Arizona § 31-232 Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules

Arizona Statutes

§ 31-232 — Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules

Arizona § 31-232

Title 31Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2STATE PRISON

Art. 2Prisoners

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 31-232 (2026).

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A. To the greatest extent possible and after accounting for security and capacity factors, the department shall place a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child in a prison facility that is located within two hundred fifty miles of the prisoner's permanent address on record. B. The department shall adopt rules that authorize a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child and who is classified as a low or minimum security risk to be visited by the minor child. At a minimum the rules shall: 1. Provide opportunities for a child who is under eighteen years of age to visit the child's incarcerated parent at least two times each week unless a department employee has a reasonable belief that the dependent child:

(a)May be harmed during visitation.

(b)Poses a security risk due to the prisoner

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A. To the greatest extent possible and after accounting for security and capacity factors, the department shall place a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child in a prison facility that is located within two hundred fifty miles of the prisoner's permanent address on record.

B. The department shall adopt rules that authorize a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child and who is classified as a low or minimum security risk to be visited by the minor child. At a minimum the rules shall:

1. Provide opportunities for a child who is under eighteen years of age to visit the child's incarcerated parent at least two times each week unless a department employee has a reasonable belief that the dependent child:

(a) May be harmed during visitation.

(b) Poses a security risk due to the prisoner's gang affiliation, a prior conviction or a previous violation of a contraband policy.

2. Eliminate restrictions on the number of dependent children who are under eighteen years of age who are granted visitation privileges.

3. Authorize contact visits for a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child.