Arizona

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Arizona. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Arizona's state department of corrections.

*

The Arizona Department of Corrections stopped reporting COVID data on November 29, 2022.

F
State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons15,5243,657----6916----
Federal Prisons1,9674,791001639----
ICE Detention Centers7,518--434080------
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons5,7166,285------------
Federal Prisons----6--0------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

ICE La Palma Correctional Center

ICE Detention Centers

3,265--

Tucson State Prison

State Adult Prisons

2,468--

Eyman State Prison

State Adult Prisons

2,278--

Yuma State Prison

State Adult Prisons

2,249--

Maricopa County Jail

County Jails

1,925--
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Map of Arizona with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

1

1.6k

3.3k

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Arizona. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

*

The Arizona Department of Corrections stopped reporting COVID data on November 29, 2022.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    No

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    No

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

County-wide jails

Coconino

50Minor offenses

Coconino County Detention Facility

Coconino

235

Graham County Detention Facility

Graham

--

4th Avenue, Estrella, Lower Buckeye, Towers

Maricopa

2,200Minor offenses
Map of Arizona with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
CENTRAL ARIZONA FLORENCE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEXFlorence5/20/2020Puente Arizona, People incarcerated at Florence Correctional CenterLetter/Petition, Phone ZapCoordinatedAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
CENTRAL ARIZONA FLORENCE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEXFlorence5/20/2020Puente Arizona, People incarcerated at Florence Correctional CenterHunger StrikeExternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
ICE La Palma Correctional CenterPinal4/11/2020ICE detainees uprising at detention facilityUprising/Protest–InternalExternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
ICE La Palma Correctional Center, ICE Eloy Federal Contract FacilityPinal4/10/2020Outside protestorsCar RallyInternalAccelerated releases
PERRYVILLE STATE PRISONMaricopa5/16/2020Puente ArizonaVigilInternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements