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Prisons, Probation & Parole

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$1,899,043,032$1,899,043,032
FY24 GAA$1,750,749,275$1,766,226,457
FY23$1,883,582,059$1,788,454,653
FY22$1,815,705,039$1,654,914,517
FY21$1,897,005,997$1,613,435,420
FY20$1,874,996,569$1,559,029,959
FY19$1,883,709,449$1,541,905,127
FY18$1,772,425,089$1,421,346,970
FY17$1,783,944,639$1,399,218,754
FY16$1,792,203,916$1,380,022,722
FY15$1,785,224,320$1,365,575,096
FY14$1,732,687,775$1,315,972,133
FY13$1,682,665,415$1,258,400,155
FY12$1,646,560,826$1,210,988,857
FY11$1,667,235,861$1,191,210,770
FY10$1,765,287,378$1,236,733,177
FY09$1,857,103,252$1,288,376,988
FY08$1,905,642,670$1,303,792,116
FY07$1,792,564,669$1,182,557,370
FY06$1,753,528,650$1,127,502,567
FY05$1,697,333,944$1,051,642,812
FY04$1,681,742,639$1,011,589,065
FY03$1,542,506,212$907,812,003
FY02$1,585,556,486$913,034,321
FY01$1,557,840,514$881,465,640

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Funding for Prisons, Probation & Parole
0.3%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$1,750,749,275$1,766,226,457
FY24 Sen$1,754,405,784$1,769,915,291
FY24 SWM$1,752,101,158$1,767,590,291
FY24 Hou$1,752,713,688$1,768,208,236
FY24 HWM$1,752,713,688$1,768,208,236
FY24 Gov$1,770,690,751$1,786,344,222
FY23 GAA$1,838,658,737$1,745,800,114
FY23 SWM$1,798,067,717$1,707,259,081
FY23 Hou$1,816,337,715$1,724,606,381
FY23 HWM$1,815,574,153$1,723,881,381
FY23 Gov$1,808,422,543$1,717,090,952
FY22 GAA$1,781,473,098$1,623,714,000

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Commissioner of Probation$183,795,627$180,202,377$193,726,432
Office of Community Corrections$28,996,184$29,627,942$32,687,672
Communications Access Trust Fund$0$0$35,000,000
Medically-Assisted Treatment at County Correctional Facilities$15,797,846$18,337,887$18,500,000
Section 35 Treatment and Facility Investments$14,744,656$13,877,320$14,000,000
Department of Correction Facility Operations$765,323,666$753,642,862$791,173,056
Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center$23,152,388$22,622,045$23,745,896
Mitigation Grants$0$4,869,559$5,002,943
Behavioral Health and Residential Treatment$5,082,303$0$0
Prison Industries and Farm Services Program$6,027,612$5,798,499$6,317,247
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$5,897,862$5,550,928$5,600,000
DOC Fees RR$9,057,432$8,524,639$8,600,000
Re-Entry Programs$2,274,890$1,408,532$1,524,594
Hampden Sheriffs Department$85,931,759$81,685,699$88,872,411
Hampden County Substance Abuse Program$2,671,176$2,514,047$2,536,272
Worcester Sheriffs Department$59,998,361$58,415,197$59,417,150
Middlesex Sheriffs Department$77,936,592$74,667,376$77,426,623
Franklin Sheriffs Department$20,176,696$19,836,539$20,824,659
Hampshire Sheriffs Department$16,791,519$16,818,145$17,755,312
Berkshire Sheriffs Department$20,310,818$19,548,327$20,948,852
Berkshire Aquaponics Program$157,978$148,686$150,000
Dispatch Center Retained Revenue$421,276$396,495$400,000
Middlesex Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$105,319$99,124$100,000
Essex Sheriffs Private Detail$1,948,401$1,833,789$1,850,000
Essex Sheriffs Department$82,245,269$84,680,156$88,103,829
Private Detail Retained Revenue$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$3,824,397$3,599,432$3,631,252
Hampden Sheriff Regional Mental Health Stab Unit$1,344,406$1,378,287$1,390,472
Hampden Sheriff Inmate Transfers$691,641$650,956$656,711
Western Mass Regional Women s Correction$4,830,463$4,922,283$4,965,798
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$78,989$74,343$75,000
Middlesex Sheriff Mental Health Stab Unit$1,333,331$1,806,317$1,822,285
Hampshire Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$142,530$0$0
Massachusetts Sheriffs Association Operations$673,515$782,582$736,794
Barnstable Sheriffs Department$33,048,220$31,415,242$33,085,852
Barnstable Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff Department$60,541,237$59,259,173$61,447,280
Dukes Sheriffs Department$3,918,966$3,879,830$3,897,546
Dukes Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$315,957$297,371$300,000
Nantucket Sheriffs Department$842,477$816,471$864,314
Norfolk Sheriffs Department$39,674,013$38,087,042$40,278,095
Norfolk Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$58,378$54,944$55,430
Norfolk Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$168,510$158,598$160,000
Plymouth Sheriffs Department$71,603,690$68,739,526$72,199,442
Plymouth Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$315,957$297,371$300,000
Suffolk Sheriffs Department$128,560,382$122,345,811$128,710,102
Suffolk Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$1,895,741$1,784,227$1,800,000
Parole Board$22,554,543$22,261,064$25,403,711
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Commissioner of Probation$183,795,627$180,202,377$193,726,432
Superior Court Probation Services$0$0$0
Office of Community Corrections$28,996,184$29,627,942$32,687,672
Community Corrections Programs$0$0$0
Probation Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Office of Community Corrections Substance Abuse Services$0$0$0
Communications Access Trust Fund$0$0$35,000,000
Medically-Assisted Treatment at County Correctional Facilities$15,797,846$18,337,887$18,500,000
County Sheriff Salary Reserve$0$0$0
Section 35 Treatment and Facility Investments$14,744,656$13,877,320$14,000,000
Justice Reinvestment Reserve$0$0$0
Barnstable County Correctional Costs$0$0$0
Hampden County Sup Corrections Officers FY 2000$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Unif Corrections Officers FY 2000$0$0$0
Hampden County Sup Corrections Officers FY 2001$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Unif Corrections Officers FY 2001$0$0$0
UMass SEIU 509B FY 2000-2001$0$0$0
DOC Captains Mgmt FY 1999-2001$0$0$0
Worcester County Sup Officers FY 2000-2001$0$0$0
Hampshire County Non-Uniform FY 2001$0$0$0
