April 2025
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signs an executive order to join Reentry 2030. (Photo Credit: Sarah Kelley, CSG Justice Center) 
(Photo Credit: Sarah Kelley, CSG Justice Center) 
CSG Justice Center Interim Director Marshall Clement speaks during a press conference to welcome Arizona as the newest Reentry 2030 state. (Photo Credit: Sarah Kelley, CSG Justice Center) 
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, left, and CSG Justice Center Interim Director Marshall Clement (Photo Credit: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry) 
CSG Justice Center staff at the press conference to announce Arizona as the newest Reentry 2030 state. (Photo Credit: Sarah Kelley, CSG Justice Center) 
(Photo Credit: Sarah Kelley, CSG Justice Center)
During Second Chance Month, Arizona became the newest state to join Reentry 2030! By joining this national initiative, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry—alongside other state agencies and community-based organizations—is working to strengthen the state’s reentry system by reducing barriers and expanding access to critical resources.
Through Reentry 2030, Arizona will help people returning from incarceration increase their access to education, secure meaningful employment, and connect to essential healthcare services—paving the way for stronger, safer communities across the state.
To support this effort, Governor Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order reinforcing Arizona’s commitment to advancing successful reentry and reducing recidivism.
Arizona’s Reentry 2030 goals include:
Increase educational opportunities, apprenticeships, career readiness programming, workforce development programs, and vocational training for currently incarcerated people before release.
- Increase by 30% the population leaving a correctional facility with a certification or apprenticeship.
- Increase by 20% the number of people employed 1 year after release.
Expand access to physical and behavioral health care services for incarcerated individuals before release and upon reentry.
- Offer physical and behavioral health services through Medicaid to all eligible incarcerated individuals before release.
- Ensure that Contract Healthcare Providers (CHP) facilitate continuity of care treatment plans to 100% of people relesed who require and accept specialized services in the community (e.g., for pregnancy, SMI, MAT/MOUD).
- Reduce the number of emergency department visits occurring within 6 months of release by 25%.
“Creating pathways to work is essential to strengthening public safety and protecting taxpayer dollars,” said Governor Katie Hobbs. “People who have served their time, taken accountability, and put in the work to better themselves deserve a second chance and the opportunity to contribute to their families and our economy. Through the bipartisan Reentry 2030 initiative, we’re committing to breaking down barriers and expanding access to jobs so that more Arizonans can achieve stability. That’s good for families, good for businesses, and good for Arizona.”
“Today marks an important step as we continue to Reimagine Corrections across Arizona,” said Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) Director Ryan Thornell. “ADCRR’s commitment today marks more than an investment in the men and women in our custody; it’s an investment in stronger and safer communities throughout Arizona.”