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Department of Corrections

The Department of Corrections spent $498 million in FY2026 — 94% of a $528 million budget. It is the sixth-largest of the state's 41 departments: about $1 in every $50 of all state spending.

That is 6.8% more than in FY2025 ($466 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Has one division (Department of Corrections), so this page shows its budget accounts.

Spent FY2026: $498 million$498,049,530
Budget FY2026: $528 millionBudget covers 31 of 32 budget accounts.
Share of budget spent: 94%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +6.8%FY2025: $466 million

49.9% of Public Safety spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this department in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$240 million	Not available
FY2007	$268 million	Not available
FY2008	$283 million	Not available
FY2009	$288 million	Not available
FY2010	$283 million	$287 million
FY2011	$275 million	$285 million
FY2012	$261 million	$271 million
FY2013	$263 million

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Where the money went

Explore Department of Corrections by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

31 budget accounts. The largest, NDOC - High Desert State Prison, accounts for 21% of the total.

Budget accounts of Department of Corrections, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
NDOC - High Desert State Prison3762	$105 million

FY2014	$272 million	$275 million

FY2015	$260 million	$269 million

FY2016	$278 million	$288 million

FY2017	$294 million	$311 million

FY2018	$315 million	$331 million

FY2019	$325 million	$341 million

FY2020	$342 million	$353 million

FY2021	$312 million	$368 million

FY2022	$331 million	$367 million

FY2023	$331 million	$371 million

FY2024	$332 million	$426 million

FY2025	$466 million	$474 million

FY2026	$498 million	$528 million

FY2027	See note	$492 million

NDOC - Prison Medical Care3706	$76.9 millionof $77.9 million	$77.9 million	99%	15.4%

NDOC - Northern Nevada Correctional Center3717	$47.4 millionof $47.6 million	$47.6 million	100%	9.5%

NDOC - Southern Desert Correctional Center3738	$45.9 millionof $46.7 million	$46.7 million	98%	9.2%

NDOC - Lovelock Correctional Center3759	$39.1 millionof $40.2 million	$40.2 million	97%	7.9%

NDOC - Ely State Prison3751	$36.2 millionof $36.5 million	$36.5 million	99%	7.3%

NDOC - Director's Office3710	$36.0 millionof $39.2 million	$39.2 million	92%	7.2%

NDOC - Florence Mcclure Womens Correctional Center3761	$29.6 millionof $30.0 million	$30.0 million	98%	5.9%

NDOC - Offenders' Store Fund3708	$15.9 millionof $17.8 million	$17.8 million	90%	3.2%

NDOC - Correctional Programs3711	$15.6 millionof $20.4 million	$20.4 million	76%	3.1%

NDOC - Training Academy3712	$9.67 millionof $14.9 million	$14.9 million	65%	1.9%

NDOC - One-Shot Appropriations3714	$8.29 millionof $14.8 million	$14.8 million	56%	1.7%

Budget accounts of Department of Corrections, FY2026, continued
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
NDOC - Casa Grande Transitional Housing3760	$6.88 millionof $6.94 million	$6.94 million	99%	1.4%
NDOC - Prison Industry3719	$4.95 millionof $5.79 million	$5.79 million	86%	1.0%
NDOC - Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp3725	$4.01 millionof $4.20 million	$4.20 million	95%	0.8%
NDOC - Pioche Conservation Camp3723	$2.82 millionof $3.08 million	$3.08 million	92%	0.6%
NDOC - Stewart Conservation Camp3722	$2.80 millionof $2.93 million	$2.93 million	95%	0.6%
NDOC - Jean Conservation Camp3748	$2.71 millionof $2.81 million	$2.81 million	96%	0.5%
NDOC - Carlin Conservation Camp3752	$2.33 millionof $2.39 million	$2.39 million	97%	0.5%
NDOC - Prison Ranch3727	$2.28 millionof $3.08 million	$3.08 million	74%	0.5%
NDOC - Northern Nevada Transitional Housing3724	$2.06 millionof $2.16 million	$2.16 million	96%	0.4%
NDOC - Inmate Welfare Account3763	$1.10 millionof $1.27 million	$1.27 million	86%	0.2%
NDOC - Warm Springs Correctional Center3716	$477 thousandof $754 thousand	$754 thousand	63%	0.1%
NDOC - Nevada State Prison3718	$156 thousandof $157 thousand	$157 thousand	99%	0.0%
Endowment Fund Hist Pres NSP - Non-Exec3730	None recordedof $147 thousand	$147 thousand	—	—
NDOC - Southern Nevada Correctional Center3715	$133 thousandof $180 thousand	$180 thousand	74%	0.0%
NDOC - Tonopah Conservation Camp3754	$40.5 thousandof $84.8 thousand	$84.8 thousand	48%	0.0%
NDOC - Humboldt Conservation Camp3741	$38.1 thousandof $128 thousand	$128 thousand	30%	0.0%
NDOC - Ely Conservation Camp3747	$34.9 thousandof $60.0 thousand	$60.0 thousand	58%	0.0%
NDOC - Wells Conservation Camp3739	$30.2 thousandof $37.1 thousand	$37.1 thousand	81%	0.0%
Silver State Industries Endowment Fund-Non-Exec3729	None recordedof $5.0 thousand	$5.0 thousand	—	—