Hampshire County Senior Corrections Officers FY 2001$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBPO$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0
Franklin County Teamsters$0$0$0
Corrections Officers Federated Unit 4 FY 2001CB Costs/Confidential Salary Adjustment$0$0$0
IBCO Unit 4A Alternative Dispute Resolution$0$0$0
Unit 4A Econ Benefits FY 2000$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs Local 422 FY 2000-2001$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriffs Teamsters 404 2001$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff & Correc Officers Fed-$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff & NAGE Local R1-255$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriff IBCO FY 2001-2003$0$0$0
Essex ECCOA Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0
Essex IBCO R1-27 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0
Essex IBCO R1-71 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0
SDF Teamsters$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Corrections Officers$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriffs Sup. Officers Assn.$0$0$0
Non-Uniformed Correctional Association$0$0$0
SDW Superior Officers$0$0$0
SDW MCOFU$0$0$0
SDW-UAW$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff NUCA$0$0$0
Hampshire County Senior Office$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff UFCW$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff UFCWU$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff Jail Officers$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff AFSCME$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff Supervisors$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Law Enforcement UFCW$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Officers FY 2002$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Food Div UFCW Loc 1459$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Empl. FY 2002$0$0$0
Worcester County Superior Officers$0$0$0
Essex County Corrections Association$0$0$0
FY01/02 Middlesex S IBCO 193$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff SEIU, FY02$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff Administration$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE-A$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE-C$0$0$0
Bristol County, IBCO$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff, SEIU$0$0$0
Hampden County, NUCA$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, NAGE RI-202$0$0$0
Barnstable County IBCO$0$0$0
IBCO Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff NAGE Collective Bargaining$0$0$0
Franklin Sheriff IBOT 404 Collective Bargaining$0$0$0
Hampshire County Collective Bargaining$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff R1-227$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, COA Collective Bargaining$0$0$0
SDB Employees Association$0$0$0
SDB Communications Center$0$0$0
Mass. Correction Officers Federal$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs Office Employees$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0
Essex County Correctional Officers Associations$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0
Hampden County Superior Correctional Officers$0$0$0
Non-Uniformed Correctional Association$0$0$0
Non-Uniform Correctional Association$0$0$0
Sheriffs Office Treatment Association$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0
County Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0
New England Police Benevolent Association$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff$0$0$0
SDM Superior Officers Associate$0$0$0
SDM Teamster Local 122 CB$0$0$0
Essex County IBCO, Local RI-27$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 220$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local 1462C$0$0$0
Barnstable County Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff IBCO, Local 217 Radio Technicians$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 58$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs, IBCO, Local RI-297$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs Officer Employees Association$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE, Local RI-163$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, National Correctional Employees Union, Unit B$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff, Non-Unit Employees Association$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff, National Correctional Employees Union$0$0$0
Hampden County National Correctional Employees Union$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Uniformed Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriffs, Superior Correction Officer Association$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Non-Uniformed Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Superior Officers Association$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Office Treatment Association, Local 1459$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, NE Police Benevolent Association, Local 500$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, Superior Officers Association$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, Teamsters, Local 122$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff, NAGE, Local 202$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff, Local 295$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 296$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 298$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local 3643/3967$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local RN$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 275$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff, Correctional Officers New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 550$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriffs, IBCO, Local RI-71$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, Jail Officers and Employees Association$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriffs, Essex County Correctional Officers$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, County Correction Officers$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 275$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, United Auto Workers$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff NCEU$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff BCI$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Association of County Employees$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Communications$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Clerical$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff: Franklin Captains NCEU$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff: Hampshire Correction Officers NCEU$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff K-9 Unit/NCEU$0$0$0
