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Background MaterialsOctober 10, 2013

Prepared byAlex MacBain

Office of Program Research

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Committee DOC is responsible for incarceration of about 17,600 adult

felons with sentences longer than one year.

The majority of the DOC population is housed in 12 prisons

(16,499 offenders as of August 31, 2013)

DOC operates or contracts with 16 work release centers (679offenders as of August 31, 2013)

DOC contracts jail beds for community supervision violators

(457 offenders as of August 31, 2013)

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Major Policy Changes and Estimated Impacts in the 2013-15 biennium(Dollars in thousands) Budget Impact

EstimatedAverage Daily

Population

(ADP) ImpactPolicies from 2ESSB 5892 (Corrections costs) that reduce demand

Drug Grid Modification -$2,627 -109Standardizing Presentence Credits -$1,103 -51

Investments to reduce demandIncrease Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA) beds $4,106Savings in prison from DOSA diversions -$2,580 -235

Delay the opening of a new unitDelay opening the second Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) medium unit -$2,259Delay additional health services and admin costs related to WSP new units -$2,927

Total -$7,390 -395The Legislature also authorized DOC to contract with local jurisdictions for jail beds.

For up to 300 medium or lower security beds statewide to the extent that it is at no net cost to DOC. The

contract daily rate shall not exceed $65 per offender including program and health care costs. DOC has issued acompetitive solicitation and is in the process of reviewing the submittals.

For short-term offenders (offenders with an earned release date of less than 120 days on his or her sentence at

the time the offender would otherwise be transferred to DOC). The daily contract rate shall not exceed $70 per

offender including medical costs. DOC is working on master contract language.

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14,500

14,700

14,900

15,100

15,300

15,500

15,700

15,900

16,100

16,300

16,500

16,700

16,900

17,100

17,300

17,500

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

(146) (222) (218) (147) (318) (458) (543) (627) (731) (792) (850) (900)

Estimated Male Prison Population and CapacityTotal Male PrisonCapacity

Male Prison Population(June 2013 Forecast)

Male Prison Population(September 2013Forecast)

September Forecast Over/Under Capacity

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7,8008,0008,2008,400

8,6008,8009,0009,2009,4009,6009,800

10,00010,20010,400

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

(380) (313) (455) (379) (557) (697) (822) (956) (1,076) (1,161) (1,237) (1,316)

Estimated Male Medium Custody Population and CapacityMale Medium

Custody Pop

(September 2013

Forecast)

Male Medium

Custody Pop (June

2013 Forecast)

Male Medium

Security Capacity

September Forecast Over/Under Medium Capacity

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,800

2,0002,2002,4002,600

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

(309) (166) (163) (163) (162) (159) (154) (153) (151) (146) (142) (138)

Estimated Male Intake Population and CapacityPrison Intake

Population (June

2013 Forecast)

Prison Intake

Population

(September 2013

Forecast)

Male Intake

Capacity

September Forecast Over/Under Intake Capacity

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600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,000

3,200

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

246 249 242 223 203 187 175 161 146 136 125 113

Estimated Male Close Custody Population and Capacity Male CloseSecurity Capacity

Male Close

Custody Pop

(September 2013

Forecast)

Male Close

Custody Pop (June

2013 Forecast)

September Forecast Over/Under Close Capacity

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,2004,4004,6004,8005,0005,200

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

174 24 52 62 72 99 127 142 156 182 202 223

Estimated Male Minimum Custody Population and Capacity

Male Minimum

Security

Capacity

Male Minimum

Custody Pop

(June 2013

Forecast)

Male Minimum

Custody Pop

(September

2013 Forecast)

September Forecast Over/Under Minimum Capacity

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0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

(43) (35) (9) (13) (16) (4) 14 30 46 55 71 85

Estimated Female Prison Population and Capacity

Prison Female

Population (September

2013 Forecast)

Total Female Prison

Capacity

September Forecast Over/Under Female Population

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Major Institutions: Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla

Washington Corrections Center for Women, Gig Harbor

Washington Corrections Center, Shelton

Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Aberdeen

Monroe Correctional Complex, Monroe

Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Clallam Bay

Airway Heights Corrections Center, Airway Heights

Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Connell

Minimum Institutions:

Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women, Belfair Olympic Corrections Center, Forks

Larch Corrections Center, Yacolt

Cedar Creek Corrections Center, Littlerock

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