The Joint Finance Committee today approved 11-4 along party lines reallocating $7.1 million in existing Corrections funds to address a shortfall in the general operations budget driven by continued high inmate health costs.
The department budgeted $80.6 million in 2017-18 for some inmate health costs, but is now expected to spend $90.7 million.
Of the $7.1 million that will be reallocated, $5.3 mi...
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