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§ 31-235 – Prisoner correspondence; definitions

31-235. Prisoner correspondence; definitions A. The department shall mark all mail written by a prisoner committed to the state department of corrections indicating that the mail was sent from a prison maintained by this state. B. An inmate shall not send mail to the victim of the offense for which the inmate was convicted, or […]

§ 31-237 – Dedicated discharge accounts

31-237. Dedicated discharge accounts A. Each wage earning prisoner who is committed to the department shall deposit into a dedicated discharge account of the prisoner a percentage of wages earned by the prisoner pursuant to section 31-254. The department shall continue to deposit the percentage of wages earned by the prisoner in the dedicated discharge […]

§ 31-238 – Incarceration costs; setoff

31-238. Incarceration costs; setoff A. The director of the state department of corrections shall establish an annual cost of incarceration for any person who is convicted in a state court and committed to the state department of corrections. B. This cost of incarceration shall reflect the amount of dollars this state spent in behalf of […]

§ 31-239 – Utility fees

31-239. Utility fees A. The director shall establish by rule a reasonable utility fee for electrical utilities that are consumed by prisoners who are confined in a correctional facility. The fee shall not exceed two dollars per month. The director shall charge each prisoner who possesses at least one major electrical appliance a utility fee. […]

§ 31-240 – Prisoner education services budget; prohibited uses

31-240. Prisoner education services budget; prohibited uses A. The director shall establish and maintain a dedicated prisoner education services budget for each state prison to identify the monies appropriated to the department and expended for the following education programs: 1. The functional literacy program established pursuant to section 31-229. 2. Adult basic education. 3. General […]

§ 31-227 – Expenses of prosecution; reimbursement of counties

31-227. Expenses of prosecution; reimbursement of counties If a person is arrested within this state for any crime committed in or adjacent and related to a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections or committed while escaped from a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department or from the custody […]

§ 31-241 – Inmate complaints to boards; procedure

31-241. Inmate complaints to boards; procedure A. An inmate shall exhaust all internal department grievance procedures before filing a complaint with any of the following boards: 1. The state board of dental examiners established by section 32-1203. 2. The Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants established by section 32-2502. 3. The Arizona medical board established […]

§ 31-228 – Procedure for discharge of prisoner; return of property; furnishing money, clothing and transportation ticket; allowing hair to grow before discharge

31-228. Procedure for discharge of prisoner; return of property; furnishing money, clothing and transportation ticket; allowing hair to grow before discharge A. When a prisoner is released conditionally on parole, community supervision or probation if the court waived community supervision pursuant to section 13-603 or is discharged from a facility of the state department of […]