Phoenix West

Overview

Phoenix West is a minimum custody ADCRR facility operated by The GEO Group, Inc. whose primary focus is the reduction of recidivism.

• A 200-Bed Second Chance Center where inmates serving the last 8-9 weeks of their sentence participate in a variety of programs designed to prepare them for reentry into society. The Second Chance Center is a partnership between the ADCRR, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), and the GEO Group, Inc. DES instructors, Inmate Peer Facilitators and ADCRR COIIIs provide classes in the following areas:
  • Job readiness- resume’s applications, etc.
  • Parenting
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Self-Control
  • Substance use
  • Family Ties
  • Microsoft Skills
  • Money Management
  • Securing Housing
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Job Skills
    • Community Kitchen
    • HVAC
    • CDL Preparation
    • Computer Coding
    • Graphic Design
• A 200-Bed unit focusing on:
  • Jobs that provide the opportunity to work offsite with private and government partners to learn and hone work skills, and 
  • Programs geared toward self-improvement
• The GEO Continuum of Care Program pairs inmates with Transitional Case Managers in their last 2-12 months of incarceration to assist them in setting goals for their future in society. Prior to release, they are introduced to a Post Release Case Manager (in GEOs Corporate Headquarters) who then works with the inmate for up to one year after release. Services provided include mental health/substance use counseling, housing assistance, transportation assistance, job search resources, and financial assistance for clothing and tools.

Programs

Work Crews

• Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI)
  • Private Partners:
    • Erickson Companies – Inmates construct building trusses to provide complete framing solutions for residential and multi-family home builders.
    • Paul Johnson Drywall – Inmates perform drywall services in apartments, schools, etc. as employees of one of the largest and most respected specialty contractors in Arizona and throughout the Southwest.
  • Installation Crew:
    • Under the supervision of ACI employees:
      • Inmates install office furniture (desks, cabinets, etc.) for state agencies and private businesses throughout the state of Arizona.
      • Inmates build and install structures (ramadas, etc.) in parks and common areas.
• Intergovernmental Agreements
  • Arizona Department of Administration - Inmates perform landscaping and janitorial services for a variety of Arizona government agencies
  • Department of Public Safety – Inmates provide janitorial, landscaping and automotive maintenance services

Education

• Provide instruction and testing in Adult Basic Education (8th grade level)
• Provide high school diploma equivalency (GED/Pearson Vue) instruction and testing, at no cost to the inmate
• Coordinate enrollment and assist inmates in the distance learning environment at Rio Salado Community College

Treatment & Self-Improvement Programs

• Substance Use Disorder Moderate Treatment Program – 6-month Hazelden Living in Balance (EBT) curriculum
• Driving Under the Influence Treatment and Education Program -36-hour basic curriculum
• Changing Offender Behavior – 20 session Change Companies curriculum
• Courage to Change -Change Companies – Variety of subjects
• Reentry (Merging Two Worlds) – 20-hour curriculum
• T. Gorski Relapse Prevention (for inmates with positive Urinalysis tests)