Increase Unlikely; Fewer Prisoners Is Answer, Chief Says MONTGOMERY - State prisons aren't likely to receive a budget increase for the next budget year, so state prison Commissioner Richard Allen said Thursday he saw no reason Thursday to mention a dollar figure during legislative budget hearings. The Department of Corrections received $363.85 million this fiscal year. Allen said he presented a $477-million budget in August for fiscal 2010 to Gov. Bob Riley, but that was before the nation fell into a recession. [continues 392 words]