Trends in Jail Incarceration for Probation Violations: Findings from Pima County, Arizona

By Rochisha Shukla, Ammar Khalid, and Arielle Jackson

This case study presents trends in jail incarceration for the probation population in Pima County, Arizona, using datasets for jail bookings (2015–2020) and petitions-to-revoke (PTRs) (2016–2020).1 It was developed as part of a research initiative funded by the Safety and Justice Challenge examining the impact of providing housing support on jail use for people on probation in Pima County, in partnership with the county’s Adult Probation Department. 2 People on probation in Pima County can be incarcerated in jail for various reasons. They can be held in jail as an intermediate sanction (i.e., a short jail stay without a formal petition), as they await a violation hearing (e.g., for absconding), and because of a PTR outcome (e.g., probation revocation or coterminous sentence3 ).

Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2022. 6p.