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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 House 1
8900-0001	Department of Correction Facility Operations For the operation of the commonwealth's department of correction; provided, that the department may expend funds appropriated in this line item for budgetary, procurement, fiscal, human resources, payroll and other administrative services of the military division, the Massachusetts parole board and the sex offender registry board	452,347,512	487,123,199

Increased funding to support program operations.

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Expended	FY05 Expended	FY06 Expended	FY07 Projected Spending	FY08 House 1
Wages & Salaries	288,225	288,124	290,769	290,841	295,302
Pensions & Benefits	21,503	22,061	20,564	20,469	20,464
Operating Expenses	56,546	60,339	77,745	74,253	80,757
Public Assistance	59,322	60,053	63,823	69,280	90,400
Aid to Cities & Towns	1,497	1,784	1,811	3,325	200
TOTAL	427,093	432,360	454,711	458,168	487,123

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

Account	Description	June 2004	June 2005	June 2006	Jan. 2007	Projected FY08
8900-0001	Department of Correction Facility Operations	4,929	4,916	4,892	4,868	4,852

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.