Sheriffs Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs$0$0$0
Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs$0$0$0
Reserve for Sheriffs Transferred in FY10$0$0$0
County Corrections Reserve$0$0$0
Rent and Relocation for Barnstable Sheriff$0$0$0
DOC and Sheriffs Funding Commission$0$0$0
DOC Hayes Recommendations Reserve$0$0$0
Sheriffs Reserve$0$0$0
Sheriff Medicare Lawsuit Reimbursements$0$0$0
Regional Lock-Ups$0$0$0
Department of Correction Facility Operations$765,323,666$753,642,862$791,173,056
Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center$23,152,388$22,622,045$23,745,896
Mitigation Grants$0$4,869,559$5,002,943
Behavioral Health and Residential Treatment$5,082,303$0$0
Consolidated Pharmacy Services For Department of Correction$0$0$0
MCI-Framingham Detox Unit$0$0$0
Department of Corrections: Substance Abuse Services$0$0$0
Community Resource Centers (COERS)$0$0$0
Educational Services$0$0$0
Prison Industries and Farm Services Program$6,027,612$5,798,499$6,317,247
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$5,897,862$5,550,928$5,600,000
Contracted Residential Service$0$0$0
Violent Offender/Truth In Sentencing$0$0$0
Criminal Alien Assistance Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
DOC Fees RR$9,057,432$8,524,639$8,600,000
New DOC CO Class$0$0$0
Re-Entry Programs$2,274,890$1,408,532$1,524,594
Study Expansion at MCI Framingham$0$0$0
DOC Employee-Related Costs$0$0$0
County Correctional Programs$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sex Offender Management Program$0$0$0
Forensic Services Program for Incarcerated Persons$0$0$0
Bristol Sheriff$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff$0$0$0
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital County Expenses$0$0$0
Hampden Sheriffs Department$85,931,759$81,685,699$88,872,411
Hampden County Substance Abuse Program$2,671,176$2,514,047$2,536,272
Worcester Sheriffs Department$59,998,361$58,415,197$59,417,150
Worcester Sheriffs Department Regional Lock-Up Feasibility$0$0$0
Middlesex Sheriffs Department$77,936,592$74,667,376$77,426,623
Franklin Sheriffs Department$20,176,696$19,836,539$20,824,659
Hampshire Sheriffs Department$16,791,519$16,818,145$17,755,312
Hampshire Sheriff Lease Costs$0$0$0
Hampshire Modular Units$0$0$0
Berkshire Sheriffs Department$20,310,818$19,548,327$20,948,852
Berkshire Aquaponics Program$157,978$148,686$150,000
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Franklin Sheriffs Department Federal Transport$0$0$0
Dispatch Center Retained Revenue$421,276$396,495$400,000
Pittsfield Schools Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Middlesex Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$105,319$99,124$100,000
Essex Sheriffs Private Detail$1,948,401$1,833,789$1,850,000
Essex Sheriffs Department$82,245,269$84,680,156$88,103,829
Private Detail Retained Revenue$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$3,824,397$3,599,432$3,631,252
Hampden Sheriff Regional Mental Health Stab Unit$1,344,406$1,378,287$1,390,472
Hampden Sheriff Inmate Transfers$691,641$650,956$656,711
Western Mass Regional Women s Correction$4,830,463$4,922,283$4,965,798
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$78,989$74,343$75,000
Middlesex Sheriff Mental Health Stab Unit$1,333,331$1,806,317$1,822,285
Middlesex Sheriff Additional Expenses$0$0$0
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Hampshire Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$142,530$0$0
Hampshire Sheriffs Federal Inmate Reimbursement Retained Rev$0$0$0
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Reimbursement from Housing Federal Inmates Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Mass. Sheriffs Association Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Massachusetts Sheriffs Association Operations$673,515$782,582$736,794
Workers Compensation One-Time Costs$0$0$0
Barnstable Sheriffs Department$33,048,220$31,415,242$33,085,852
Barnstable Sheriff Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Barnstable Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff Department$60,541,237$59,259,173$61,447,280
Bristol Sheriff Department Federal Inmate$0$0$0
Bristol Sheriffs Department Salary Adjustment$0$0$0
Dukes Sheriffs Department$3,918,966$3,879,830$3,897,546
Dukes Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$315,957$297,371$300,000
Nantucket Sheriffs Department$842,477$816,471$864,314
Norfolk Sheriffs Department$39,674,013$38,087,042$40,278,095
Norfolk Sheriffs Department Federal Inmate$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$58,378$54,944$55,430
Norfolk Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$168,510$158,598$160,000
Plymouth Sheriffs Department$71,603,690$68,739,526$72,199,442
Plymouth Sheriffs Department Federal Inmate Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$315,957$297,371$300,000
Suffolk Sheriffs Department$128,560,382$122,345,811$128,710,102
Suffolk Sheriffs Department Federal Inmate$0$0$0
Suffolk Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$1,895,741$1,784,227$1,800,000
Parole Board$22,554,543$22,261,064$25,403,711
Parolee Supervision Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
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