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	NDOC - High Desert State Prison	NDOC - Prison Medical Care	NDOC - Northern Nevada Correctional Center	NDOC - Southern Desert Correctional Center	NDOC - Lovelock Correctional Center	Other (27)	Budget
FY2006	$29.5 million	$35.6 million	$21.5 million	$17.8 million	$21.3 million	$115 million	—
FY2007	$30.8 million	$40.0 million	$22.6 million	$18.5 million	$22.8 million	$133 million	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$445 million	$462 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$445 million	$462 million
Interim Finance allocations	$0	$8.57 million
IF	4654 Transfer From Interim Finance	$0	$8.57 million
Federal funds	$2.00 million	$2.00 million
FF	3538 Fed Incentive Revenue

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$451 million	$451 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$18.1 million= $469M	$469 million
Legislature approved	$469 million	$469 million
Accounts outside the operating budget	+$15.0 million= $484M	$484 million
Money carried over from earlier years	−$729 thousand= $483M	$483 million
Other changes after the session	+$44.8 million= $528M	$528 million
Current budget	$528 million	$528 million

FY2009	$41.9 million	$45.5 million	$26.4 million	$22.3 million	$23.9 million	$128 million	—

FY2010	$40.9 million	$47.3 million	$25.2 million	$21.6 million	$23.5 million	$125 million	$287 million

FY2011	$40.1 million	$45.8 million	$24.3 million	$21.8 million	$22.0 million	$121 million	$285 million

FY2012	$41.8 million	$41.4 million	$25.9 million	$21.3 million	$21.0 million	$110 million	$271 million

FY2013	$43.0 million	$44.6 million	$25.5 million	$20.5 million	$21.1 million	$108 million	$273 million

FY2014	$44.0 million	$45.1 million	$25.6 million	$21.1 million	$21.6 million	$115 million	$275 million

FY2015	$43.8 million	$40.6 million	$25.4 million	$20.9 million	$21.5 million	$108 million	$269 million

FY2016	$47.4 million	$43.0 million	$26.4 million	$22.9 million	$23.1 million	$115 million	$288 million

Fees, licences and tuition

3893 License Plate Charge

4280 Wage Assessment

Everything else

4015 Store Sales

4021 Miscellaneous Sales

3829 Room, Board, Transp Charge

4273 Wild Horse Boarding

4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

4021 Catalog Commissions

4005 Farm Sales

4201 Reimbursement

4022 Miscellaneous Commissions

4032 Vending Machine Sales

4301 Rental Income - Non-Executive Budgets

4043 Jail Meals

4622 Transfer From Attorney General

4353 Utility Capital Credit

4251 Gifts and Donations

4254 Misc Revenue

4253 Offender Fund Raisers

4260 Estray Sales - Agriculture

4355 Reimbursement of Expenses

4562 Ducat Sales

4252 Excess Property Sales

4254 Miscellaneous Revenue

4201 Reimbursements - Inmate Records

4254 Chapel Donations

4353 Utility Capital Credits

…and 3 smaller lines (all in the CSV)

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4601 General Fund Salary Adjustment

4750 Trans From DHHS - Director

4697 Transfer From Offenders Store

4683 Transfer From Programs

4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa

4663 Trans From Commission on Tour

4751 Transfer From Inmate Welfare

4746 Transfer From Emergency MGMT

4669 Trans From Other B/A Same Fund

4661 Trans From Edu Subgrant-Yop

4697 Transfer From Prison Store

4705 Trans From Public Safety

3806 User Charges

4671 Transfer From Dhhs-Resilient Dollars

4668 Transfer From Conservation

4620 Transfer From Ba 3722

4700 Transfer From Prison Industries

4335 Employee Physicals Reimbursements

3889 Charges for Services - I

2516 Budgetary Transfers

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Fees, licences and tuition		$600 thousand	$695 thousand
OF	3893 License Plate Charge	$600 thousand	$600 thousand
OF	4280 Wage Assessment	$0	$95.0 thousand

Everything else		$28.0 million	$28.6 million
OF	4015 Store Sales	$15.2 million	$15.2 million
OF	4021 Miscellaneous Sales	$4.04 million	$4.04 million
OF	3829 Room, Board, Transp Charge	$2.41 million	$2.63 million
OF	4273 Wild Horse Boarding	$2.10 million	$2.13 million
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$1.25 million	$1.29 million
OF	4021 Catalog Commissions	$723 thousand	$933 thousand
OF	4005 Farm Sales	$836 thousand	$836 thousand
OF	4201 Reimbursement	$534 thousand	$534 thousand
OF	4022 Miscellaneous Commissions	$221 thousand	$221 thousand
OF	4032 Vending Machine Sales	$209 thousand	$209 thousand
OF	4301 Rental Income - Non-Executive Budgets	$176 thousand	$176 thousand
OF	4043 Jail Meals	$113 thousand	$113 thousand
OF	4622 Transfer From Attorney General	$0	$74.4 thousand
OF	4353 Utility Capital Credit	$55.4 thousand	$55.4 thousand
OF	4251 Gifts and Donations	$228	$55.2 thousand
OF	4254 Misc Revenue	$34.1 thousand	$34.1 thousand
OF	4253 Offender Fund Raisers	$22.8 thousand	$22.8 thousand
OF	4260 Estray Sales - Agriculture	$9.4 thousand	$9.4 thousand
OF	4355 Reimbursement of Expenses	$8.6 thousand	$8.6 thousand
OF	4562 Ducat Sales	$5.0 thousand	$5.0 thousand
OF	4252 Excess Property Sales	$4.2 thousand	$4.2 thousand
OF	4254 Miscellaneous Revenue	$1.9 thousand	$1.9 thousand
OF	4201 Reimbursements - Inmate Records	$1.2 thousand	$1.2 thousand
OF	4254 Chapel Donations	$1.0 thousand	$1.0 thousand
OF	4353 Utility Capital Credits	$737	$737
	…and 3 smaller lines (all in the CSV)

Moved between state accounts · not new money		$8.88 million	$39.4 million
IA	4601 General Fund Salary Adjustment	$0	$22.3 million
IA	4750 Trans From DHHS - Director	$581 thousand	$4.45 million
IA	4697 Transfer From Offenders Store	$4.28 million	$4.28 million
IA	4683 Transfer From Programs	$2.30 million	$2.70 million
IA	4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa	$0	$2.23 million
IA	4663 Trans From Commission on Tour	$0	$737 thousand
IA	4751 Transfer From Inmate Welfare	$553 thousand	$553 thousand
IA	4746 Transfer From Emergency MGMT	$0	$482 thousand
IA	4669 Trans From Other B/A Same Fund	$48.0 thousand	$463 thousand
IA	4661 Trans From Edu Subgrant-Yop	$343 thousand	$343 thousand
IA	4697 Transfer From Prison Store	$292 thousand	$292 thousand
IA	4705 Trans From Public Safety	$165 thousand	$219 thousand
IA	3806 User Charges	$109 thousand	$109 thousand
IA	4671 Transfer From Dhhs-Resilient Dollars	$76.8 thousand	$76.8 thousand
IA	4668 Transfer From Conservation	$61.6 thousand	$61.6 thousand
IA	4620 Transfer From Ba 3722	$33.8 thousand	$33.8 thousand
IA	4700 Transfer From Prison Industries	$18.0 thousand	$18.0 thousand
IA	4335 Employee Physicals Reimbursements	$8.3 thousand	$8.3 thousand
IA	3889 Charges for Services - I	$7.1 thousand	$7.1 thousand
IA	2516 Budgetary Transfers	$0	$0

Carried over from last year · not new money		$11.4 million	$12.4 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$11.4 million	$12.4 million

Department of Corrections

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How the FY2026 budget got here

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