Mr. Falberg,
Thank you for your letter voicing the concerns you have with the Arizona Department of Corrections. You passion for these concerns seems genuine and you have put some thought into your ideas. Staffing our prison system with qualified Correctional Officers is and will continue to be a top priority to all stakeholders including the Arizona Department of Corrections. Staffing our facilities with qualified Correctional Officers is always under review. The hiring of Correctional Officers is governed by both Arizona Revised Statues(ARS) and the Arizona Department of Administration personnel rules. Correctional Officers in Arizona are certified by the Arizona Peace Officers and Training Board(POST) and their rules are set in ARS. The rules/laws that are in place and monitored by POST are designed to make certain that Officers that are processed meet certain criteria to …show more content…
The following may give some insight on where and why prisons are located in some smaller cities. Prisons that are located in less populated cities are usually smaller prisons, meaning the inmate populations there are less. These facilities, although in remote areas, serve a few different purposes. Even though they are sometimes harder to staff the services they provide to the community they serve are invaluable. Consequently moving a prison facility could stifle the economy in an area and would really diminish that cities ability to survive. Prison facilities placement has historically been an issue that has many variables when it comes time to select and place facilities. The Legislature is tasked with taking all the economic variables into account when viable prison locations are looked at, knowing you cannot just uproot a prison facility and move it if for any reason, after time has gone by.
Thank you for letter and good luck in your future
Thank you for your letter voicing the concerns you have with the Arizona Department of Corrections. You passion for these concerns seems genuine and you have put some thought into your ideas. Staffing our prison system with qualified Correctional Officers is and will continue to be a top priority to all stakeholders including the Arizona Department of Corrections. Staffing our facilities with qualified Correctional Officers is always under review. The hiring of Correctional Officers is governed by both Arizona Revised Statues(ARS) and the Arizona Department of Administration personnel rules. Correctional Officers in Arizona are certified by the Arizona Peace Officers and Training Board(POST) and their rules are set in ARS. The rules/laws that are in place and monitored by POST are designed to make certain that Officers that are processed meet certain criteria to …show more content…
The following may give some insight on where and why prisons are located in some smaller cities. Prisons that are located in less populated cities are usually smaller prisons, meaning the inmate populations there are less. These facilities, although in remote areas, serve a few different purposes. Even though they are sometimes harder to staff the services they provide to the community they serve are invaluable. Consequently moving a prison facility could stifle the economy in an area and would really diminish that cities ability to survive. Prison facilities placement has historically been an issue that has many variables when it comes time to select and place facilities. The Legislature is tasked with taking all the economic variables into account when viable prison locations are looked at, knowing you cannot just uproot a prison facility and move it if for any reason, after time has gone by.
Thank you for letter and good luck in your future