State budget awards include $2M reentry grant for La Paz County jail program, sheriff says

Jun 15, 2026

County officials said Arizona’s recently passed state budget includes several allocations for La Paz County programs, including a $2 million award to establish a reentry program for people leaving county jails; the sheriff confirmed the funding after the board adjourned.

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Following the board’s budget adoption, county staff and supervisors summarized La Paz County’s allocations from the recently passed Arizona state budget. Karen Ziegler said the county will receive multiple state items that benefit public safety and county operations, including $400,000 through the Department of Administration, $124,000 for a school-safety program and roughly $89,900 for a records-management initiative.

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