Transfers & Finding Someone in Arizona (ADCRR)

Key info

Newly committed people go to a reception unit first — men to the Alhambra unit at ASPC-Phoenix and women to ASPC-Perryville — where they are assessed and classified by custody level before assignment and transfer to a permanent unit. Men sentenced to death are received at ASPC-Eyman’s Browning Unit.

The listed unit can change after classification. Arizona’s prisons are organized into complexes, each with multiple units; a person is assigned to a specific unit within a complex, and the unit shown in the locator can change once the person is classified and transferred.

Find someone with the ADCRR Inmate Data Search at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search, searching by name or ADCRR number. It covers people in ADCRR custody — including the contracted private prisons — not county-jail detainees.

Some Arizona inmates are held in privately operated prisons run by the GEO Group and CoreCivic under contract with ADCRR; they appear in the ADCRR Inmate Data Search the same way as people in state-run complexes.

Reception and classification

A newly committed person goes to a reception unit first, depending on sex:

Men: the Alhambra unit at ASPC-Phoenix.
Women: ASPC-Perryville.

There the person is assessed and classified by custody level, then assigned and transferred to a permanent unit. Men sentenced to death are received at ASPC-Eyman’s Browning Unit.

During reception, visiting is restricted, and the unit shown in the locator can change once the person is classified and transferred.

Complexes and units

Arizona’s prisons are organized into complexes, each with multiple units. A person is assigned to a specific unit within a complex, and a later transfer can move them to a different unit or complex. Transfers are ADCRR decisions, and families are not always notified in advance.

State prison or county jail

The ADCRR Inmate Data Search covers people in ADCRR custody, including those held in the privately operated prisons run by the GEO Group and CoreCivic under contract with ADCRR. Those prisons hold ADCRR inmates and appear in the search the same way as people in state-run complexes.

A person held before trial or serving a jail sentence is in a county jail run by one of Arizona’s 15 county sheriffs. County jails are a separate system and are not in the ADCRR Inmate Data Search. To locate someone in a county jail, contact that county sheriff’s office.

Finding someone

To find where someone is held, use the ADCRR Inmate Data Search at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search, searching by name or ADCRR number. It covers people in ADCRR custody — including the contracted private prisons — not county-jail detainees. A person in a county jail is in a separate system; contact that county sheriff’s office.

Transfers and current location

A person may be transferred to a different unit or complex later in the sentence. Transfers are ADCRR decisions, and families are not always notified in advance. Because the unit can change with transfers, confirm the current complex and unit on the ADCRR Inmate Data Search before traveling, scheduling a visit, or sending mail.

Verify Before Acting

Confirm the current location and unit on the ADCRR Inmate Data Search at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search before traveling, scheduling a visit, or sending mail, searching by name or ADCRR number. A newly committed person passes through a reception unit — the Alhambra unit at ASPC-Phoenix for men, ASPC-Perryville for women (men sentenced to death are received at ASPC-Eyman’s Browning Unit) — before assignment to a permanent unit, so the listed unit can change once the person is classified and transferred. Arizona’s prisons are organized into complexes with multiple units, and a later transfer can move a person to a different unit or complex; transfer timing and notification are set by ADCRR. The ADCRR Inmate Data Search covers people in ADCRR custody, including those in the GEO Group and CoreCivic prisons operated under contract, but not county-jail detainees; a person held before trial or serving a jail sentence is in a county jail run by one of Arizona’s 15 county sheriffs, a separate system, so contact that county sheriff’s office.

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.