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Department of Corrections requests pay-plan funding, operating dollars and continued cell‑phone interdiction support
Summary
Director Sterling told the Senate Finance Committee the Department of Corrections (DOC) needs recurring and nonrecurring funds for step pay plans, staffing, medical and maintenance inflation, cell‑phone interdiction, prison industries and capital repairs including roofing and kitchen upgrades.
Director Sterling, director of the Department of Corrections, asked the Senate Finance Committee for a package of recurring and nonrecurring funds to cover pay adjustments, staffing and rising operating costs. He said the department is pursuing step‑pay funding, medical and nursing pay increases, and money to continue the state’s cell‑phone interdiction program.
The request addresses several categories of inflationary and programmatic costs. Sterling told senators workers’ compensation increased by about $6 million, an IRF premium rose by roughly $7 million, and various medical and care delivery items totalled about $8.4 million; medical costs overall were cited at about $13.7…
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