Prison and jail funding ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, prison and jail funding includes measures regarding funding for prisons and jails, such as their construction and maintenance. The topic is grouped within the criminal justice and law enforcement policy area.

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• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to prison and jail funding certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of state ballot measures

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Years

States

2002

1. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Machias and South Windham Correctional Facilities Measure (2002)

1996

1. California Proposition 205, County Jail Bond Measure (1996)

1994

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Maintenance for State Facilities Bonds Measure (August 1994)

1993

1. Texas Proposition 14, Bonds for Corrections Facilities Amendment (1993)

1991

1. Maine Correctional Facilities Construction, Purchasing and Renovation, Question 2 (1991)
2. Texas Proposition 4, Bonds for Corrections and Mental Health Facilities Amendment (1991)

1990

1. California Proposition 120, Prison Construction Bond Issue (June 1990)
2. California Proposition 144, New Prison Construction Bond Measure (1990)
3. California Proposition 147, County Jail Bond Measure (1990)
4. Maine Prison Construction, Renovation and Future Operation Needs Study, Question No. 6 (1990)
5. North Carolina Prison and Youth Facilities Bonds Referendum (1990)
6. Pennsylvania Question 1, Prison Bond Measure (1990)

1989

1. Maine Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3B (1989)
2. Maine Juvenile and Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3A (1989)
3. Texas Proposition 8, Bonds for Corrections Projects Amendment (1989)

1988

1. California Proposition 80, Construction of New Prisons Bond (1988)
2. Georgia Amendment 7, Additional Court Penalties Measure (1988)

1987

1. Texas Proposition 18, Jail Districts Amendment (1987)

1986

1. California Proposition 52, County Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (June 1986)
2. California Proposition 54, Prison Construction Bond Measure (1986)
3. Maine Correctional Facilities Building, Repairs and Renovations, Bond Issue 2 (1986)
4. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Prison Buildings Amendment (May 1986)

1984

1. California Proposition 16, County Jail Construction and Improvements Bond Measure (June 1984)
2. California Proposition 17, State Correctional Facilities Construction and Improvements Bond Measure (June 1984)
3. Maine Prison Construction and Renovation, Bond Issue 4 (1984)

1982

1. California Proposition 1, Prison Construction Bond Measure (June 1982)
2. California Proposition 2, Construction of County Jails Bond Measure (1982)

1981

1. New York Proposal 1, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1981)

1980

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition D, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
2. Michigan Proposal E, Development of Correctional Facilities Referendum (1980)

1978

1. Alabama Prison Bond Amendment (1978)
2. Alaska Bonding Proposition 6, Correctional and Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (1978)
3. Wyoming Building of State Prisons, Amendment 3 (1978)

1977

1. Alabama Mobile County Penal Facility Amendment (September 1977)
2. Virginia Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1977)

1976

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 9, Justice Facilities Bond Measure (1976)

1972

1. Maine Mental and Correctional Institutions Expansion and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1972)

1970

1. Alaska Proposition 5, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1970)

1969

1. Maine Mental and Correctional Institutions Expansion and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 12 (1969)

1967

1. Maine Mental Hospitals and Correctional Institutions Expansion, Referendum Question No. 3 (1967)

1965

1. Maine Boys' Training Center, State Prison and Stevens School, Referendum Question No. 5 (1965)

1960

1. Montana Prison Bond Issue, R-62 (1960)

1959

1. North Carolina Referendum 6, Correctional Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum (October 1959)

1958

1. California Proposition 3, State Educational, Mental, and Correctional Institutions Bond Measure (1958)

1956

1. California Proposition 3, State Construction Program Bond Measure (1956)

1934

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Penal and Eleemosynary Buildings Bond Measure (May 1934)

1917

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Oregon Tax Levy for State Penitentiary Measure (June 1917)

1916

1. Montana Bond Issue for Twine Factory, Referendum 1 (1916)

1906

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Funding for Psychiatric Hospitals, Schools, and Prisons Referendum (June 1906)
2. South Dakota Twine Plant at Penitentiary Amendment (1906)

