Proudly representing those who walk "the toughest beat in Arizona"

MAJOR INCIDENTS If any AZCPOA member is involved in a major incident, please call the AZCOPS/ AZCPOA 24 hour hotline at: (888) 622-2215 WHO REPRESENTS YOU IN THE STATE CAPITOL? Find your State Representative

Welcome Welcome to the Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association (AZCPOA) Union website. While most members think that we are only here for help with disciplinary, we actually help our members in a various of ways. While we are here 24 hours a day, seven days a week for representation. Union representatives have also provided help for our members by answering questions on Policies, Safety Issues, We also have attorneys available for work related Legal Representation. Our Services Don't End: Did you know that your union and its affiliates help in other ways too? Our members have access to discounts for products and services at no cost through special discount programs. Check out our links page for available programs, and don't forget to ask about the Employee Network Book and Union Plus Card. Lobbyists Tie Brewer Administration To Private Prisons KPHO TV September 2, 2010 New Questions Raised About Lobbyist Advice Ariz. -- Gov. Jan Brewer took center stage last Tuesday night after she officially clenched the Republican nomination. Standing just behind her was a man most Arizonans would not recognize. He’s Chuck Coughlin, Brewer’s campaign chairman, policy adviser and a lobbyist for the largest private prison company in the country. And he’s one of two people in the Brewer administration with ties to Corrections Corporation of America. The other administration member is communications director Paul Senseman, a former CCA lobbyist. His wife still lobbies for the company. According to campaign finance records, CCA executives and employees contributed more than $1,000 to the governor’s re-election campaign. The company’s political action committee and its lobbyists contributed another $60,000 to Brewer’s top legislative priority, Proposition 100, a sales tax to help avoid budget cuts to education. Caroline Isaacs from the American Friends Service Committee, which advocates for social justice issues, said the money is evidence of influence the company has on the governor.Isaacs said private prison companies have been buying influence in Arizona politics for years. The number of private prisons and jails operating across the state shows the result of that influence, he said. Currently, there are at least 12 for-profit prison, jail and detention facilities in Arizona. Check out the full story here!

Update Your Membership With personal moves, rotation and transfers, we need members to let us know when membership information changes. This is very important so that if we ever need to contact our members, whether by email, mail or personal contact, we have the correct information. Update your information! AZCPOA PAC Fund Did you know that for most public representatives will only deal with organizations that have a Political Action Committee (PAC) Fund. Do you know what one is? AZCPOA needs your help so that we can get the ones who make the laws to listen to us. Check out our website for more details or how you can help.