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DOC reports rising population and continued use of out‑of‑state beds; contract allows up to 300 placements
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Kristen Calvert told Appropriations the incarcerated population has risen to about 1,644 (from 1,453 at end of FY25) and the department is using around 150 out‑of‑state beds under a contract that permits up to 300 placements; decisions to send people out of state are based mainly on capacity and case‑by‑case fit.
Deputy Commissioner Kristen Calvert told the Appropriations Committee the department is seeing an upward trend in its incarcerated population and remains reliant on some out‑of‑state placements. "1,453 was the total as of this slide at the end of fiscal 25, but today's incarcerated total is 1,644," she said, noting the department is "trending upwards."
Calvert said the department’s out‑of‑state population fell from nearly 500 in 2013 to…
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