FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
In Fiscal Year 2007, the WVDOC had 332 inmates committed to our custody that were convicted of the crime “Manufacturing/Delivery/Possession with Intent Schedule 1, 2 or 3 Drug.” As most court orders do not specify which specific drug was involved, we can not estimate how many of the commitments were related to methamphetamines (meth).
However, if we assume that:
1. 25% of these commitments were related to meth;
2. commitment rates, parole grant rates, etc remain constant;
3. and, the meth conviction is the controlling crime in each case (many offenders are committed to WVDOC custody with more than one felony sentence; therefore, some of these drug offenders may have additional crimes with longer sentences, in which case an increase in the sentence length for the meth conviction would have no impact).
If all the above were true, the state could experience an increase of 42 inmates in the 2009 Fiscal Year, 63 inmates in the 2010 Fiscal Year, and 73 inmates in the 2011 Fiscal Year (this increase would be above and beyond the number of inmates already projected to increase during the upcoming years). See attached excel chart for more information.
These increases would have the following fiscal impacts on the agency; these costs do not include inflation or increasing factors and are based on average inmate costs from FY 2007 ($25,444):
FY 2009: $25,444 x 42 = $1,068,648
FY 2010: $25,444 x 63 = $1,602,972
FY 2011: $25,444 x 73 = $1,857,412
In addition, these numbers do not include any potential construction costs that may be incurred as the result of a steadily increasing inmate population. Currently, the backlog of inmates housed in Regional Jails is over 1,100 and is projected to increase to 2,200 by the end of 2012 absent significant construction or sentencing practice changes.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2008
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2009
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
See attached chart
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Loita Butcher, Executive Assistant
Email Address: butchl@mail.wvnet.edu