Below is more information about the agency, including who leads it, how many staff the department employs and what it does.
FAST FACTS
Budget: $3.6 billion overall, with $59.7 million for information technology, according to the Legislature’s recently approved budget.
Leadership: Ruth Lang is the agency’s chief information officer.
Staff: The agency has more than 23,000 employees, according to budget documents.
MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY
DOC is the largest state agency in terms of workforce, and the third-largest state prison system in the nation with 143 facilities statewide, including correctional institutions, work camps, re-entry centers and others.
Overall, the department’s mission is to “provide a continuum of services to meet the needs of those entrusted to our care, creating a safe and professional environment with the outcome of reduced victimization, safer communities and an emphasis on the premium of life,” according to the agency’s website.
A few pieces of the agency’s IT budget include $17 million to modernize the offender-based information system and $3 million for independent verification services.
Additional details regarding the agency’s potential IT expenditure can be found online.
