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Senate approves Department of Corrections budget with funds for new beds, reentry and deferred maintenance
Summary
The Senate adopted an amended budget for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that adds staff, funds construction and planning for new and temporary bed space, and provides one-time payments to counties housing state inmates; the amendment passed the Senate 46-0 with one absent.
Senator Cleary, the bill sponsor, told the Senate the amendment to Senate Bill 20‑15 adjusts the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget to add staff, expand bed capacity and fund deferred maintenance. The Senate adopted the amendment and later passed the bill on final passage by a 46‑0 vote with one senator absent.
The amendment adds full‑time equivalent positions and one‑time and ongoing funding to address overcrowding and facility needs, Cleary said. "We added 26 FTEs for the Heart River Correctional Center," he said, and described additional FTEs for the Missouri River Correctional Center, pretrial services and community…
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