Department of Corrections

February 11 & 12, 2020

Appropriations Committee Hearings

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 Department of Corrections
- 4 Main Issues

 Salary and Inflation Increases

 Inmate Services

 Florence Closure

 Capital Issues

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 Salary and Inflation Increases
($ in Millions)
GF OF
1) Salary Increase (5% Security, 15% Investigators) 24.1 0.0
- Increases for 8,529 of 9,556 ADC Employees
2) ’20 Salary Increase Backfill 13.0 0.0
3) Supervisor Salary Compression 4.1 0.0
4) Convert 286 CO-II to Corporal 1.7 0.0
5) 1.8% Private Prison Contract Increase 2.8 0.0
6) 1.8% Inmate Food Contract Increase 0.7 0.0

Total 46.4 0.0

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 Inmate Services
($ in Millions)
GF MMF
1) Substance Abuse Treatment Expansion 0.0 5.0
2) Substance Abuse Counselors Loan Repayment Program 0.0 2.0
3) Add 13 Re-Entry Employment Specialists 0.0 1.0
4) AHCCCS “Reach In” Program 0.0 0.1
- Expected to draw down a 50% Federal Match
5) Add 10 Correctional Education Teachers 1.1 0.0
- 8 for functional literacy and 2 for special education
6) Braille Transcription Expansion 0.3 0.0
Total 1.4 8.1

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 Exec Requests $33 M to Close Florence Prison
- Annualizes to $49 M in ’22

 The Executive proposal eliminates 3,679 beds

 The Executive proposes adding 4,193 beds at private

prisons and county jails for net increase of 514 beds

 Most of Florence staff shifted to Eyman, including 471

CO-IIs to reduce the latter’s vacancy rate

 The new funding would fund these placements

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 Exec Requests $33 M to Close Florence Prison
- Annualizes to $49 M in ’22

($ in Millions)
’21 ’22
Private/County Beds 61.9 109.8
Net Florence Closure Savings (28.7) (60.4)
Net Cost 33.2 49.4

 Exec assumes Private/County per diem is $75. Actual per

diem will depend on bid process.
 Net Florence savings is non-personnel costs; FTEs shifted
to Eyman
 Need more details on savings calculations

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 Significant Florence Issues to Be Resolved

 Florence has 1,000 maximum/close custody beds

– Probably will not shift to privates/counties
 County jail bids will need to be evaluated for
education/drug treatment
 Centurion health care contract is fixed price, but state
population will decline substantially
 Only the execution facility will remain open at Florence;
limits alternative uses

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 Department of Corrections
- Executive Major Capital Funding Changes

($ in Millions)
GF OF
1) Lewis/Yuma Locks, Fire and HVAC 29.4 19.0
Represents a $20.9 M increase over previous cost
estimates as a result of installing air conditioning
rather than evaporative cooling
2) Building Renewal 21.2 0.2
Baseline and Executive also include $5.5 M in
base Building Renewal funding
Total 50.6 19.2

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 Department of Corrections
- Website Links

 JLBC Baseline –
Department of Corrections

 Executive Budget –
Department of Corrections

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