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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-203 - Persons disqualified as officers or employees

31-203.
Persons disqualified as officers or employees
No person shall be appointed to any office or be employed by the department on behalf of the state who:
1. Is a contractor for the department,  except pursuant to section 31-204.
2. Is interested,  directly or indirectly,  in any business carried on in connection with the department,  except pursuant to section 31-204.
3. Is found intoxicated while on duty. A single act of intoxication shall justify discharge or removal.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-204 - Interest of employee in contracts; gifts to or from prisoner; penalty

31-204.
Interest of employee in contracts;  gifts to or from prisoner;  penalty
A. An officer or employee shall not have any monetary interest in any contract or purchase made by anyone for or on behalf of the department,  or receive,  directly or indirectly,  compensation for services unless approved by the director.
B. An officer or employee of the department,  a contractor or an agent or employee of a contractor,  without written permission of the warden,  deputy warden or prison administrator,  shall not make a gift or present to or receive a gift or present from a prisoner,  or barter or deal with a prisoner.
C. This section does not prohibit an officer or employee of the department from maintaining secondary employment in:
1. Any correctional facility that is not within the person's primary employment.
2. Any institution of higher learning as an adjunct faculty member.
D. Any person violating this section shall be discharged from office or service,  and every contractor,  or employee or agent of a contractor,  shall not be permitted to act or serve again as such contractor,  agent or employee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-206 - Chaplains; duties; traditional Native American religious practitioners

31-206.
Chaplains;  duties;  traditional Native American religious practitioners
A. The prison chaplains shall devote as much of their time as the condition and employment of the prisoners reasonably justifies in giving the prisoners moral and religious instruction. The chaplains shall at all times,  under the authority of the director,  have access to the prisoners for that purpose.
B. The chaplains shall hold services at the state prison at least twice each month.
C. Traditional Native American religious practitioners may perform prayers and religious services for Native American inmates under special arrangements made with the director.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-221 - Master record file; information from other agencies; confidentiality of file; access; definition

31-221.
Master record file;  information from other agencies;  confidentiality of file;  access;  definition
A. The state department of corrections shall maintain a master record file on each person who is committed to the department that contains the following:
1. All information from the committing court.
2. The reports of the reception-diagnostic centers.
3. Evaluation and assignment reports and recommendations.
4. Reports of disciplinary infractions and their disposition.
5. Progress reports prepared for the board of executive clemency and the department.
6. Parole or community supervision progress reports.
7. The date and circumstances of final discharge.
8. Any other pertinent data concerning the person's background,  conduct,  associations and life history as may be required by the department with a view to the person's reformation and to the protection of society.
B. All public agencies shall make available to the department,  on request,  any factual data in their possession regarding individuals committed to the department.
C. All records of prisoner care and custody are subject to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2,  except that the department shall not disclose records or portions of records:
1. Revealing the identity of a confidential informant.
2. Endangering the life or physical safety of a person.
3. Jeopardizing an ongoing criminal investigation.
D. A prisoner may view the prisoner's own automated summary record file,  excluding those categories listed in subsection C.
E. Except as provided in subsection D,  a prisoner shall not have access to any prisoner records other than viewing the prisoner's own automated summary record file and shall not assist in the preparation or reproduction of reports contained in those records.
F. A prisoner shall not make a request to view a copy of the prisoner's own automated summary record file more than one time each year,  except that a prisoner who is scheduled for more than one hearing before the board of executive clemency in a calendar year may make a request to view before each hearing a copy of the prisoner's own automated summary record file.
G. For the purposes of this section,  " automated summary record file"  means a computer printout or generated image that includes the prisoner's:
1. Sentencing and release date calculations.
2. Institutional movements.
3. Disciplinary and rule violations.
4. Detainers and warrants.
5. Institutional work or job history.
6. Classification actions.
7. Board of executive clemency hearing actions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-222 - Research and evaluation programs

31-222.
Research and evaluation programs
A. The department shall establish programs of research,  statistics and planning,  including the study of its own performance concerning the treatment of adult offenders.
B. The department may conduct and supervise research into the causes of detention and treatment of crime and disseminate such information to the public and governmental or private agencies.
C. The department may establish such joint research and information facilities of governmental and private agencies as it shall determine.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-223 - Use of force by correctional officers

