Call your legislator: Demand reforms to Arizona’s broken sentencing system

Arizona has the 4th largest prison population in the country. That’s because Arizona is one of only three states that requires ALL persons in prison to serve at least 85% of their sentence.

And the results are disastrous — people convicted of drug crimes in Arizona spend 40% longer in prison than the national average. For property crimes, people in Arizona spend almost twice as long in prison.

This system costs Arizona more than $1 billion every year, and isn’t making us any safer. Call your legislator and ask them to support meaningful sentencing reform in Arizona.