State Reform Profile
Arizona
Arizona's truth-in-sentencing law has kept its incarceration rate high. Prop 200 and recent reforms aim to shift toward diversion.
Key Statistics
Incarceration by Race
Incarceration rate per 100,000 residents. Racial estimates based on BJS/Sentencing Project methodology.
Recidivism Rate
Percent of people reincarcerated within 3 years of release. Source: BJS recidivism data series.
Cost vs. Alternatives
Active & Passed Reforms
4 initiativesProp 207 – Smart and Safe ActView full details →
Legalized marijuana and diverted tax revenue to community reinvestment.
SB 1334 – Probation ReformView full details →
Reduced probation terms and limited revocations for technical violations.
Mental Health Diversion CourtsView full details →
Pre-arrest diversion connecting people in mental health crisis to treatment.
Proposed Initiatives
1 pendingData Sources & Methodology
Reform data sourced from state legislative records, BJS Criminal Justice Statistics, the Vera Institute Incarceration Trends dataset, and The Sentencing Project. AltReform prediction scores (0,100) are generated by our ML model trained on 20+ years of state-level reform outcomes, weighting recidivism reduction, racial equity impact, cost-effectiveness, and political feasibility. Statistics are the most recent available (2021,2024).
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