DOJ Component Information:Detention Trustee

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FY2004 Budget Summary

DETENTION TRUSTEE
(Dollars in thousands)

Perm.
Pos. FTE Amount

2002 Obligations 6 6 $933

2003 President's Budget Request 18 18 1,388,566

     Transfer of Immigration and Naturalization Service detention resources to Department of Homeland Security ... ... -614,960

2003 President's Budget Request - as adjusted 18 18 773,606

Adjustments to base

     Increases (see p. 27) ... ... 13,815

2004 Current Services 18 18 787,421

     Program improvements (see details below) ... ... 34,705

     Program offsets (see details below) ... ... -12,001

          Subtotal ... ... 22,704

2004 Request 18 18 810,125

2003 President's Budget Request 2004 Current Services 2004 Request Program Improvements/Offsets

Comparison by activity and program Perm
Pos. FTE Amount Perm
Pos. FTE Amount Perm
Pos. FTE Amount Perm
Pos. FTE Amount

     Detention Trustee 18 18 $773,606 18 18 $787,421 18 18 $810,125 ... ... $22,704

Program Improvements Perm
Pos. FTE Amount

Housing of Federal Detainees ... ... $34,705

This requests includes $34,705,000 to house USMS detainees in private, state, and local facilities. By 2004, 75 percent of the total federal prisoner population is expected to be housed in non-federal facilities. The remaining 25 percent will be housed in federal detention facilities. The USMS has no flexibility over the number of detainees it houses, and the population has grown an average of 9 percent annually since FY 1998.

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Program Offsets

Crosscutting Efficiencies and Program Reductions ... ... -12,001

The Office of Detention Trustee (ODT) program budget includes offsets to reflect significant savings (cost avoidance) totalling $12,001,000. The ODT plans to implement a National Health Service contract which is anticipated to lead to significant health care savings of $3,000,000 in FY 2004. In addition, ODT, in conjunction with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), is expected to reduce the number of detention days from the time of sentencing to commitment in a BOP facility. This will lower housing costs and is expected to save $6,000,000. An offset of $3,001,000 is included to reflect Departmental crosscutting cost savings. These reductions consist of one-time needs for computers and furniture, and anticipated savings that will result from efficiencies. Some of the areas targeted for savings include: Facilities Management, JCN/WAN IT, Human Resources, and Centralized Procurement. The Department continues to evaluate its programs and operations with the goal of achieving across-the-board economies of scale that result in increased efficiencies, reduced duplication of efforts, and cost savings. The crosscutting savings identified impact the majority of the components in the Department, and are the result of improving business practices in the following way: consolidation of facility management, including optimization of work space standards and the consolidation/collocation of field space; improved deployment of human resources personnel across Department components; the consolidation of duplicative IT support functions and services performed by components using the JCN WAN; and centralized procurement for relocation of services, including household storage/shipment and residence contracts.

Total Program Improvements, Detention Trustee ... ... 22,704

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	Perm. Pos.	FTE	Amount
2002 Obligations	6	6	$933
2003 President's Budget Request	18	18	1,388,566
Transfer of Immigration and Naturalization Service detention resources to Department of Homeland Security	...	...	-614,960
2003 President's Budget Request - as adjusted	18	18	773,606
Adjustments to base
Increases (see p. 27)	...	...	13,815
2004 Current Services	18	18	787,421
Program improvements (see details below)	...	...	34,705
Program offsets (see details below)	...	...	-12,001
Subtotal	...	...	22,704
2004 Request	18	18	810,125

	2003 President's Budget Request	2004 Current Services	2004 Request	Program Improvements/Offsets
Comparison by activity and program	Perm Pos.	FTE	Amount	Perm Pos.	FTE	Amount	Perm Pos.	FTE	Amount	Perm Pos.	FTE	Amount
Detention Trustee	18	18	$773,606	18	18	$787,421	18	18	$810,125	...	...	$22,704

	Program Improvements	Perm Pos.	FTE	Amount
	Housing of Federal Detainees	...	...	$34,705
	This requests includes $34,705,000 to house USMS detainees in private, state, and local facilities. By 2004, 75 percent of the total federal prisoner population is expected to be housed in non-federal facilities. The remaining 25 percent will be housed in federal detention facilities. The USMS has no flexibility over the number of detainees it houses, and the population has grown an average of 9 percent annually since FY 1998.

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	Program Offsets
	Crosscutting Efficiencies and Program Reductions	...	...	-12,001
	The Office of Detention Trustee (ODT) program budget includes offsets to reflect significant savings (cost avoidance) totalling $12,001,000. The ODT plans to implement a National Health Service contract which is anticipated to lead to significant health care savings of $3,000,000 in FY 2004. In addition, ODT, in conjunction with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), is expected to reduce the number of detention days from the time of sentencing to commitment in a BOP facility. This will lower housing costs and is expected to save $6,000,000. An offset of $3,001,000 is included to reflect Departmental crosscutting cost savings. These reductions consist of one-time needs for computers and furniture, and anticipated savings that will result from efficiencies. Some of the areas targeted for savings include: Facilities Management, JCN/WAN IT, Human Resources, and Centralized Procurement. The Department continues to evaluate its programs and operations with the goal of achieving across-the-board economies of scale that result in increased efficiencies, reduced duplication of efforts, and cost savings. The crosscutting savings identified impact the majority of the components in the Department, and are the result of improving business practices in the following way: consolidation of facility management, including optimization of work space standards and the consolidation/collocation of field space; improved deployment of human resources personnel across Department components; the consolidation of duplicative IT support functions and services performed by components using the JCN WAN; and centralized procurement for relocation of services, including household storage/shipment and residence contracts.

	Total Program Improvements, Detention Trustee	...	...	22,704

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