2021 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 11 - Counties
§ 11-392 - Coordinated reentry planning services programs; cross-system recidivism tracking database; planning committee

11-392. Coordinated reentry planning services programs; cross-system recidivism tracking database; planning committee

A. A county may establish a coordinated reentry planning services program within a county jail for the purpose of screening and assessing persons who are booked into a county jail and connecting those persons with behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers at the earliest possible stage in the criminal justice process.

B. Subject to available monies, a coordinated reentry planning services program must:

1. Allow entities to access and use a cross-system recidivism tracking database that incorporates data obtained from prearrest diversion programs, reentry screenings that occur during the booking process, reentry planning that occurs before and during release and postrelease treatment engagement.

2. Allow entities to work in conjunction with counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions of this state and with superior courts to establish an information exchange mechanism that includes reentry planning efforts.

3. Allow county and community-wide collaborative efforts to be established and maintained for jail reentry planning services that include treatment, peer support, housing, transportation and employment services and all branches of the criminal justice and court systems by developing a new coalition or extending an existing coalition.

4. Establish working agreements with coalition partners in which treatment providers use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record postrelease treatment engagement.

5. Use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record baseline and ongoing statistics for identified needs, referrals and future recidivism of reentry coordination participants.

C. A county that establishes a coordinated reentry planning services program shall establish a planning committee to develop the program's policies and procedures, including eligibility criteria, program implementation and operation. At a minimum the planning committee shall consist of the following persons:

1. Representatives of the law enforcement agencies participating in the program.

2. A representative of the program services provider.

3. A public defender or the public defender's designee.

4. A prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee.

5. A presiding superior court judge or the superior court judge's designee.

6. A clerk of the court or the clerk's designee.

7. Other stakeholders.