Joint Budget Committee trims DOC incentive requests, endorses targeted caseload shifts and asks agencies to study community transition placement rules

Mar 6, 2025

The committee accepted staff recommendations that reduce planned non‑base, one‑time incentives and reallocate some community corrections funding. Members approved staff caseload recommendations for the Department of Corrections and directed an RFI and statutory reporting requirements around community placements and facility bed accounting.

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The Joint Budget Committee reviewed the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) budget materials and approved several staff recommendations that shrink proposed incentive spending, modify caseload assumptions, and direct follow‑up work on community transition placements.

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