Capacity: 500
Client: Arizona Department of Corrections (AZ DOC)
Accreditations: American Correctional Association (ACA)
Opened in April 1996, the Phoenix West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility is a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) facility for adult male inmates. 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.
Substance abuse treatment and education is mandated for all at Phoenix West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility. The facility is licensed as an outpatient facility and its curriculum, the Journeys West Program, was developed specifically for the facility. The program consists of ten individual five-week modules; all based in a cognitive behavioral approach, with its prime focus on DUI education and treatment classes. In addition, The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) provides employability skills, parenting, substance abuse education and counseling, education, case management, life skills/self help, facility work programs (both on and off site), and stress management. GEO assumed operations of Phoenix West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility during the acquisition of Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) in November 2005.
The 96,200 sq. ft. Phoenix West Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility was designed and built by CSC at a cost of $7 million and completed in 10 months. The dormitory layout provides a 50-bed, double bunked configuration. Each dorm has an adjacent common space or day room and showers to support living activities.
The facility achieved initial accreditation through the American Correctional Association in 2013 and re-accreditation in 2016 with a score of 96.60%. The facility is licensed by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health as an outpatient clinic for Substance Abuse Education and Treatment.