Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order launching Arizona’s Reentry 2030 program, part of a bipartisan national effort to improve support for justice-involved individuals and enhance public safety. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and the Council of State Governments, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry will convene state agencies to advance the Reentry 2030 initiative.
Arizona joins New York, Washington, Nebraska, Alabama, Missouri, and North Carolina in their bipartisan work to reduce recidivism and strengthen public safety, protect taxpayer dollars, and expand opportunity. In announcing support for the Reentry 2030 initiative, Gov. Hobbs said: “Creating pathways to work is essential to strengthening public safety and protecting taxpayer dollars.”
Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry Director Ryan Thornell added: “Good public safety is about ensuring individuals in our custody have access to rehabilitative services, especially quality job training. When employers train and hire formerly incarcerated individuals, they don’t just change individual lives, they strengthen the security and prosperity of entire communities.”
Arizona’s Reentry 2030 initiative aims to increase employment for people reentering society after incarceration through workforce development, apprenticeships, and vocational training. A working group led by the DOC will work with the Council of State Governments to develop a roadmap toward Reentry 2030 goals.
Reentry 2030 is a national movement driving meaningful reforms in how states support individuals returning to their communities after incarceration. By addressing barriers to employment, education, and housing, corrections officials aim to break the cycles of recidivism, homelessness, and hospitalization. The stated goal of the Reentry 2030 initiative is to shift the narrative of reentry success, providing evidence-based solutions while celebrating the progress and achievements of states reaching their goals. Working to reform and reframe reentry empowers individuals to rebuild their lives, strengthens communities, and enhances public safety nationwide. Together, the initiative is focused on shaping a brighter future for reentry.
GEO Reentry Services operates non-residential reentry centers, in-prison treatment programs, and residential reentry centers for federal, state and local correctional agencies. It is working closely with states that have joined the Reentry 2030 initiative to reach their goals through public-private partnership. By combining research-based treatment and counseling services for parolees, probationers and pretrial service defendants, GEO Reentry assists community correctional agencies with important public safety efforts.