{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-232","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 31-232","heading":"Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules","body":"A. To the greatest extent possible and after accounting for security and capacity factors, the department shall place a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child in a prison facility that is located within two hundred fifty miles of the prisoner's permanent address on record.\n\nB. The department shall adopt rules that authorize a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child and who is classified as a low or minimum security risk to be visited by the minor child. At a minimum the rules shall:\n\n1. Provide opportunities for a child who is under eighteen years of age to visit the child's incarcerated parent at least two times each week unless a department employee has a reasonable belief that the dependent child:\n\n(a) May be harmed during visitation.\n\n(b) Poses a security risk due to the prisoner's gang affiliation, a prior conviction or a previous violation of a contraband policy.\n\n2. Eliminate restrictions on the number of dependent children who are under eighteen years of age who are granted visitation privileges.\n\n3. Authorize contact visits for a prisoner who is a parent of a minor child.","path":["Title 31 Prisons and Prisoners"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/31/00232.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"dc39914ced643d8bb723ff2a25fc85772dc4e78163ff483a0b2bdb004e77be90","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-231","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}