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Corrections funding focuses on HVAC, ADA and safety upgrades; no new money proposed yet for a new women's facility
Summary
The administration told the House Committee on Corrections & Institutions on Jan. 28 that the FY26–27 capital proposal emphasizes HVAC, ADA and facility safety upgrades at state correctional facilities and does not include new appropriations for a replacement women’s correctional facility this biennium.
Nick Kramer, chief operating officer at the Agency of Administration, told the House Committee on Corrections & Institutions that the proposed FY26–27 capital bill includes continuing investments in correctional infrastructure and that the administration did not recommend new appropriations for a new women’s correctional facility in this biennium.
Kramer said the package would fully fund construction of modern HVAC and air‑conditioning systems at state correctional facilities except for the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans, which carries a larger price tag and ongoing design work. He said the appropriation would complete systems at facilities where the work has been…
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