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Prisons, Probation & Parole

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 Gov$1,786,344,222$1,786,344,222
FY23 Current$1,852,222,763$1,745,800,114
FY22$1,831,756,451$1,654,914,517
FY21$1,913,776,136$1,613,435,420
FY20$1,891,572,136$1,559,029,959
FY19$1,900,362,042$1,541,905,127
FY18$1,788,093,892$1,421,346,970
FY17$1,799,715,279$1,399,218,754
FY16$1,808,047,570$1,380,022,722
FY15$1,801,006,273$1,365,575,096
FY14$1,748,005,288$1,315,972,133
FY13$1,697,540,714$1,258,400,155
FY12$1,661,116,949$1,210,988,857
FY11$1,681,974,758$1,191,210,770
FY10$1,780,893,081$1,236,733,177
FY09$1,873,520,637$1,288,376,988
FY08$1,922,489,159$1,303,792,116
FY07$1,808,411,513$1,182,557,370
FY06$1,769,030,403$1,127,502,567
FY05$1,712,338,917$1,051,642,812
FY04$1,696,609,781$1,011,589,065
FY03$1,556,142,459$907,812,003
FY02$1,599,573,311$913,034,321
FY01$1,571,612,321$881,465,640

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Funding for Prisons, Probation & Parole
3.7%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 Gov$1,786,344,222$1,786,344,222
FY23 Current$1,852,222,763$1,745,800,114
FY23 GAA$1,852,222,763$1,745,800,114
FY23 Leg$1,852,222,763$1,745,800,114
FY23 Sen$1,815,178,275$1,710,884,081
FY23 SWM$1,811,332,298$1,707,259,081
FY23 Hou$1,829,737,076$1,724,606,381
FY23 HWM$1,828,967,881$1,723,881,381
FY23 Gov$1,821,763,512$1,717,090,952
FY22 GAA$1,797,221,888$1,623,714,000

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY21FY22FY23 CurrentFY24 Gov
Commissioner of Probation$195,147,310$182,102,197$190,822,324$181,795,423
Office of Community Corrections$30,708,842$29,762,891$32,772,515$29,889,862
Communications Access Trust Fund$0$0$21,219,185$0
Medically-Assisted Treatment at County Correctional Facilities$17,792,247$16,602,880$19,627,746$18,500,000
Section 35 Treatment and Facility Investments$6,405,209$5,950,913$0$14,000,000
DOC and Sheriffs Funding Commission$118,615$0$0$0
Sheriffs Reserve$0$28,275,056$0$0
Department of Correction Facility Operations$815,399,706$773,635,534$771,500,039$760,305,305
Mass. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Centers$24,319,765$22,694,049$23,323,186$22,822,031
Mitigation Grants$0$0$0$4,912,607
Behavioral Health and Residential Treatment$5,698,023$5,317,124$5,119,796$0
Prison Industries and Farm Services Program$6,407,459$5,878,231$6,072,079$5,849,760
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$6,642,439$6,126,324$5,941,372$5,600,000
DOC Fees Retained Revenue$10,200,888$9,518,984$9,124,249$8,600,000
Re-Entry Programs$1,076,126$2,438,141$6,230,756$1,420,984
Hampden Sheriffs Department$91,125,464$85,089,296$86,645,261$82,407,827
Hampden County Substance Abuse Program$1,186,150$2,213,717$2,690,881$2,536,272
Worcester Sheriffs Department$63,425,927$59,186,061$60,702,943$58,931,606
Middlesex Sheriffs Department$83,688,960$78,094,560$78,511,541$75,327,459
Franklin Sheriffs Department$21,522,722$20,083,981$20,791,226$20,011,900
Hampshire Sheriffs Department$17,917,730$16,719,974$17,308,757$16,966,823
Berkshire Sheriffs Department$22,279,600$20,790,266$20,619,160$19,721,140
Berkshire Aquaponics Program$0$0$159,144$150,000
Dispatch Center Retained Revenue$474,460$442,743$424,384$400,000
Middlesex Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$118,615$110,686$106,096$100,000
Essex Sheriffs Private Detail Retained Revenue$0$2,047,689$1,962,775$1,850,000
Essex Sheriffs Department$89,388,942$83,413,513$87,150,412$85,428,756
Private Detail Retained Revenue$1,779,225$1,660,288$1,591,439$1,500,000
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$4,151,524$3,874,005$3,852,610$3,631,252
Hampden Sheriff Regional Mental Health Stab Unit$1,451,432$1,354,408$1,475,234$1,390,472
Hampden Sheriff Inmate Transfers$728,334$681,024$696,744$656,711
W. Mass. Regional Womens Correctional Center$5,228,299$4,893,090$5,268,509$4,965,798
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$88,961$83,014$79,572$75,000
Middlesex Sheriff Mental Health Stab Unit$1,073,323$1,401,275$1,933,370$1,822,285
Hampshire Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$198,505$185,491$0$0
Massachusetts Sheriffs Association Operations$547,695$662,234$678,483$789,500
Barnstable Sheriffs Department$35,597,170$33,217,587$33,292,021$31,692,963
Barnstable Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$1,186,150$1,106,859$1,591,439$1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff Department$64,301,679$60,003,271$60,987,857$59,783,043
Dukes Sheriffs Department$4,270,493$3,985,021$3,972,560$3,914,129
Dukes Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$296,537$276,715$318,288$300,000
Nantucket Sheriffs Department$939,441$876,642$873,900$823,689
Norfolk Sheriffs Department$42,159,798$39,341,520$39,966,692$38,423,744
Norfolk Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$65,748$61,353$58,809$55,430