31-223.
Use of force by correctional officers
A correctional officer as defined in section 41-1661 may use all reasonable and necessary means including deadly force to prevent the attempt of a prisoner sentenced to the custody of the state department of corrections to:
1. Escape from custody or from a correctional facility.
2. Take another person as a hostage.
3. Cause serious bodily harm to another person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-224 - Duty to deliver medical records

31-224.
Duty to deliver medical records
Prior to or at the same time a prisoner is transferred from a state department of corrections facility by the department to a county jail facility,  a copy of the prisoner's state department of corrections medical record file,  including the prisoner's mental health file,  or a standardized medical record summary shall be transferred.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-224.01 - Prisoner medical records; release to immediate family or designated individual; definition

31-224.01.
Prisoner medical records;  release to immediate family or designated individual;  definition
A. A prisoner may authorize the department to release the prisoner's medical record to a member of the prisoner's immediate family or to a designated individual. The authorization must be in writing on a form prescribed by the department and include a release that complies with the health insurance portability and accountability act privacy standards (45 Code of Federal Regulations part 164,  subpart E). If authorized by the prisoner,  the department shall release the prisoner's medical record to a member of the prisoner's immediate family or to the designated individual. The department shall provide the medical record within fifteen calendar days after receiving the prisoner's authorization to release the medical record. Pursuant to sections 31-221 and 39-121.01,  the department may charge a fee to copy and produce the prisoner's medical record unless the medical record is produced electronically.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " medical record"  includes any medical record that is retained by the department or a medical professional and that relates to medical treatment that was provided to the prisoner while in a department facility.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-225 - Attendance of prisoner in court

31-225.
Attendance of prisoner in court
When it is necessary that a person imprisoned by the department be brought before any court,  or that a person imprisoned in a county jail be brought before a court in another county,  an order may be made for that purpose by the court and executed by the sheriff of the county where the order is made.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-226.01 - Emergency transfer procedures

31-226.01.
Emergency transfer procedures
A. If the written report made pursuant to section 31-226,  subsection A indicates reasonable cause to believe that,  as a result of mental disorder,  the prisoner is a danger to self or others and that without immediate treatment in a mental health inpatient treatment facility or the state hospital the prisoner is likely to suffer substantial physical harm or serious illness or is likely to inflict substantial physical harm on another,  the director of the state department of corrections shall immediately authorize transfer for treatment of the prisoner to a mental health inpatient treatment facility operated by the state department of corrections if the prisoner is an adult male and to the state hospital if the prisoner is a female or a minor.
B. On presentation of a prisoner for emergency transfer,  an admitting officer of a mental health inpatient treatment facility or the state hospital may examine the prisoner and may admit the prisoner as an emergency admission. The transferred prisoner remains in the legal custody of the state department of corrections,  and the department shall pay all costs incurred for the prisoner during the term of the prisoner's sentence.
C. If a prisoner has been transferred pursuant to subsection A of this section,  within forty-eight hours,  excluding weekends and holidays,  after the transfer the director shall file a petition for emergency transfer with the superior court in the county to which the prisoner has been transferred. The petition shall include:
1. A summary of the symptoms and signs displayed by the prisoner which led to the mental examination.
2. A summary of the recommendations of the examining psychiatrist or physician.
3. A statement supporting the need for immediate transfer of the prisoner.
D. On review of the petition for emergency transfer,  if the court finds that as a result of mental disorder the prisoner is a danger to self or others,  and that without immediate treatment in a mental health inpatient treatment facility or the state hospital the prisoner is likely to suffer substantial physical harm or serious illness or is likely to inflict substantial physical harm on another,  the court shall order the continued treatment of the prisoner,  and the provisions of section 31-226,  subsections B through J apply to the petition for emergency transfer.
E. On review of the petition for emergency transfer,  if the court does not find as described in subsection D of this section,  the court shall order that the prisoner be returned to the facility in which the prisoner was incarcerated within forty-eight hours.
F. If the court orders that the prisoner be returned to the facility in which the prisoner was incarcerated,  the director of the state department of corrections may proceed pursuant to section 31-226.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 of officials or employees of the department while away from the correctional facility,  the clerk of the court in which the legal proceedings relating to the crime are held shall prepare an itemized claim against the state for the court costs and any other costs or fees incurred by the county on the prosecution and defense of the case and the cost of confining and keeping the prisoner. The claim shall be certified by the judge of the court,  sent to the state department of corrections and paid from the appropriation for the support of the state department of corrections to the county treasurer of the county where the legal proceedings were held. The county treasurer shall deposit the monies in the county general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 participate in educational instruction to continue the inmate's basic education to the degree of passing a general equivalency diploma test or an equivalency test approved by the state board of education.
B. The director of the state department of corrections in cooperation with the director of the department of economic security shall adopt rules to identify those inmates who are responsible for the support of dependent children who are receiving assistance pursuant to title 46,  chapter 2,  article 5 and to exchange necessary information.
C. Inmates responsible for the support of dependent children receiving assistance pursuant to title 46,  chapter 2,  article 5,  who do not participate in educational instruction pursuant to this section shall not receive wages earned for labor performed in excess of the minimum amount necessary for inmate fees,  as determined by the director,  except that the inmate shall receive ten per cent of all wages earned. All remaining wages earned by the inmate shall be transferred to the general fund to offset the cost of the assistance provided pursuant to title 46,  chapter 2,  article 5.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " inmate fees"  means those fees established by rule by the director to offset the room and board costs of maintaining the prisoner at the facility,  electrical utility costs,  cost of medical services and court ordered restitution payments pursuant to section 13-603.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 the inmate achieves an eighth grade functional literacy level as measured by standardized assessment testing or the inmate serves the full term of imprisonment imposed by the court,  whichever first occurs.
B. This section does not apply to inmates who are any of the following:
1. Unable to meet the functional literacy standard required by subsection A of this section,  due to a medical,  developmental or learning disability as described in section 31-229,  subsection C.
2. Classified as level five offenders.
3. Foreign nationals.
4. Inmates who have less than six months incarceration to serve on commitment to the department.
5. Released pursuant to section 41-1604.07,  subsection B,  paragraph 1.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-230 - Prisoner spendable accounts; fees

31-230.
Prisoner spendable accounts;  fees
A. The director shall establish a prisoner spendable account for each prisoner. All monies that are received by a prisoner and that are not required to be deposited in another account shall be deposited in the prisoner's spendable account.
B. The director shall adopt rules for the disbursement of monies from prisoner spendable accounts.
C. If the court has ordered the prisoner to pay restitution pursuant to section 13-603,  the director shall withdraw a minimum of twenty percent,  or the balance owing on the restitution amount,  up to a maximum of fifty percent of the monies available in the prisoner's spendable account each month to pay the court ordered restitution.
D. The director may establish by rule a fee for any deposits made to a prisoner spendable account. The director shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  any monies collected pursuant to this subsection in the department of corrections building renewal fund established by section 41-797.
E. Before a prisoner's discharge,  the state department of corrections may withdraw from the prisoner's spendable account any applicable fees prescribed by title 28 or the department of transportation's rules for the issuance of either a driver license or a nonoperating identification license to the prisoner,  if eligible.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-231 - Unauthorized communication with prisoner; classification; definition

31-231.
Unauthorized communication with prisoner;  classification;  definition
A. A person who is not authorized by law and who without legal or official permission communicates with a prisoner who is within the custody and control of the department is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
B. For the purposes of this section,  all prisoners who are detained within a correctional facility or who are supervised in any program outside of a correctional facility are within the custody and control of the department. This section does not apply to prisoners who are on parole,  community supervision,  work release or home arrest or who are under any other conditional release that does not involve direct and continuous supervision by the department.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " communication"  means:
1. Any verbal or nonverbal communication that poses a direct threat to the safe and secure operation of the department's institutions,  programs or inmate labor work crews.
2. Any written communication that includes taking any unauthorized letter,  writing,  literature or reading material to or from a prisoner who is within the custody and control of the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-232 - Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules

31-232.
Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules
A. To the greatest extent possible and after accounting for security and capacity factors,  the department shall place a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child in a prison facility that is located within two hundred fifty miles of the prisoner's permanent address on record.
B. The department shall adopt rules that authorize a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child and who is classified as a low or minimum security risk to be visited by the minor child. At a minimum the rules shall:
1. Provide opportunities for a child who is under eighteen years of age to visit the child's incarcerated parent at least two times each week unless a department employee has a reasonable belief that the dependent child:
(a) May be harmed during visitation.
(b) Poses a security risk due to the prisoner's gang affiliation,  a prior conviction or a previous violation of a contraband policy.
2. Eliminate restrictions on the number of dependent children who are under eighteen years of age who are granted visitation privileges.
3. Authorize contact visits for a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-234 - Agreements with cities and counties; costs; transfer; participation in programs; custody of director

31-234.
Agreements with cities and counties;  costs;  transfer;  participation in programs;  custody of director
A. The director of the state department of corrections may enter into an agreement with a city,  county jail district,  county,  or city and county to permit transfer of prisoners in the custody of the director of the state department of corrections to a jail or other adult correctional facility of such city,  county jail district,  county,  or city and county,  if the sheriff or corresponding official having jurisdiction over such facility has consented thereto. The agreement shall provide for payments to the city,  county jail district or county in an amount sufficient to reimburse the full costs attached to housing a prisoner otherwise sentenced to the state department of corrections. The amount of payment in the agreement shall be based on an annual audit by the auditor general which shall report the direct average daily cost.
B. When an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection A is in effect with respect to a particular local facility,  the director of the state department of corrections may transfer prisoners whose terms of imprisonment have been fixed to such facility if each transfer receives written approval from the sheriff or chief of police.
C. Prisoners so transferred to a local facility may,  with approval of the sheriff,  participate in programs of the facility,  including work furlough rehabilitation programs. Prisoners so transferred remain in the constructive custody of the director but are subject to the rules of the facility in which they are confined. The state department of corrections shall bear the expense of any special program which is a required condition of confinement. If the state department of corrections does not pay these costs of confinement within fifteen days after receiving written notice from the sheriff or as may be otherwise provided in the terms of a written agreement between the state department of corrections and the sheriff,  the sheriff may return the prisoner to the state department of corrections by delivering the prisoner to the nearest state correctional facility.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 to members of the victim's family or household denoted by the victim,  if the victim has requested not to receive mail pursuant to section 13-4411.01. The department shall inform the inmate of persons to whom the inmate is forbidden to send mail pursuant to this section and section 13-4411.01. The department shall impose appropriate sanctions,  including reducing or denying earned release credits,  against an inmate who corresponds or attempts to correspond with a person in violation of the request pursuant to section 13-4411.01.
C. An inmate shall not send mail to or receive mail from a communication service provider or remote computing service. The department shall impose appropriate sanctions,  including reducing or denying earned release credits,  against an inmate if either of the following applies:
1. The inmate corresponds or attempts to correspond with a communication service provider or remote computing service.
2. Any person accesses the provider s or service s internet web site at the inmate's request.
D. On receipt of notice that an inmate has violated subsection B or C of this section,  the department shall review all of the inmate's outgoing mail to ensure that no further correspondence is sent to the victim or to the victim's family or household members who have requested not to receive inmate mail or to the communication service provider or remote computing service or any person who accesses the provider s or service s internet web site.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Communication service provider"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3004.
2. " Remote computing service"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3004.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-236 - Prisoner inspection or search; state of undress; prohibited acts; exception; report; definition

31-236.
Prisoner inspection or search;  state of undress;  prohibited acts;  exception;  report;  definition
A. To the greatest extent possible and consistent with safety and order the department shall adopt rules that limit a male correctional officer from conducting an inspection or search of a female prisoner who is in a state of undress. This subsection does not limit the ability of a male correctional officer to conduct an inspection or search when a female prisoner may be in a state of undress if a female correctional officer is not available.
B. If a male correctional officer determines that it is appropriate to conduct an inspection or search when it is clear that a female prisoner is in a state of undress in a private area,  including a shower,  a medical examination room or a toilet area,  or the location in which the female prisoner is undergoing a body cavity search,  the male correctional officer shall submit a report to the warden of the correctional facility within seventy-two hours after the inspection or search that provides the justification for the inspection or search.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " state of undress"  means a female prisoner is partially or fully naked.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 account until the account registers a $250 balance or,  if the prisoner is serving a sentence of natural life,  a $50 balance.
B. The monies that are accumulated in the dedicated discharge account shall be distributed to the prisoner on the prisoner's discharge from the department or transfer to a community release status or to home arrest,  except that the prisoner may use monies in the account before the prisoner is discharged or transferred for items and services that the prisoner will require immediately after being released or transferred.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section,  before a prisoner's discharge the state department of corrections may withdraw from the prisoner's dedicated discharge account any applicable fees prescribed by title 28 or the department of transportation's rules for the issuance of either a driver license or a nonoperating identification license to the prisoner,  if eligible.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 the prisoner and shall equal the average cost of one year's incarceration,  and the director shall credit or debit a prorated portion of the cost of incarceration with respect to any such person incarcerated for three hundred thirty-four or fewer days in a given fiscal year.
C. The calculation of the number of days of incarceration in a given fiscal year for the purpose of such a fee shall include time served before conviction.
D. This state has the right to set off the cost of incarceration calculated under subsection A of this section at any time and without prior notice against any claim made by or monetary obligation owed to a person for whom a cost of incarceration can be calculated,  except that twenty percent of any claim or monetary obligation is exempt from this section.
E. Based on the average annual cost of incarceration for the previous three years,  this state may set off a sum to cover the minimum future incarceration that a person will serve but must tender to the person on release the difference between the amount of monies set off and the actual cost of incarceration,  if any.
F. If a person for whom a cost of incarceration can be calculated obtains a monetary judgment against this state and the attorney general appears and exercises the rights of this section,  any monies set off against the monetary judgment shall be distributed as follows:
1. Seventy percent of the monies set off shall be deposited in the state general fund.
2. Thirty percent of the monies shall be transmitted to the office of the attorney general to cover the costs associated with litigation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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. The director shall deduct the utility fee monthly from the prisoner's spendable account.
B. The director shall use the monies collected pursuant to this section to offset the cost of the department's utility expenses.
C. The director shall exempt the following prisoners from payment of the utility fee:
1. Prisoners at reception centers.
2. Prisoners in the behavioral treatment unit at the special management unit.
3. Prisoners with developmental disabilities who are housed in a special programs unit.
4. Prisoners who are housed in unit 8 at the Florence prison facility.
5. Prisoners who are inpatients at the Alhambra prison facility special programs psychiatric hospital.
6. Prisoners who are inpatients at the Flamenco prison facility mental health treatment unit.
D. The director shall deduct monies credited to an indigent inmate's spendable account for the payment of the utility fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 equivalency diploma preparation.
4. Vocational and technical education.
B. The director shall determine the amount of the education services budget monies that are allocated for education programs dedicated to prisoners incarcerated in a special management unit.
C. The director shall not spend the education services budget monies for education programs dedicated to prisoners who are sentenced to death or life imprisonment or who are classified as maximum custody.
D. Subsection C of this section does not apply to prisoners who are under eighteen years of age and prisoners with disabilities who are under twenty-two years of age.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 by section 32-1402.
4. The Arizona state board of nursing established by section 32-1602.
5. The board of occupational therapy examiners established by section 32-3402.
6. The Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery established by section 32-1801.
7. The Arizona state board of pharmacy established by section 32-1902.
8. The state board of psychologist examiners established by section 32-2062.
B. If an inmate files a complaint with a board pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the inmate shall attach a copy of the final department grievance response to the complaint.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 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 purposes of this section:
1. " Communication service provider"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3004.
2. " Computer"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-2301,  subsection E.
3. " Computer system"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-2301,  subsection E.
4. " Network"  means a complex of interconnected computer or communication systems of any type.
5. " Remote computing service"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3004.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-250 - Definition of work crew

31-250.
Definition of work crew
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires,  " work crew"  means a group of prison inmates who possess the skills and training to work at prison sites and to participate,  under the security supervision of correctional service officers,  in any phase of prison construction,  maintenance,  renovation or conversion. In addition to the security supervision provided by correctional service officers,  personnel from either the state department of corrections or the department of administration may provide project supervision of work crews on job assignments.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-251 - Hard labor required of prisoners; labor classification; definition

31-251.
Hard labor required of prisoners;  labor classification;  definition
A. The director has the authority to require that each able-bodied prisoner under commitment to the state department of corrections engage in hard labor for not less than forty hours per week,  except that not more than twenty hours per week of participation in an educational,  training or treatment program may be substituted for an equivalent number of hours of hard labor as prescribed by the director of the state department of corrections. The director may require retention of earnings for the purposes authorized by section 31-254.
B. The director shall establish a prisoner labor classification system to insure that:
1. A prisoner receives work assignments commensurate and compatible with the condition and limitations of his physical and mental health.
2. No prisoner participates in a work assignment that threatens the safety or security of the public,  the correctional institution or the prisoner.
3. Each prisoner is generally assessed for skills related to the construction and maintenance of prison facilities.
4. Each prisoner who does not present a risk to the public and who is not limited by his physical or mental health may be assigned to a work crew.
C. Each prisoner committed to the department shall be classified pursuant to the prisoner labor classification system established by the director. The director or his designee shall review and approve each classification of a prisoner that results in exempting the prisoner from engaging in the hard labor requirements of subsection A of this section.
D. In this article,  " hard labor"  means compulsory physical activity for the attainment of some object other than recreation or amusement but does not include physical activity that is not within the ability of an individual prisoner.
E. Notwithstanding any other law,  no prisoner given a work assignment or required to perform any labor by the state department of corrections shall be considered an employee or to be employed by the state or the state department of corrections,  regardless of whether the prisoner is compensated or not,  nor shall an employee-employer relationship exist between the prisoner and the state department of corrections or the state for any purpose and none of the rights or privileges otherwise accorded to employees by law shall accrue to such prisoners.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-252 - Use of prisoners in public works; cooperative prisoner labor system; definitions

31-252.
Use of prisoners in public works;  cooperative prisoner labor system;  definitions
A. The director may enter into a cooperative agreement with any state agency or political subdivision of this state or any department or agency of the federal government to provide hard labor by prisoners on public works.
B. The director shall develop and maintain a cooperative prison labor system for the purpose of establishing plans and procedures for initiating,  entering into and executing contracts pursuant to subsection A. The system shall include procedures providing for:
1. Facilitation of communication between the department and other state agencies and political subdivisions regarding the need for and utilization of hard labor by prisoners on public works.
2. As a condition of every cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to subsection A,  cost sharing between the department and the state agency or political subdivision for the maintenance of prisoners engaged in work projects outside of a corrections facility of the department,  including transportation,  supervision,  security,  housing,  food and health services.
C. The director may authorize the use of prisoner work crews to participate in community betterment projects for public and private nonprofit entities. The department may compensate prisoner work crews from monies appropriated by the legislature for the work incentive pay program established by the department. Before allowing a prisoner work crew to participate in a community betterment project,  the department shall determine that the project and the manner of prisoner compensation comply with article IX,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona.
D. For purposes of this section:
1. " Community betterment project"  means any public or private works project that uses prisoners and serves to benefit this state in terms of health,  safety,  welfare or aesthetics.
2. " Public works"  means the maintenance,  construction or adaptation of public land or any building,  structure,  erection or improvement on public land including roads,  flood control projects and parks.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-253 - Use of prisoners in prison construction; definition

31-253.
Use of prisoners in prison construction;  definition
A. The director of the state department of corrections and the director of the department of administration shall use prisoner labor to the maximum extent feasible in the construction of all prison facilities.
B. Prisoner labor shall be used exclusively for all fencing and concrete flatwork as well as in the construction,  renovation,  conversion and maintenance of all of the following types of buildings:
1. Administrative.
2. Warehouse.
3. Vehicle and maintenance.
4. Educational and vocational.
5. Arizona correctional industries.
6. Multipurpose.
7. Laundry.
C. Subsection B of this section does not apply if any of the following conditions apply:
1. The director of the state department of corrections,  after consultation with the department of administration,  determines that use of prisoner labor is not feasible because highly technical skills are needed in the construction and this need cannot be met by prisoner labor.
2. The director determines that the use of prisoner labor is not feasible due to considerations of public or institutional security.
3. The director declares,  and the governor certifies,  that there is a shortage of beds available for inmates which requires the emergency construction of new beds.
D. Before the publication of the notice inviting sealed bids for any prison construction,  the director of the department of administration shall review the listing of work crews maintained by the director of the state department of corrections pursuant to section 31-251,  subsection B,  paragraph 4. If a work crew exists or can be assembled that possesses the skills to fulfill the requirements of all or any part of the proposed construction contract,  the bid for that portion of the proposed construction which can be accomplished by prisoner labor shall not be published and that portion of the proposed construction shall be performed by inmate work crews under the project supervision of the director of the state department of corrections or the director of the department of administration,  or both. That portion of the proposed construction contract that cannot be performed entirely by prisoner labor may be let for bid. An estimate of the approximate number of available prisoners with skill levels appropriate for the construction project shall be contained within the contract documents,  and notice of the requirement to make maximum feasible use of prisoner labor shall be published with the notice inviting sealed bids.
E. Contractors may employ prisoners in a prison construction project. The compensation paid by contractors to prisoners employed in prison construction is subject to the provisions of section 41-1674.
F. In this section,  " prison construction"  means any construction or major maintenance,  renovation or conversion of any prison facility.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-255 - Alcohol abuse treatment fund

