New Non-Profit Organization Focused on Creating Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability in the Arizona Department of Corrections

A newly formed non-profit organization of directly impacted people is working to educate the public and state lawmakers on the need for oversight, transparency, and accountability in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry.
The Call Series: Episode 4 Part 5 – A Closer Look at the Real Scope of the Problems and Effective Solutions

Part one of a five part series explaining the size and scope of the Arizona Department of Corrections the threat of a massive COVID19 outbreak in facilities and surrounding communities.
The Call Series: Episode 4 Part 3 – Taking a Closer Look at Some Rural Complexes

Part one of a five part series explaining the size and scope of the Arizona Department of Corrections the threat of a massive COVID19 outbreak in facilities and surrounding communities.
The Call Series: Episode 4 Part 2 – Understanding the Command and Control Structure in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry.

The Call Series: Episode 4 Part 2 – Understanding the Size and Scope of the Arizona Department of Corrections.
The Call Series: Episode 4 Part 1 – Understanding the Size and Scope of the Arizona Department of Corrections.

Part one of a five part series explaining the size and scope of the Arizona Department of Corrections the threat of a massive COVID19 outbreak in facilities and surrounding communities.
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona Holds The Second Annual People not Prisons Event at the Arizona State Capitol

American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona Smart Justice Campaign held its second annual People not Prisons vigil at the State Capitol.
Arizona Department of Corrections Budget Appropriation Reports 2014-2019

Six years of budget appropriations reports for the Arizona Department of Corrections. See exactly where tax-payer money is allocated in the yearly appropriations
Arizona Department of Corrections 2020 Strategic Plan Sets a 10-Year Goal to Reduce Recidivism by 25%

The Arizona Department of Corrections issued its Fiscal Year 2020 Strategic Plan on July 11, 2019, setting a priority list of objectives and metrics to achieve in 2020. According to the plan, the “Strategies align to achieve ADC’s 10-year goal: Engaged employees and communities committed to a 25% reduction in recidivism.” Recidivism is the tendency of a convicted criminal to re-offend and return to prison.
House Representatives Propose Bill to End Privatized Health Care for Arizona Prisoners

In a move to end privatized healthcare to Arizona Department of Corrections inmates, several Democratic members of the Arizona House of Representatives submitted a bill to end ADC’s use of private healthcare companies.