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Improving Arizona’s Corrections System: The Case for Independent External Oversight of ADCRR

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This article examines the importance of implementing independent external oversight for the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective operations. It explores various oversight models, best practices, and the potential impact on inmates and the community, while also addressing challenges and limitations. By adopting a robust oversight system, Arizona can improve the well-being of inmates and foster public trust in the corrections system.

The Stalemate: An Un-Sustainable Lifestyle

The Stalemate: An Un-Sustainable Lifestyle

“Many are quick to make a connection between the cunning efforts of an often untouchable system and its big corporate contractors to exploit and monopolize the prison market.”

Why Us?

Why Us?

“There’s really no doubt or argument against the fact that the U.S. leads the world in incarceration rates.”

Welcome to Perryville

Welcome to Perryville

“There are some things that movies and T. V. don’t show you about prison or don’t want to tell you because they don’t know or it’s too much.”

Maze of Perception

Maze of Perception

“This portrayal of violence, sexual assault, and racism is skewed in such a way that captures the attention of viewers, not to educate or scare straight but to commercialize prison to those that buy-in to this false reality”

Return to Purpose

Return to Purpose

“There is a great opportunity that is currently present, that is the creation of an independent oversight committee.”

From Turmoil to Love: A Prisoner Story

From Turmoil to Love A Prisoners Story

“l feel like prison can do one of two things; it can make you bitter, or it can make you better. The
choice is up to the individual and how they choose to do their sentence.”

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