lockup of ISP inmates in county jails would be $109,800 in 1999-00 and $109,500 in 2000-01, and support the cost of approximately five inmates daily (or 2.5% of the estimated ISP population) being held in county jails.
Juvenile Corrections
1. JUVENILE POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate the juvenile correctional average daily population (ADP) from 1,320 in 1998-99 to 1,418 in 1999-00 and 1,475 in 2000-01, as shown in the following table. On March 5, 1999, 1,266 juveniles were under state supervision. The population projections include juveniles funded under the serious juvenile offender (SJO) program. The SJO population projections under the bill are summarized below under "Serious Juvenile Offender Program." The population projections in the table are used in the calculation of daily rates for each type of care.
Average Daily Population (ADP)
1998-99* 1999-00 2000-01
Secured Correctional Facilities 939 1,020 1,044
Other Placements
Corrective Sanctions 136 116 137
Aftercare Services 245 282 294
Subtotal -- Other 381 398 431
Total ADP 1,320 1,418 1,475
Alternate Care 108 186 194
* Estimates under the 1997-99 biennial budget act.
The secured facilities include Ethan Allen School, Lincoln Hills School, Southern Oaks Girls School, Youth Leadership Training Facility (Boot Camp), the SPRITE Program, the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, and the Prairie du Chien facility. (Under current law, the Prairie du Chien facility is designated a temporary prison for young adult males until July 1, 1999. Under the bill, this use as an adult prison would be extended to July 1, 2001.).
While the ADP for the corrective sanctions program is estimated at 116 in 1999-00 and 137 in 2000-01 for the purpose of calculating daily rate charges, the bill statutorily would require the Department to provide a corrective sanctions program to serve an average daily population of 136 juveniles.
Aftercare services include juveniles under state supervision following release from a juvenile correctional facility. Placement may be in an alternate care setting, a relative's home or the juvenile's own home.
Alternate care includes child caring institutions, group homes, foster homes and treatment foster homes. The average daily population for alternate care is a subset of aftercare services.
[Bill Section: 3176]
2. STATUTORY DAILY RATES