1896

1. Texas Allow Investment of Public School Land Sale Proceeds for Penitentiary System Amendment (1896)

1872

1. Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings, Amendment 1 (1872)

1871

1. Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings, Amendment 2 (1871)

Alabama

1. Alabama Mobile County Penal Facility Amendment (September 1977)
2. Alabama Prison Bond Amendment (1978)

Alaska

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 6, Correctional and Public Safety Facilities Bond Measure (1978)
2. Alaska Bonding Proposition 9, Justice Facilities Bond Measure (1976)
3. Alaska Bonding Proposition D, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
4. Alaska Proposition 5, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1970)

California

1. California Proposition 1, Prison Construction Bond Measure (June 1982)
2. California Proposition 120, Prison Construction Bond Issue (June 1990)
3. California Proposition 144, New Prison Construction Bond Measure (1990)
4. California Proposition 147, County Jail Bond Measure (1990)
5. California Proposition 16, County Jail Construction and Improvements Bond Measure (June 1984)
6. California Proposition 17, State Correctional Facilities Construction and Improvements Bond Measure (June 1984)
7. California Proposition 2, Construction of County Jails Bond Measure (1982)
8. California Proposition 205, County Jail Bond Measure (1996)
9. California Proposition 3, State Construction Program Bond Measure (1956)
10. California Proposition 3, State Educational, Mental, and Correctional Institutions Bond Measure (1958)
11. California Proposition 52, County Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (June 1986)
12. California Proposition 54, Prison Construction Bond Measure (1986)
13. California Proposition 80, Construction of New Prisons Bond (1988)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 7, Additional Court Penalties Measure (1988)

Maine

1. Maine Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3B (1989)
2. Maine Boys' Training Center, State Prison and Stevens School, Referendum Question No. 5 (1965)
3. Maine Correctional Facilities Building, Repairs and Renovations, Bond Issue 2 (1986)
4. Maine Correctional Facilities Construction, Purchasing and Renovation, Question 2 (1991)
5. Maine Juvenile and Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3A (1989)
6. Maine Mental Hospitals and Correctional Institutions Expansion, Referendum Question No. 3 (1967)
7. Maine Mental and Correctional Institutions Expansion and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 12 (1969)
8. Maine Mental and Correctional Institutions Expansion and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1972)
9. Maine Prison Construction, Renovation and Future Operation Needs Study, Question No. 6 (1990)
10. Maine Prison Construction and Renovation, Bond Issue 4 (1984)
11. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Machias and South Windham Correctional Facilities Measure (2002)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal E, Development of Correctional Facilities Referendum (1980)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings, Amendment 1 (1872)
2. Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings, Amendment 2 (1871)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Penal and Eleemosynary Buildings Bond Measure (May 1934)
2. Missouri Amendment 4, Maintenance for State Facilities Bonds Measure (August 1994)

Montana

1. Montana Bond Issue for Twine Factory, Referendum 1 (1916)
2. Montana Prison Bond Issue, R-62 (1960)

New York

1. New York Proposal 1, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1981)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Prison and Youth Facilities Bonds Referendum (1990)
2. North Carolina Referendum 6, Correctional Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum (October 1959)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Prison Buildings Amendment (May 1986)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Funding for Psychiatric Hospitals, Schools, and Prisons Referendum (June 1906)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Oregon Tax Levy for State Penitentiary Measure (June 1917)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Prison Bond Measure (1990)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Twine Plant at Penitentiary Amendment (1906)

Texas

1. Texas Allow Investment of Public School Land Sale Proceeds for Penitentiary System Amendment (1896)
2. Texas Proposition 14, Bonds for Corrections Facilities Amendment (1993)
3. Texas Proposition 18, Jail Districts Amendment (1987)
4. Texas Proposition 4, Bonds for Corrections and Mental Health Facilities Amendment (1991)
5. Texas Proposition 8, Bonds for Corrections Projects Amendment (1989)

Virginia

1. Virginia Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1977)

Wyoming

1. Wyoming Building of State Prisons, Amendment 3 (1978)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic