Prison Ranch

Official name: NDOC - Prison Ranch

Prison Ranch spent $2.28 million in FY2026 — 74% of a $3.08 million budget. It ranks 335 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 6.8% less than in FY2025 ($2.45 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $2.28 million$2,281,564
Budget FY2026: $3.08 millionplus $823 thousand held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 74%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −6.8%FY2025: $2.45 million

0.5% of Department of Corrections spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3727, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Prison Ranch by category: 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 category

7 categories. The largest, Wild Horse Program, accounts for 54% of the total.

Categories of Prison Ranch, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Wild Horse Program35	$1.24 million

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$1.44 million	Not available
FY2007	$1.27 million	Not available
FY2008	$1.42 million	Not available
FY2009	$1.57 million	Not available
FY2010	$1.16 million	$1.42 million
FY2011	$1.50 million	$1.59 million
FY2012	$2.26 million	$2.28 million
FY2013	$2.36 million	$2.41 million
FY2014	$2.45 million	$2.67 million
FY2015	$2.27 million	$2.33 million
FY2016	$2.12 million	$2.47 million
FY2017	$2.02 million	$2.44 million
FY2018	$1.61 million	$2.18 million
FY2019	$2.06 million	$2.24 million
FY2020	$2.01 million	$2.03 million
FY2021	$2.76 million	$2.58 million
FY2022	$3.01 million	$3.17 million
FY2023	$3.53 million	$3.20 million
FY2024	$2.26 million	$3.10 million
FY2025	$2.45 million	$3.15 million
FY2026	$2.28 million	$3.08 million
FY2027	See note	$3.09 million

Personnel Services01	$523 thousandof $629 thousand	$629 thousand	83%	22.9%

Operating04	$472 thousandof $475 thousand	$475 thousand	99%	20.7%

Utilities59	$40.2 thousandof $51.2 thousand	$51.2 thousand	79%	1.8%

Information Services26	$3.5 thousandof $3.5 thousand	$3.5 thousand	100%	0.2%

Out-Of-State Travel02	$1.9 thousandof $5.0 thousand	$5.0 thousand	38%	0.1%

Maint of Buildings & Grounds07	None recordedof $38	$38	—	—

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Wild Horse Program	Personnel Services	Operating	Utilities	Information Services	Other (2)	Budget
FY2006	$333 thousand	$327 thousand	$663 thousand	$45.1 thousand	$1.5 thousand	$14.6 thousand	—
FY2007	$359 thousand	$351 thousand	$499 thousand	$47.5 thousand	$1.5 thousand	$2.4 thousand	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Wild Horse Boarding	$2.10 million	$2.13 million
OF	4273 Wild Horse Boarding	$2.10 million	$2.13 million
Farm Sales	$836 thousand	$836 thousand
OF	4005 Farm Sales	$836 thousand	$836 thousand
General Fund	$350 thousand	$350 thousand
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$3.08 million	$3.08 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$2.9 thousand= $3.08M	$3.08 million
Legislature approved	$3.08 million	$3.08 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$550 thousand= $3.63M	$3.63 million
Other changes after the session	−$550 thousand= $3.08M	$3.08 million
Current budget	$3.08 million	$3.08 million

FY2009	$667 thousand	$370 thousand	$464 thousand	$53.3 thousand	—	$5.6 thousand	—

FY2010	$277 thousand	$358 thousand	$452 thousand	$64.2 thousand	—	$2.0 thousand	$1.42 million

FY2011	$562 thousand	$358 thousand	$498 thousand	$65.0 thousand	—	$8.6 thousand	$1.59 million

FY2012	$1.17 million	$357 thousand	$666 thousand	$62.2 thousand	—	$3.4 thousand	$2.28 million

FY2013	$1.47 million	$372 thousand	$438 thousand	$68.9 thousand	—	$7.0 thousand	$2.41 million

FY2014	$1.52 million	$333 thousand	$493 thousand	$69.8 thousand	—	$1.0 thousand	$2.67 million

FY2015	$1.20 million	$332 thousand	$610 thousand	$61.6 thousand	—	$3.0 thousand	$2.33 million

FY2016	$1.26 million	$319 thousand	$464 thousand	$46.7 thousand	—	$2.3 thousand	$2.47 million

FY2017	$1.10 million	$374 thousand	$496 thousand	$42.7 thousand	—	$886	$2.44 million

FY2018	$748 thousand	$347 thousand	$465 thousand	$45.2 thousand	—	$432	$2.18 million

FY2019	$1.15 million	$377 thousand	$489 thousand	$44.6 thousand	—	$2.1 thousand	$2.24 million

FY2020	$767 thousand	$413 thousand	$696 thousand	$58.9 thousand	—	$428	$2.03 million

FY2021	$1.66 million	$375 thousand	$599 thousand	$46.8 thousand	—	—	$2.58 million

FY2022	$1.96 million	$400 thousand	$583 thousand	$51.2 thousand	$2.3 thousand	$1.3 thousand	$3.17 million

FY2023	$2.45 million	$365 thousand	$631 thousand	$59.1 thousand	$1.3 thousand	$415	$3.20 million

FY2024	$1.47 million	$341 thousand	$403 thousand	$48.6 thousand	$1.0 thousand	$6	$3.10 million

FY2025	$1.41 million	$571 thousand	$421 thousand	$41.0 thousand	$1.3 thousand	—	$3.15 million

FY2026	$1.24 million	$523 thousand	$472 thousand	$40.2 thousand	$3.5 thousand	$1.9 thousand	$3.08 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3.09 million

Everything else	$49.5 thousand	$49.5 thousand
OF	4301 Rental Income - Non-Executive Budgets	$36.0 thousand	$36.0 thousand
OF	4260 Estray Sales - Agriculture	$9.4 thousand	$9.4 thousand
OF	4252 Excess Property Sales	$4.1 thousand	$4.1 thousand

Everything else

4301 Rental Income - Non-Executive Budgets

4260 Estray Sales - Agriculture

4252 Excess Property Sales

Carried over from last year · not new money	$83.7 thousand	$633 thousand
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$83.7 thousand	$633 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Prison Ranch

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How the FY2026 budget got here

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