Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC).[1] ASPC-Perryville is located in Goodyear, Arizona.
ASPC-Perryville's Lumley Unit houses the female death row.[2]
In 1981 three units of the Perryville Complex, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, and San Juan, for minimum and medium custody male inmates was opened. In May 1982, Santa Maria Unit, for all custody levels of female inmates, began admitting inmates. ASPC-Perryville was converted to an all female facility in 2000. ASP-Yuma, a 250-bed adult male prison which opened in 1987 became a part of the Perryville Complex in October 1992 until November 1995 when it became its own prison complex Arizona State Prison Complex - Yuma. Four of the housing units at ASPC-Perryville are named after Brent W. Lumley ADC correctional officer who was killed in the line of duty.
ASPC-Perryville has an inmate capacity of approximately 2,382 in 8 housing units and 2 special use units at security levels 2, 3, 4 and 5. The ADC uses a score classification system to assess inmates appropriate custody and security level placement. The scores range from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest risk or need. ASPC-Perryville is a modern, medium to high security prison. Recently, a new yard has opened allowing minimum security men to be kept.
| ASPC Unit | Custody Level |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz-F | 2/3 |
| Lumley-F | 4/5 |
| Lumley Reception | 5 |
| Lumley Women's Treatment | 4/5 |
| Lumley Special Management | 5 |
| San Pedro | 2 |
| Santa Maria-F | 2 |
| Complex Minors | 4 |
| Santa Rosa (men's yard) | 1/1 |
| Piestewa | 1/1 |
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Marcia Powell was a 48-year-old inmate who died May 20, 2009 after exposure to 107 degree temperatures for four hours in an outside cage at Goodyear's Perryville Prison. Prison policy limits such outside confinement to a maximum of two hours.[3] An autopsy report showed that Powell had first- and second-degree burns and a core body temperature of 108 degrees. She suffered burn blisters all over her body. The county medical examiner found the cause of death to be due to complications from heat exposure.[4] According to a 3,000 page report released by the ADC, she pleaded to be taken back inside, but was ignored. She was also not allowed to use the restroom, and as a result, died in her own excrement.[5] Prison administrators fired, suspended or disciplined 16 corrections employees over Powell's death.[6] The Maricopa County Attorney's Office chose not to prosecute Arizona Department of Corrections staff in her death, claiming that there was "insufficient evidence to go forward with a prosecution against any of the named individuals".[7]