TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Dina Jose, Director of Corrections
REPORT BY: Sue Kuss, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Annual Report of Inmate Welfare Fund Expenses
RECOMMENDATION
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File the letter of expenditures of the Inmate Welfare Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, in compliance with Penal Code 4025. (No Fiscal Impact; Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
Penal Code 4025 provides for the establishment and maintenance of a store to sell various goods such as confectionary foods, stamps, toiletries, and other miscellaneous items to incarcerated persons (IPs). Any profit derived from the sale of commissary goods as well as any commission received from IP pay telephone/video visitation services shall be deposited into the Inmate Welfare Fund.
Per Penal Code 4025, the Director of Corrections must present an itemized report of Inmate Welfare Fund expenses (attached to this report) each fiscal year.
The Inmate Welfare Fund concluded FY 2023-24 with $158,348.41 in total revenues, $71,837.24 in total expenses, and an ending fund balance of $1,035,625.21. The Department looks forward to offering more in-person programming for incarcerated persons at the replacement jail. The Department plans to use this fund to purchase tablets for use by IPs. The tablets will give IPs access to educational, job readiness/job search, religious, books, music, and other enriching resources.
Requested Action:
Accept and instruct the Clerk of the Board to file the letter of expenditures of the Inmate Welfare Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.