Norfolk Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$266,884$177,097$169,753$160,000
Plymouth Sheriffs Department$76,754,123$71,623,300$72,131,920$69,347,205
Plymouth Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$355,845$332,058$318,288$300,000
Suffolk Sheriffs Department$133,732,198$124,792,534$129,508,789$123,427,387
Suffolk Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$2,135,070$1,992,346$1,909,727$1,800,000
Parole Board$25,422,501$22,680,508$22,720,932$22,457,859
FY21FY22FY23 CurrentFY24 Gov
Commissioner of Probation$195,147,310$182,102,197$190,822,324$181,795,423
Superior Court Probation Services$0$0$0$0
Office of Community Corrections$30,708,842$29,762,891$32,772,515$29,889,862
Community Corrections Programs$0$0$0$0
Probation Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Community Corrections Substance Abuse Services$0$0$0$0
Communications Access Trust Fund$0$0$21,219,185$0
Medically-Assisted Treatment at County Correctional Facilities$17,792,247$16,602,880$19,627,746$18,500,000
County Sheriff Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0
Section 35 Treatment and Facility Investments$6,405,209$5,950,913$0$14,000,000
Justice Reinvestment Reserve$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Correctional Costs$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sup Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Unif Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sup Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Unif Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
UMass SEIU 509B FY 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
DOC Captains Mgmt FY 1999-2001$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sup Officers FY 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Non-Uniform FY 2001$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Senior Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBPO$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0$0
Franklin County Teamsters$0$0$0$0
Corrections Officers Federated Unit 4$0$0$0$0
IBCO Unit 4A Alternative Dispute Resolution$0$0$0$0
Unit 4A Econ Benefits FY 2000$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs Local 422 FY 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriffs Teamsters 404 2001$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff and Correc Officers$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff & NAGE Local R1-255$0$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriff IBCO FY 2001-2003$0$0$0$0
Essex ECCOA Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Essex IBCO R1-27 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Essex IBCO R1-71 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
SDF Teamsters$0$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Corrections Officers$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriffs Sup. Officers Assn.$0$0$0$0
Non-Uniformed Correctional Association$0$0$0$0
SDW Superior Officers$0$0$0$0
SDW MCOFU$0$0$0$0
SDW-UAW$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff NUCA$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Senior Office$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff UFCW$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff UFCWU$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff Jail Officers$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff AFSCME$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff IBCO$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriff Supervisors$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Law Enforcement UFCW$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Food Div UFCW Loc 1459$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff Employees$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Superior Officers$0$0$0$0
Essex County Corrections Association$0$0$0$0
FY01/02 Middlesex S IBCO 193$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff SEIU, FY02$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff Administration$0$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE-A$0$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE-C$0$0$0$0
Bristol County, IBCO$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff, SEIU$0$0$0$0
Hampden County, NUCA$0$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, NAGE RI-202$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County IBCO$0$0$0$0
IBCO Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff NAGE Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
Franklin Sheriff IBOT 404 Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff R1-227$0$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, COA Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
SDB Employees Association$0$0$0$0
SDB Communications Center$0$0$0$0
Mass. Correction Officers Federal$0$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs Office Employees$0$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
