Department of corrections raises 2023

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Aug 29, 2023The California prison union CCPOA negotiated a 2023 contract with Gov. Gavin Newsom. It has bonuses, raises and a 401(k) retirement for

Jun 23, 2023 2023-25 state budget approved a monumental $344 million to adequately compensate our state's correctional officers. The starting wage for

Sep 2, 2023The facility is one of three hard-to-staff units targeted for $10,000 staff bonuses in a tentative 2023 contract deal with the correctional

How much will state police raises cost in 2023?

In the original Senate bill, the $71.4 million cost of the raises for state police, teacher, student support personnel and school service personnel was included in the Republican governor’s proposed fiscal 2023 budget.
The additional raises passed by the House adds $8 million to the bill.
The increases would be effective July 1.

When will the 2023 community corrections grant be available?

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2022) - The Kentucky State Corrections Commission (SCC) announced today that applications for the 2023 Community Corrections Grant will be available January 1, 2023.
Funding will be awarded to projects and programs throughout the commonwealth that are providing second chance opportunities to the justice-involved population.

Will correctional officers get a pay raise in 2022?

Correctional officers in the adult and juvenile prison systems would get an additional raise of $2,000 above the $5,000 increase earmarked in the fiscal 2022 mid-year budget for employees throughout state government.

Will the prison population increase by March 2023?

An increase in the prison population is forecast over the horizon to March 2023.
Despite decreases since the start of the year, the prison population is projected to steadily increase from its current level by 3,200 places by March 2023.
Projected population growth concentrated in offenders sentenced to longer sentences.

Do corrections deserve a raise?

“Corrections doesn’t get that same kind of respect, but they deserve it for the work they do

” Currently, corrections pay is boosted by a $4 raise funded by federal pandemic relief funds, which will expire in June

Evers’ budget would make that raise permanent and add in other increases

Is the Department of Corrections hiring enough officers?

The Department of Corrections has struggled for years to hire enough officers, with average vacancy rates at 34% across the state’s prison system and some facilities employing less than half the staff they need

Will state employees get a 4% raise in 2024?

State employees would receive a 4% pay bump on July 1 and another 2% raise in 2024 under the plan, which passed 12-4, along party lines

Department of Corrections guards’ starting hourly wage would increase from $20

29 to $33 an hour under the proposal, in line with what Democratic Gov

Tony Evers proposed