Paul O'Connell, Operations Director
Community Corrections Mission Statement
The mission of Community Corrections is to enhance community safety and reduce harm to citizens by positively impacting lives.
Community Corrections Vision Statement
A partner for safer communities.
The responsibility of the Community Corrections Bureau of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is to protect the public through community based supervision of offenders upon release from an institution and/or offenders accepted under the Interstate Compact (ISC) until expiration of their term of supervision.
Community Corrections ensures the accurate release, effective re-entry, transition and supervision of offenders released to the community utilizing a continuum of supervision services, strategies, evidence based programs and meaningful incentives and sanctions. Community Corrections facilitates the swift return to custody of those offenders who violate conditions of supervision and who represent a serious threat to the safety of the community. Community Corrections provides meaningful interaction with victims to maintain public protection.
Offenders under Community Supervision must follow standard conditions of supervision as well as any special conditions that the assigned Community Correctional Officer deems appropriate based on the offender's criminal history.
Interstate Compact Services Unit (ICS): Coordinates parole transfers to and from Arizona. The Unit serves as the central location for interstate information and special investigation requests from other states on pardons, clemency investigations and pre-sentence reports. Unit staff act as liaisons with various state and local criminal justice agencies when procedural problems arise. The unit administers the Interstate Agreement for Detainers for Inmates incarcerated elsewhere who are returned to Arizona for trial on untried criminal charges. The Interstate Compact is a formal agreement between member states that seeks to promote public safety by systemically controlling the interstate movement of certain adult offenders.
New Payment Methods for Community Corrections Fees Effective January 1, 2015