Essex County Correctional Officers Associations$0$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Superior Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
Non-Uniformed Correctional Association$0$0$0$0
Non-Uniform Correctional Association$0$0$0$0
Sheriffs Office Treatment Association$0$0$0$0
International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
County Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0$0
New England Police Benevolent Association$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff$0$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff$0$0$0$0
SDM Superior Officers Associate$0$0$0$0
SDM Teamster Local 122 CB$0$0$0$0
Essex County IBCO, Local RI-27$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 220$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local 1462C$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff IBCO, Local 217 Radio Technicians$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 58$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs, IBCO, Local RI-297$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriffs Officer Employees Association$0$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, NAGE, Local RI-163$0$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff, National Correctional Employees Union, Unit B$0$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff, Non-Unit Employees Association$0$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff, National Correctional Employees Union$0$0$0$0
Hampden County National Correctional Employees Union$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Non-Uniformed Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0$0
Hampden County Sheriffs, Superior Correction Officer Association$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Non-Uniformed Correctional Officers Association$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Superior Officers Association$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff, Office Treatment Association, Local 1459$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, NE Police Benevolent Association, Local 500$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, Superior Officers Association$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff, Teamsters, Local 122$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff, NAGE, Local 202$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff, Local 295$0$0$0$0
Norfolk County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 296$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriff, NAGE, Local 298$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local 3643/3967$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, AFSCME, Council 93, Local RN$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 275$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriff, Correctional Officers New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 550$0$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriffs, IBCO, Local RI-71$0$0$0$0
Berkshire County Sheriff International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, Jail Officers and Employees Association$0$0$0$0
Essex County Sheriffs, Essex County Correctional Officers$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Sheriffs, County Correction Officers$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 275$0$0$0$0
Worcester County Sheriffs, United Auto Workers$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff NCEU$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff BCI$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Association of County Employees$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Communications$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Clerical$0$0$0$0
Franklin County Sheriff: Franklin Captains NCEU$0$0$0$0
Hampshire County Sheriff: Hampshire Correction Officers NCEU$0$0$0$0
Bristol County Sheriff K-9 Unit/NCEU$0$0$0$0
Sheriffs Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs$0$0$0$0
Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs$0$0$0$0
Reserve for Sheriffs Transferred in FY10$0$0$0$0
County Corrections Reserve$0$0$0$0
Rent and Relocation for Barnstable Sheriff$0$0$0$0
DOC and Sheriffs Funding Commission$118,615$0$0$0
DOC Hayes Recommendations Reserve$0$0$0$0
Sheriffs Reserve$0$28,275,056$0$0
Sheriff Medicare Lawsuit Reimbursements$0$0$0$0
Regional Lock-Ups$0$0$0$0
Department of Correction Facility Operations$815,399,706$773,635,534$771,500,039$760,305,305
Mass. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Centers$24,319,765$22,694,049$23,323,186$22,822,031
Mitigation Grants$0$0$0$4,912,607
Behavioral Health and Residential Treatment$5,698,023$5,317,124$5,119,796$0
Consolidated Pharmacy Services For Department of Correction$0$0$0$0
MCI-Framingham Detox Unit$0$0$0$0
