FY 2016 Appropriation

The Inmate Placement program manages the placing of inmates across the state including state-owned prisons and placements in county jails. Other placements such as interstate exchanges are also included.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,839,700 from all sources for Institutional Operations Inmate Placement. This is a 3.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,836,500 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Inmate Placement

Inmate Placement

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 15

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that the appropriations for the Utah Department of Corrections - Programs and Operations in item 27 of chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.


HB0003: Item 15

The Legislature intends that, if the Department of Corrections is able to reallocate resources internally to fund additional Adult Probation and Parole agents, for every two agents hired, the Legislature grants authority to purchase one vehicle with Department funds.


SB0002: Item 13

The Legislature intends that, if the Department of Corrections is able to reallocate resources internally to fund additional Adult Probation and Parole agents, for every two agents hired, the Legislature grants authority to purchase one vehicle with Department funds.


SB0002: Item 13

The Legislature grants authority to the Department of Corrections to purchase up to 22 vehicles for new staff to implement the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.


SB0003: Item 1

Notwithstanding intent language in Item 150, House Bill 3, 2015 General Session, the Legislature intends that the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) transfer $960,700 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Department of Corrections (UDC) to be used in the following manner: (1) $190,700 for equipment and furnishings for the new 192 bed Gunnison pod, and (2) $770,000 for the purchase of vehicles. This funding comes from surplus money that was transferred from UDC to DFCM in previous years for the retrofit of the Fortitude Parole Violator Center.


SB0003: Item 1

The Legislature intends that the Division of Facilities and Construction Management transfer $993,600 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Department of Corrections - Programs and Operations to be held by the Department of Corrections until such time as needed to help purchase a new prison site. This funding comes from surplus money that was transferred from Corrections to DFCM in previous years for the retrofit of the Fortitude Parole Violator Center.


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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.