OFFENDER INFORMATION UNIT (OIU) MANAGER

State of Arizona; Buckeye (AZ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry in Buckeye, AZ, seeks a Manager for the Offender Information Unit (OIU) Time Computation. This role oversees the OIU operations and ensures accurate release date calculations, compliance with laws, and coordination with courts and agencies.

The position requires expertise in offender records, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to manage procedures and staff while maintaining data integrity within ACIS.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting court documents and time calculations for release dates.
• Knowledge of federal and state offender records laws and procedures.
• Supervising and evaluating staff performance; managing budgets and operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with diverse agencies.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates staff performance, including disciplinary actions and assigning special projects.
• Reviews, updates, and writes internal operational procedures, reports, and instructions.
• Facilitates inmates’ telephonic hearings and finalizes release paperwork.
• Interacts with courts, law enforcement, and officials regarding offender records.
• Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and applicable laws governing offender records.
• Trains staff on ACIS and OIU functions; supports data input and quality control.

Skills

Time computation

Court documents

Release date calc

Communication

Staff supervision

ACIS knowledge

Tools

ACIS

Job description

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

OFFENDER INFORMATION UNIT (OIU)

MANAGER

(CORRECTIONAL RECORDS TIME COMPUTATION MANAGER)

Job Location

Address:
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Lewis
26700 S US Highway 85
Buckeye, AZ 85326
https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details

Salary: $43,200.00
Grade: 19
Closing Date: 10/22/2026

Job Summary

Do you have experience with offender release information? Are you an expert at interpreting court documents? Join our team of Time Computation professionals. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Offender Information Unit (OIU) Manager position. This position oversees the operations of the Offender Information Unit.

Job Duties

• Supervises and evaluates staff performance, including disciplinary actions and assigning special projects
• Reviews, updates, and writes internal operational procedures, reports, and instructions
• Facilitates inmates’ telephonic hearings
• Reviews and finalizes inmates’ release paperwork
• Confers with federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and officials regarding issues and questions affecting agency systems
• Processes assorted detainers and US treaty packets
• Instructs the OIU and complex staff on OIU responsibilities
• Identifies differing areas of inmates’ release procedures, release date calculations, detainers, warrant procedures and laws, and areas of public information legalities
• Interprets policies and procedures and makes recommendational changes when necessary
• Provides technical support
• Ensures that OIU complies with policies, procedures, and Federal and State laws that govern offender records
• Acts as a liaison for the complex regarding statewide inmate movement
• Responds to correspondence and telephone inquiries from courts, inmates, ADCRR staff, attorneys, and the public
• Attends court on behalf of ADCRR for extradition hearings
• Inspects and audits staff workloads and processes
• Plans and develops improvements, including changes in staff assignments
• Manages the OIU operational budget as necessary
• Attends and conducts briefings, meetings, and seminars
• Assists in updating count sheets, including missing beds and inmates showing in more than 1 bed location
• Provides support, guidance, and recommendations for correcting and inputting data in the Arizona Correctional Information System (ACIS)
• Trains staff on ACIS or OIU job functions
• Completes assigned special projects and related administrative tasks
• Ensures appropriate security practices are implemented, and incidents are documented
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of:

• Work management and supervision principles and techniques
• Federal and state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing offender records and provisions of release of information
• Interstate Agreement on Detainer laws and procedures
• Criminal codes, sentence and parole laws, and methodology of time calculations for release dates
• Functions and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal courts and law enforcement agencies
• Board of Executive Clemency policies, procedures, and programs as they apply to offender releases
• Administrative office practices and procedures

Skill in:

• Effective management and team building of staff
• Comprehending and interpreting legal court documents, orders, detainers, warrants, criminal codes, sentences and parole laws; rules and regulations, policies and procedures governing offender records, and security and release of information
• Calculating eligibility release dates
• Verbal and written communications
• Building and maintaining interpersonal relations
• Time management and organization
• Typing
• Problem-solving and decision-making techniques

Ability to:

• Work with diverse personalities and situations in the workplace
• Comprehend and interpret legal language and court decisions
• Plan, analyze, and establish priorities
• Learn and adhere to ADCRR policies and procedures
• Learn ACIS
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work in a prison environment

Selective Preference(s)

• Three (3) years of experience in a related field

Pre-Employment Requirements

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test. If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11). In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter. All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment. Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling [phone]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.