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This
report addresses the 12 Sunset Factors the Legislature is to consider in
determining whether to continue or terminate the Arizona Department of
Corrections. The Department’s statutory purpose, as described in its
mission statement, is “to serve and protect the people of Arizona by
imprisoning those offenders legally committed to the Department, and by
providing community-based supervision for those conditionally released.” A
series of six performance audits provides the basis for responses to the
Sunset Factors: Security Operations (Report No. 00-20), Human Resources
Management (Report No. 01-4), Support Services (Report No. 01-7), Private
Prisons (Report No. 01-13), Administrative Services and Information Technology
(Report No. 01-18), and Arizona Correctional Industries (Report No. 01-25).
Although these reports identify several ways the Department can improve its
efficiency and effectiveness, the Department has met its overall objective and
purpose, and operates in the public interest by operating a safe and secure
prison system. As discussed in the Sunset Factor report, terminating the
Department of Corrections would significantly harm public safety because
confinement of criminal offenders is vital to protecting the public.
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