Tucson

Overview

The Tucson Complex is the largest ADCRR complex in Arizona. Located on 640 acres and comprised of eight separated prison units, Tucson Complex has a bed capacity of 5,403 and 1,608 authorized staff.

Programs

Work Crews

Tucson Complex supervises 31 work crews with over 400 inmates working both on and offsite, which include: Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, landscape, food factory, welding, and fencing. Crews also help keep the roads, landfill and border areas clean. They even work at Kartchner Caverns State Park. Our work crews’ journey as far south as Nogales, AZ; north to Cortaro Road; east to Benson, AZ and west to Three Points, AZ. There is also the Wildland Fire Crew and the Healthy Forest Initiative Crew.

Education

The educational programs include: Mandatory Literacy, High School/GED Preparation and Testing, Career Technical Education, Ashland University Courses, CDL Classroom Training, Forklift Certification, Automotive Technology, Construction and HVAC, Creative Writing, Computer Coding, and Pima Community College classes.

Treatment & Self-Improvement Programs

Inmates are encouraged to participate in many of the programs that are offered: Cognitive Restructuring, Conflict Resolution, Domestic Violence, Cultural Diversity, Merging Two Worlds (Reentry program), Self-study for Parenting, Drug, Alcohol, Parent/Child Reading, Changing Offender Behavior, Merging Two Worlds, Recovery Support Specialist/Wellness Recovery, and Courage to Change Self Improvement Courses- Substance Abuse, Social Values, Peer Relations, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Money Management, Life Skills/Food Service Care, Men In Recovery, including Regaining Honor Program that allows veteran inmates opportunities and programming based on their military background.