Corrections
The Ajo District Adult Detention Center is located at the Ajo District office. Corrections personnel assigned to Ajo fall under the Patrol Division’s chain of command. A corrections sergeant, under the command of the Ajo District Commander, supervises the Ajo Adult Detention Center. This is a unique situation for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, but it provides for the most efficient corrections operations in Ajo, Arizona. The Ajo facility is a short-term detention facility that houses inmates on local Justice Court sentences if there are no medical or security issues.
Inmates booked into the Ajo Adult Detention Center are transferred to the Pima County Adult Detention Center’s main facility in Tucson in a matter of days. Inmate transfers between the two facilities are accomplished with a click of the mouse on the Detention computer system and, of course, the drive to Tucson.
The men and women assigned to the Ajo Adult Detention Center are dedicated to their mission: to provide safety, security, and welfare for inmates.