• Date Due: December 01, 2024
  • Author: Department of Corrections
  • Enabling Authority: Appropriation Act - Item 390 T. (Special Session I, 2024)
  • Description:
    Report on the Department of Corrections (the Department) assessment of the use of staffing posts and facility space with the goal of maximizing efficiency in light of the lower inmate population and correctional officer staffing level as compared to a decade ago, including (i) the Department's authorized, funded, and filled position levels over the past ten years; (ii) a summary of the current methodology for establishing staffing levels for each facility; (iii) an examination of establishing per facility staffing ratios, with distinct measures for double bunked and non-double bunked units, that may be used to set target staffing levels depending on inmate populations; and (iv) facility age, outstanding maintenance needs, and debt services.