ASPC Douglas – Gila Unit

ASPC Douglas – Gila Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 520-364-7521

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at ASPC Douglas-Gila located at 6911 N BDI Blvd in Douglas, AZ are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

ASPC-Douglas is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). ASPC-Douglas is located adjacent to the Bisbee-Douglas Airport in Douglas, Cochise County, AZ, 250 miles southeast from the state capital of Phoenix, AZ.

The ASPC-Douglas was first opened as the Cochise Correctional Training Facility early in 1984. It now consists of 5 units, the four others are Eggers, Papago, Mohave and the Complex Detention Unit (CDU). Built with inmate assistance to the contractor, the first unit to become operational at ASPC-Douglas, was the Maricopa unit. The next was the Mohave unit. Due to prison overcrowding, the Gila unit was built with portable modular housing. In 1984, a law was passed that DUI inmates could not be housed with other inmates. This led to the Papago Unit being purchased from the Desert Inn Motel Company, after which it was converted into a prison unit. A special Detention unit was also added.

Work Crews – Arizona Correctional Industries and Intergovernmental Agreement assignments working within the local and surrounding communities.  Also food service, building maintenance, vehicle maintenance, and general labor crews for the upkeep and maintenance of its institutional grounds.  Gila inmates work both on and off the complex grounds.

Douglas work crews are sent out daily within the local and surrounding communities for community betterment and beautification projects.  Along with working off complex grounds, many inmate crews are assigned to work within the complex perimeter.  Additional crews provided by Douglas include Wildland Fire Crew, ACI (which includes producing inmate clothing which is used throughout the state and year-round and seasonal inmate employment with Fiesta Canning, Inc. and  Southeast Arizona Medical Center).  Employed inmates work an average of six hours per day, five days per week.

Education – Adult Basic Education (ABE). Many inmates earn their General Equivalency Diploma (GED) while incarcerated. Other programs include Mandated Adult Education and Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE). Work-Based Education (WBE) programs in conjunction with Cochise College which include: Building Construction Technology, Computer Technology, Automotive Technology, and AC Refrigeration certification, Electronics. Inmates may work towards an Associates Degree through classes offered by Cochise College.

Treatment & Self Improvement Programs – Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and Moderate Treatment (Substance Abuse). Also, Cultural Diversity, Cognitive restructuring and the latest program, Merging Two Worlds which prepares inmates for reentry through training in a variety of life skills.

visitation Info

Arizona State Prison Complex – ASPC Douglas – Gila Unit – Visitation

Visitation hours are identical for all ASPC-Douglas Units
8:00 a.m. to 4:00* p.m.
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. to 4:00* p.m.
Holiday visits:
8:00 a.m. to 4:00* p.m.
*Visitors will not be processed to visit after 3:00 pm on any visitation day.