§ 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 […]
§ 31-242 – Internet access; violation; classification; definitions
31-242. Internet access; violation; classification; definitions A. Except as authorized by the department, an inmate shall not have access to the internet through the use of a computer, computer system, network, communication service provider or remote computing service. B. An inmate who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. C. For the […]
§ 31-229 – Functional literacy program; evaluation; certificate; exemptions; wages; definition
31-229. Functional literacy program; evaluation; certificate; exemptions; wages; definition A. The director shall establish and administer a functional literacy program in each correctional institution in this state. B. On commitment to the department, each inmate shall be given an educational evaluation, including a standardized assessment test in English or Spanish as selected by the department. […]
§ 31-229.01 – Functionally literate inmates; education requirement; rules; inmate fees; definition
31-229.01. Functionally literate inmates; education requirement; rules; inmate fees; definition A. If an inmate is determined to be functionally literate pursuant to section 31-229, has not received a high school diploma and is responsible for the support of dependent children who are receiving assistance pursuant to title 46, chapter 2, article 5, the inmate shall […]
§ 31-229.02 – Functionally literate inmates; release eligibility
31-229.02. Functionally literate inmates; release eligibility A. Except as provided in section 41-1604.07, subsection F, if an inmate fails to achieve functional literacy at an eighth grade literacy level before the inmate becomes eligible for release pursuant to section 41-1604.07, the inmate is not eligible to begin the inmate’s term of community supervision until either […]
§ 31-129 – Taking prohibited articles into jail; violation; classification; definitions
31-129. Taking prohibited articles into jail; violation; classification; definitions A. A person not authorized by law who knowingly takes into a jail or the grounds belonging to the jail any marijuana, narcotic drug or dangerous drug, or intoxicating liquor of any kind, or firearms, weapons or explosives of any kind is guilty of a class […]
§ 31-130 – Destruction of or injury to public jail; classification
31-130. Destruction of or injury to public jail; classification A person who intentionally and without lawful authority breaks, pulls down or otherwise destroys or injures a public jail or other place of confinement is guilty of a class 5 felony.