Department of Corrections: Substance Abuse Services$0$0$0$0
Community Resource Centers (COERS)$0$0$0$0
Educational Services$0$0$0$0
Prison Industries and Farm Services Program$6,407,459$5,878,231$6,072,079$5,849,760
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$6,642,439$6,126,324$5,941,372$5,600,000
Contracted Residential Service$0$0$0$0
Violent Offender/Truth In Sentencing$0$0$0$0
Criminal Alien Assistance Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
DOC Fees Retained Revenue$10,200,888$9,518,984$9,124,249$8,600,000
New DOC CO Class$0$0$0$0
Re-Entry Programs$1,076,126$2,438,141$6,230,756$1,420,984
Study Expansion at MCI Framingham$0$0$0$0
DOC Employee-Related Costs$0$0$0$0
County Correctional Programs$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Sex Offender Management Prog.$0$0$0$0
Forensic Services Program for Incarcerated Persons$0$0$0$0
Bristol Sheriff$0$0$0$0
Plymouth County Sheriff$0$0$0$0
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital County Expenses$0$0$0$0
Hampden Sheriffs Department$91,125,464$85,089,296$86,645,261$82,407,827
Hampden County Substance Abuse Program$1,186,150$2,213,717$2,690,881$2,536,272
Worcester Sheriffs Department$63,425,927$59,186,061$60,702,943$58,931,606
Worcester Sheriffs Department Regional Lock-Up Feasibility$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Sheriffs Department$83,688,960$78,094,560$78,511,541$75,327,459
Franklin Sheriffs Department$21,522,722$20,083,981$20,791,226$20,011,900
Hampshire Sheriffs Department$17,917,730$16,719,974$17,308,757$16,966,823
Hampshire Sheriff Lease Costs$0$0$0$0
Hampshire Modular Units$0$0$0$0
Berkshire Sheriffs Department$22,279,600$20,790,266$20,619,160$19,721,140
Berkshire Aquaponics Program$0$0$159,144$150,000
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
Franklin Sheriffs Dept. Federal Transp. Revenue$0$0$0$0
Dispatch Center Retained Revenue$474,460$442,743$424,384$400,000
Pittsfield Schools Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$118,615$110,686$106,096$100,000
Essex Sheriffs Private Detail Retained Revenue$0$2,047,689$1,962,775$1,850,000
Essex Sheriffs Department$89,388,942$83,413,513$87,150,412$85,428,756
Private Detail Retained Revenue$1,779,225$1,660,288$1,591,439$1,500,000
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$4,151,524$3,874,005$3,852,610$3,631,252
Hampden Sheriff Regional Mental Health Stab Unit$1,451,432$1,354,408$1,475,234$1,390,472
Hampden Sheriff Inmate Transfers$728,334$681,024$696,744$656,711
W. Mass. Regional Womens Correctional Center$5,228,299$4,893,090$5,268,509$4,965,798
Prison Industries Retained Revenue$88,961$83,014$79,572$75,000
Middlesex Sheriff Mental Health Stab Unit$1,073,323$1,401,275$1,933,370$1,822,285
Middlesex Sheriff Additional Expenses$0$0$0$0
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
Hampshire Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$198,505$185,491$0$0
Hampshire Sheriffs Dept. Federal Inmate Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
Housing Federal Inmates Reimbursement Revenue$0$0$0$0
Mass. Sheriffs Association Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Sheriffs Association Operations$547,695$662,234$678,483$789,500
Workers Compensation One-Time Costs$0$0$0$0
Barnstable Sheriffs Department$35,597,170$33,217,587$33,292,021$31,692,963
Barnstable Sheriffs Federal Inmate Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Barnstable Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$1,186,150$1,106,859$1,591,439$1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff Department$64,301,679$60,003,271$60,987,857$59,783,043
Bristol Sheriffs Dept. Federal Inmate Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Bristol Sheriffs Department Salary Adjustment$0$0$0$0
Dukes Sheriffs Department$4,270,493$3,985,021$3,972,560$3,914,129
Dukes Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$296,537$276,715$318,288$300,000
Nantucket Sheriffs Department$939,441$876,642$873,900$823,689
Norfolk Sheriffs Department$42,159,798$39,341,520$39,966,692$38,423,744
Norfolk Sheriffs Dept. Federal Inmate Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$65,748$61,353$58,809$55,430
Norfolk Sheriff Community Programs Retained Revenue$266,884$177,097$169,753$160,000
Plymouth Sheriffs Department$76,754,123$71,623,300$72,131,920$69,347,205
Plymouth Sheriffs Dept. Federal Inmate Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Sheriff Communications Retained Revenue$355,845$332,058$318,288$300,000
Suffolk Sheriffs Department$133,732,198$124,792,534$129,508,789$123,427,387
Suffolk Sheriffs Dept. Federal Inmate Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Suffolk Regional Lockup Retained Revenue$2,135,070$1,992,346$1,909,727$1,800,000
Parole Board$25,422,501$22,680,508$22,720,932$22,457,859
Parolee Supervision Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0

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