31-255.
Alcohol abuse treatment fund
A. The alcohol abuse treatment fund is established.
B. Notwithstanding section 31-254,  the director of the state department of corrections shall deposit in the fund the lesser of sixty-seven per cent or fifty cents per hour of the monies earned by persons sentenced to the department pursuant to section 28-1381,  28-1382 or 28-1383 for work performed. The director shall deposit the remaining monies in the wage earning prisoner's spendable account. The director shall take the mandatory deductions pursuant to section 31-254.
C. Monies in the alcohol abuse treatment fund are subject to legislative appropriation to the department,  and the director shall use the fund monies to provide alcohol abuse treatment and rehabilitation services to persons sentenced to the department pursuant to section 28-1381,  28-1382 or 28-1383 and to reduce the calculated cost of the per diem rate for treatment and rehabilitation services that are provided by a private prison authorized pursuant to section 41-1609.
D. Monies in the alcohol abuse treatment fund are exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-256 - Prisoner training; individual certificates; requirements

31-256.
Prisoner training;  individual certificates;  requirements
While incarcerated,  a prisoner who successfully completes a training program that results in certification to work in a specific field or trade shall receive an individual certificate that includes the prisoner's name,  the date of the training and information that the prisoner successfully completed the training program and is certified to work in that specific field or trade.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-261 - Sale or exchange of products of individual prisoners

31-261.
Sale or exchange of products of individual prisoners
A. Products of individual prisoner enterprise,  hobby,  craft or art may be marketed to the public.
B. The director is authorized to establish a trust fund,  or retention account,  for the administration of the marketing programs prescribed by subsection A of this section or participation in other approved programs,  the proceeds of which shall be distributed to the special service fund and the contributing prisoner's account. The fund shall be separate from funds appropriated by the legislature to department support and maintenance.
C. Notwithstanding section 31-204,  the provision for marketing products of prisoner or inmate ingenuity,  skill or patent,  as prescribed by the terms of this section,  shall be permitted under formal rules to be published by the director.
D. If the court has ordered the prisoner to pay restitution pursuant to section 13-603,  the director shall withdraw a minimum of twenty per cent,  or the balance owing on the restitution amount,  up to a maximum of fifty per cent of the monies available in the prisoner's trust fund or retention account each month to pay the court ordered restitution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-282 - Contracted entities; duties; services; definition

31-282.
Contracted entities;  duties;  services;  definition
(Rpld. 7/1/30)
A. Each entity that contracts with the department to provide transition services pursuant to this article shall coordinate all services provided by the entity with the department.
B. Each contracted entity shall establish a network that may include community and faith-based organizations to make mentoring services and assistance available to eligible persons before and after eligible persons are released from confinement up to each eligible person's community supervision end date. A contracted entity may provide the following services or assistance to eligible persons:
1. Placing the person in employment,  employment assistance and career counseling.
2. Basic academic education,  general equivalency diploma preparation and postsecondary education job training.
3. Transitional needs,  including housing,  food or treatment services.
4. Assistance in finding health insurance coverage for the person and,  if applicable,  medical assistance,  including assistance in finding necessary medication.
5. Mentoring services from the network established pursuant to this subsection.
C. Each contracted entity shall coordinate with the department to assist in placing eligible persons in appropriate training programs that may include basic or continuing education courses,  anger management,  communication skills,  drug treatment,  alcohol treatment,  character education or family reunification.
D. Each contracted entity shall provide liaison services to the state department of corrections,  the department of health services,  the governor's office,  county probation departments and community and faith-based organizations.
E. For the purposes of this section,  " eligible person"  means an inmate who is eligible to receive transition services based on the inmate's risk and need as determined by the director pursuant to section 31-281.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-283 - Transitional housing; contracts; state licensed facilities

31-283.
Transitional housing;  contracts;  state licensed facilities
Notwithstanding section 31-282,  for one year following October 30,  2023 and on the expiration of any contract to provide transitional housing services for inmates that was entered into before October 30,  2023 and that expires after October 30,  2023,  the department may enter into a contract to provide transitional housing services for inmates only with a state licensed facility.