Episode 145: The Arizona Justice Reinvestment Fund

After the passage of Prop 207 in 2020, The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) was charged with creating the Justice Reinvestment Program. The proposition legalized recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and older and created the Justice Reinvestment Fund, which funds initiatives to increase safety and community resilience around arrest and incarceration, including the Justice Reinvestment Program.

There are approximately $10 million in grants across four priority areas:

1. Public and behavioral health initiatives for substance use prevention, treatment, and early intervention services.
2. Restorative justice, jail diversion, workforce development, and mentoring services for economically disadvantaged individuals in communities disproportionately affected by higher arrest and incarceration rates.
3. Addressing the root causes of crime, reducing drug-related arrests, and lowering the prison population.
4. Developing technology and programs to restore civil rights and expunging criminal records.

All information is at www.azjusticegrants.org