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Subcommittee examines Michigan corrections budget, flags staffing gaps and overtime costs
Summary
House appropriations subcommittee heard a House Fiscal Agency overview showing the Department of Corrections accounts for about 15% of Michigan's general fund budget, with 829 correction officer vacancies and roughly $127 million in overtime costs in FY25; members requested additional overtime and vacancy history for budget drafting.
Robin Risco, budget analyst with the House Fiscal Agency, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary on Feb. 19 that the Michigan Department of Corrections remains one of the state's largest general-fund budgets and continues to face staffing shortfalls.
"As of December 25, there were 829 correction officer vacancies, 393 health care staff vacancies, and 166 central staff vacancies," Risco said while walking members through the corrections slides. She said overtime in fiscal year 25 amounted to roughly $126,900,000.
The presentation placed the corrections budget in context: Risco reported that corrections represents 3% of the state's…
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