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• Who We Are
• Funding Source
ARIZONA PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL
(APAAC)
THE ROAD TO DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS
Recession + sentencing reform financial relief
2010 FISCHER REPORT
“Low level drug offenders fill AZ prisons”
“1/3 of prisoners can safely be released”
FISCHER
REPORT
: 2012
UPDAT
EBroader
Data Parameter
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Prison population trending
down
Prisoners were violent and
repeat offenders
FISCHER REPORT: 2014 UPDATE
Who???
Why???
THE REVOLVING DOOR
2014 FISCHER REPORT PREVIEW
• Most serious offense • Gang affiliation• Felony criminal history• Felony-level violent
history• Age at release from prison• Gender
• Type of admission to prison•New felony•Probation violation (technical)•Probation violation (new felony)
DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS
E L I Z A B E T H O RT I Z
Executive Director