Capacity: 750
Client: Arizona Department of Corrections (AZ DOC)
Accreditations: American Correctional Association (ACA)
The Florence West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, opened in September 1997. This facility houses Return to Custody (RTC) and Driving Under the Influence (DUI) male inmates and was specifically designed for this population. Staff was recruited from the local community and local vendors were used as much as possible. As a result, the facility contributes significantly to the local economy through salaries and purchase of goods and services.
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) offers employability skills, parenting, substance abuse education and counseling, nutrition/diet education, GED classes, Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes, case management, individual/group counseling, stress management, facility work programs, and job placement.
The facility has a central recreation yard with all of the facility’s amenities located around the yard. The facility consists of a programs and support building that contains multipurpose rooms, educational classrooms, a library, central dining facilities, kitchen, and the facility’s support services and Administration/Visitation building.
The Florence West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility is licensed by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health as a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. The facility achieved initial accreditation through the American Correctional Association in 2013 and re-accreditation in 2016 with a score of 99.49%.