In the face of an ever-expanding correctional system, more prisons continue to be approved and built in an attempt to solve the crime problem. Many prison sentences recommend the inmate complete either substance abuse treatment or an intensive sexual offender program. Parole boards usually deny parole until such time as these programs are completed. Unfortunately, funding to expand the capacity of these treatment programs has not kept pace with the massive growth in prison populations. An excessive backlog has developed so that waiting lists are long, and many inmates serve well beyond their minimum sentences awaiting admission into these programs, if at all. Targeted funding for the specific expansion of these treatment programs would result in net savings through shorter sentences being served with the earlier parole of prisoners. At $19,000 per year to house an inmate versus $825 to supervise a parolee, any net savings more than compensate for the increased cost of expanding treatment programs, and allow reallocation of the surplus to other corrections programs, or reduction of the overall budget.