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September 25, 2008
 New
York State Department of Correctional Services 2008-2009 Spending Plan
The savings proposed in this plan will be captured by establishing and
monitoring individual spending plans for each facility, which establish
the fiscal resource limits available. Savings are designed around
maintaining facilities in a safe and secure basis by limiting the impact
on direct inmate services. A natural decline in the inmate population
that has already occurred allows for consolidation of programs and living
units through staff attrition and redeployment. The Department's
operating budget is comprised of more than 75% for staffing and
less than 25% of non-personal service costs. The fixed and
administrative cost of operating a large and widely dispersed system
reduces opportunities to create savings. The potential to achieve savings
via efficiencies has been further limited by the continued operation of
all 70 correctional institutions while the inmate population has declined
by nearly 14% since its peak at 71,600 in December 1999.
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