Funding Positions
GPR $253,000 2.00
Governor: Provide $113,000 in 1999-00 and $140,000 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions for sex offender registry program staff. Funding would support: (a) an additional 2.0 corrections program specialists to track, verify and ensure compliance with sex offender registration requirements ($93,300 in 1999-00 and $103,100 in 2000-01); (b) five vehicles for travel by the corrections specialists ($14,200 in 1999-00 and $31,600 in 2000-01); (c) five pagers ($200 in 1999-00 and $500 in 2000-01); and (d) computer equipment for staff ($5,300 in 1999-00 and $4,800 in 2000-01).
11. DATABASE IMPROVEMENTS
Funding Positions
PR $3,654,500 4.00
Governor: Provide $1,472,900 in 1999-00 and $2,181,600 in 2000-01 and 4.0 positions annually for database improvements. Funding would be used to modify the State of North Carolina’s offender population system for application in Wisconsin. The improved database would combine prison and probation and parole databases, provide for increased continuity in departmental data, provide for increased information sharing between justice agencies and automate certain correctional processes. Total funding would be divided as follows: (a) $221,400 in 1999-00 and $252,300 in 2000-01 to support 1.0 information systems development specialist, 2.0 senior information systems programmer analyst and 1.0 information systems data architect; and (b) $1,251,500 in 1999-00 and $1,929,300 in 2000-01 for contractor costs. Penalty assessment revenues would support: (a) staffing costs of $221,400 in 1999-00 and $252,300 in 2000-01; and (b) contractor costs of $718,200 in 1999-00 and $729,300 in 2000-01. Revenues for the remaining contractor costs of $533,300 in 1999-00 and $1,200,000 in 2000-01 would be provided from federal anti-drug funds and state penalty assessment match monies received by the Office of Justice Assistance. Direct the Secretary of DOA to allocate $533,300 in 1999-00 and $1,200,000 in 2000-01 from federal and state anti-drug funds received by the Office of Justice to the Department of Corrections to fund information technology.
[Bill Section: 9101(13)]
12. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS COSTS
PR $1,591,200
Governor: Provide $795,600 annually to support the continued costs of data transmission lines for information technology activities in the Department. The Department currently has 78 high-speed data lines. The current line charges are being supported by a federal grant, which will expire in 1998-99, and through base resources. This item would provide funding for all current data lines for Corrections. Funding would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
13. INCREASED CENTRAL RECORDS STAFF
Funding Positions
PR $193,300 3.00
Governor: Provide $96,500 in 1999-00 and $96,800 in 2000-01 and 3.0 positions annually for increased central records staff to process records associated with probation admissions, sentences to prison, releases from prison, mandatory releases and discharges from supervision. Funding for the positions would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
14. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM
Funding Positions
PR $163,500 1.00
Governor: Provide $107,600 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 information systems applications programmer position annually for programming, development and maintenance of the sex offender registry. Under current law, all felony sex offenders are required to register with Corrections for 15 years after being released from supervision and certain information is passed on to law enforcement and the public. Of the funding provided, $57,500 in 1999-00 in one-time funding is provided for 90 digital cameras to provide photographic identification of individuals listed on the registry. Funding for the sex offender registry programmer and digital cameras would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
15. ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION CARD SYSTEM
Funding Positions
PR $130,800 1.00
Governor: Provide $60,700 in 1999-00 and $70,100 in 2000-01 and 1.0 network specialist position to provide staff support for an identification card system currently being installed at seven departmental locations. The system is designed to match digitized facial features against a database to identify staff, inmates, offenders and visitors at state prisons, correctional centers, probation and parole offices and the juvenile facilities. Funding for the position would be provided from penalty assessment revenues.
16. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFFING
Positions
GPR 14.00
Governor: Provide 14.0 positions for increased information technology staffing in the Department’s Bureau of Technology Management. Reduce supplies and services funding for contract IT staff by $816,900 in 1999-00 and $886,400 in 2000-01 to fund the increased positions. Increased staffing would be provided for the following information technology activities: (a) statewide information technology data archiving and maintenance of archiving software and hardware ($60,700 in 1999-00 and $70,100 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); (b) statewide email system maintenance and support ($121,200 in 1999-00 and $140,300 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions annually); (c) forms management and electronic forms development ($39,300 in 1999-00 and $62,600 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); (d) statewide information technology help desk to assist staff with computer problems ($250,300 in 1999-00 and $280,200 in 2000-01 and 5.0 positions annually); (e) statewide network security ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position, and $55,000 in 1999-00 on a one-time basis for security software); (f) statewide information technology network administration, maintenance and field support ($140,100 in 1999-00 and $165,500 in 2000-01 and 2.0 positions annually); (g) programming and maintenance for the Division of Community Corrections’ offender tracking system ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually); and (h) voice communications and technology support ($50,100 in 1999-00 and $55,900 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position annually).
17. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION
Governor: Create an annual appropriation for maintaining, developing and operating information systems funded from penalty assessment revenues. Under the bill, penalty assessment revenues would be deposited to a newly-created appropriation under the Office of Justice Assistance for penalty assessment surcharge receipts. The bill requires that the amounts specified in the information technology appropriation ($2,000,000 PR annually) would then be transferred to Corrections.
[Bill Sections: 362 and 542]
18. DEPARTMENTAL REORGANIZATION
Governor: Transfer funding and positions within the Department to align funding and positions with current departmental structure. The realignment would: (a) create separately identifiable budgetary units for bureaus and programs within the Division of Management Services; (b) combine budgetary units for the northern and southern correctional centers; (c) align funding for the Bureau of Health Services; and (d) align funding of positions in the Secretary’s Office and the Division of Management Services with current duties.
Adult Correctional Facilities
1. ADULT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate an average daily population in the adult correctional facilities (correctional institutions and centers) of 21,721 in 1999-00 and 25,823 in 2000-01. The following table identifies the distribution of this population.
February 26, 1999 Average Daily Population
Actual Population 1999-00 2000-01
Institutions 12,311 13,666 14,325
Centers 1,795 1,885 2,485
Contract Beds
In-State1 594 654 654
Out-of-State 3,607 3,857 3,857
Undetermined Location --- 1,659 4,502
Total 18,307 21,721 25,823
1In-state contract beds include beds provided by Wisconsin counties, the Division of Juvenile Corrections at Prairie du Chien, and beds at the federal correctional facility in Oxford, Wisconsin. The numbers do not, however, include approximately 75 beds for temporary lock-up of center system inmates.
2. INMATE POPULATION ADJUSTMENTS
GPR $9,387,400
Governor: Provide $3,854,700 in 1999-00 and $5,532,700 in 2000-01 to reflect population-related cost adjustments for prisoners in facilities operated by the Division of Adult Institutions and the Division of Community Corrections as follows: (a) $1,360,500 in 1999-00 and $1,749,200 in 2000-01 for food costs; (b) $233,400 in 1999-00 and $862,400 in 2000-01 for variable non-food costs, such as clothing, laundry, inmate wages and other supplies; and (c) $2,260,800 in 1999-00 and $2,921,100 in 2000-01 for inmate health care.
3. STAFFING INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH PRISON EXPANSIONS
Governor: The bill provides GPR funding and positions over the 1999-01 biennium associated with the operation of an additional 7,057 beds. Of the total number of beds, 4,502 are related to an increase in the number of contracted beds, 2,255 beds are from previously approved building projects and 300 beds are associated with the proposed inmate work centers. The following table identifies the institution, the total number of additional beds, and the operational and staffing increases provided in the bill. [Each provision is described in greater detail following this summary.]
