Arizona Department of Corrections

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Arizona Department of Corrections
Abbreviation ADC
Patch of the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Badge of the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Agency Overview
Formed 1875
Preceding agency Yuma Territorial Prison
Employees 9,750
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Arizona, USA
Map of Arizona Department of Corrections's jurisdiction.
Size 113,998 square miles
Population 6,500,180 (2008 est.)[1]
General nature
Operational Structure
Headquarters Phoenix, Arizona
Agency executive Dora B. Schriro, Director
Website
Arizona Department of Corrections Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is in charge of the incarceration of inmates in 10 prisons in the U.S. state of Arizona. As of April 2009, the ADC manages over 40,191 imprisoned inmates and over 7,216 inmates who have been paroled or that are statutorily released.[2] ADC is also in involved in recruitment and training of correctional officers.

Year Total funding
2002 $623.0 Mil.
2003 $626.6 Mil.
2004 $692.7 Mil.
2005 $755.0 Mil.
2006 $825.6 Mil.
2007 $901.3 Mil.
2008 (Estimate) $1020.0 Mil.
2009 (Estimate) $1076.2 Mil.

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Contents

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Arizona Department of Corrections, 8 officers have died in the line of duty. [5]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. 
  2. ^ Daily Count Sheet
  3. ^ 2008 Budget
  4. ^ 2009 Budget
  5. ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page

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