Budget could cut supervision of state ex-cons
By Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - To help balance the budget Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked the Department of Corrections to cut $125 million from spending plans.
DOC Secretary Eldon Vail say the state may release some offenders earlier, increase use of monitoring bracelets and reduce supervision of ex-cons. The Tacoma News Tribune reports eliminating supervision for people who served time for gross misdemeanors would save $31 million. Eliminating supervision for offenders considered a low-to-moderate risk would save $10 million. The saving would come from cutting jobs formerly known as parole officers. Even after the cuts, the prison system will have 72 more employees and $53 million more in the next two years than it has in the current budget. |
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