Additional 1999-00 2000-01
Institution Beds Amount Positions Amount Positions
Existing Contract Beds 0 $25,059,800 0.00 $26,081,700 0.00
Additional Contract Beds 4,502 27,323,700 0.00 73,945,400 0.00
Supermax 500 10,819,600 246.20 12,799,200 246.20
Redgranite 750 802,900 10.00 11,231,600 291.30
New Lisbon1 375 9,400 2.00 775,100 9.00
Probation and Parole Hold/
AODA Facility 2 600 389,000 13.00 13,677,800 273.25
Inmate Work Centers 300 1,304,000 40.00 3,085,800 40.00
Ellsworth Center for Women 30 210,400 5.00 230,500 5.00
Total 7,057 $65,918,800 316.20 $141,827,100 864.75
1 New Lisbon is scheduled to open in the 2001-03 biennium. Funding provided in the bill is initial funding for the facility.
2 The probation and parole hold/AODA facility will have 400 beds for probation and parole holds and 200 beds for AODA treatment services. The probation and parole hold beds will not result in increased prison capacity.
4. CONTRACTS FOR PRISON BEDS
GPR $152,410,600
Governor: Provide $52,383,500 in 1999-00 and $100,027,100 in 2000-01 to fully fund existing contract beds and to purchase additional contract prison beds. Base funding for the contracts appropriation, which is used to support contracts with public and private providers of prison beds and for temporary lockup of offenders from the Division of Community Corrections, is $62,785,900 annually. The recommendation is divided as follows:
a. Full Funding of Existing Contract Prison and Jail Beds. Provide $25,059,800 in 1999-00 and $26,081,700 in 2000-01 to support contracts with the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for space in Tennessee and Oklahoma, the federal government for space in West Virginia and Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas counties for jail space, the Division of Juvenile Corrections’ Prairie du Chien Correctional (PDC) facility and Wisconsin counties for temporary lockup of offenders from the Division of Community Corrections. It should be noted that the funding provided assumes that the cost per day, per inmate charged by CCA ($42 in 1998-99) and Milwaukee County ($58 in 1998-99) will increase by $1 per day during each year of the biennium. As recommended, total funding for existing contract beds would be $87,845,700 in 1999-00 and $88,867,600 in 2000-01, and would support 5,016 contract beds daily (4,586 beds for prison inmates and 430 beds for community corrections offenders). Of these beds, 3,907 beds for prison inmates would be supplied by providers other than Wisconsin state or local governments, including 50 beds at Oxford federal prison.
b. Additional Contract Prison Beds. Provide $27,323,700 in 1999-00 and $73,945,400 in 2000-01 for additional contract prison space for prison inmates. The Governor’s recommendation is estimated to support an additional 1,659 contract beds in 1999-00 and 4,502 contract beds in 2000-01 at an average cost of $45 per day per inmate. No locations for the beds are specified and, as a result, funding could be utilized to support additional instate and/or out-of-state contracts. As of February 26, 1999, Corrections had 4,201 inmates placed in contracted facilities (3,607 in out-of-state facilities and 594 instate).
5. SUPERMAX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Funding Positions
GPR $23,618,800 246.20
Governor: Provide $10,819,600 in 1999-00 and $12,799,200 in 2000-01 with 246.2 positions annually to operate the new 500-bed Supermax Correctional Institution in Boscobel. Staffing would include 168.7 correctional officers, 4.0 unit managers, 12.0 supervising officers, 3.0 social workers, 1.0 chaplain, 8.0 inmate education-related positions, 4.0 clinical services positions, 27.0 maintenance positions, 8.0 food service positions, 2.0 inmate complaint positions, 2.0 financial services positions, 2.0 records office positions, 1.0 laundry worker, 0.5 barber and 3.0 central office positions. The recommendation includes $887,900 in 1999-00 and $1,586,200 in 2000-01 for a food service contract, and $632,500 in 1999-00 and $1,170,700 in 2000-01 to provide medical services. The facility, currently scheduled to be completed by October, 1999, will have most inmates placed in cells 23 hours per day, with meals, education, psychological services and some medical services provided in the cell. When not in a cell, inmates at the Supermax facility will be in restraints and escorted by two correctional officers. Initial staffing, training costs for 105.8 correctional officers and funding for startup of the institution ($1,964,500 and 35.0 positions) was provided in 1997 Act 237.
