A list of prisons can be viewed at Arizona State Prison Complexes.
Public information regarding offenders, such as sentence length, type of conviction and current complex information can be obtained from our Inmate Datasearch. For more specific release date information, please contact the Time Computation Unit at 602-542-1870.
The Inmate Family and Friends Liaison of ADC offers a standard process for receiving, reviewing and responding to complaints from the public concerning inmate related issues in Information Guidebook for Family and Friends of Inmates.
Procedures can be viewed at Inmate Visitation, Department Order 911.
Information regarding sex offenders can be viewed at Sex Offender Information.
A list of Death Row inmates can be viewed by going to the Death Row Index page.
Some information is available online. A small packet of information is available from the ADC Public Access Office by mail. The book "Profiles of Arizona's Death Row Inmates" is available from the Arizona Attorney General's Office, 1275 West Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 (Tel 602-542-4686).
You can view this information on the Death Penalty History page.
View the Last Meal Requests web page.
You can view the current Death Row statistics on the Death Row Index page.
For budget information view ADC Reports and Statistics Information.
Arizona State Prison Complex Perryville (ASPC - Perryville), Goodyear.
The levels of security in the prison system are minimum, medium, close, and maximum custody. See Classification Manual, page 7.
In FY 2007-08, the average cost-per-day to house an ADC inmate is $61.74.
Contact the respective Prison Complex directly. Review Inmate Mail and Property, Department Order 909 and Authorized Inmate Property.
Jails in Arizona are county entities, while prisons are run by the state. Please refer to your local county Sheriff or Law Enforcement website for information on the county jails.
Arizona Department of Correction's policy is to allow telephone interviews only. Inmate interview requests can be requested by contacting the Arizona Department of Correction's ADC Media Relations Office.
Please check the prison complexes page to view which work programs are offered.
Please check the prison complexes page to view which education programs are offered.
Please refer to Inmate Work Activities, Department Order 903 for more information.
As of 01/31/2008 the average cost per meal is $1.28.
View the Arizona Department of Corrections Food Services System Policy, Department Order 912.
For information regarding inmate access to healthcare please view Inmate Health Care, Department Order 1101.
The Interstate Compact section is responsible for case management and interstate transportation of inmates and offenders housed in Arizona Prisons from other states and for those inmates from Arizona who are housed in other states.
For authorized religious items, view Offender Religious Property.
Please view the policy regarding inmate telephone usage at Inmate Telephone Access, Department Order 915.
For Victim Services information please view Office of Victims Services.
The system shall ensure that all Inmates are classified to the appropriate custody levels, programs and job assignments, ensuring safety for the public, staff and inmates. Please view guidelines at Classification.
Procedures and guidelines by which all inmates committed to the Arizona Department of Corrections are released can be viewed within Inmate Release System, Department Order 1001. The varied types of release types can be viewed at Release Types.