WORK INCENTIVE PAY PLAN (WIPP) allows inmates to utilize experience, training, and expertise in meaningful employment while supporting their needs.  ACI contracted positions, Wild Land Fire Crew, kitchen positions, groundskeepers, and janitorial positions are available depending upon the inmate's skill level, education, and security classification.  Both full and part time positions are available.

Adult Basic Education classes are required for inmates who fall below the Literacy Standard.  General Equivalency Diploma education is available for inmates who have not graduated from high school.  Vocational education is contracted through a local community college and provides instruction in carpentry, masonry, and environmental sanitation.  Higher education is available through correspondence courses at the inmate's own expense.

Treatment/Self Improvement Programs under the supervision of ADC programs staff or outside facilitators include:

• Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous (AA/NA)

• Drug Treatment

• Money Smart

• Pre-Release

• Thinking Straight

• Cultural Diversity

• Parenting

• Prison Experience Workshop (inmate-to-inmate mentoring)

• Impact of Crime on Victims

• Basic Computer Skills

• GED mentoring

• Poetry Workshops

• Yoga

Inmates are also actively involved in giving back to our communities by way of fundraising for victims' services and community betterment.  The Restorative Justice Committee is a group of inmates and staff who work together in coordinating these fundraising efforts.  The inmates at ASPC-Yuma have donated tens of thousands of dollars and volunteered many hundreds of hours of labor to designated agencies, organizations, and projects.

The Arizona Department of Corrections facilitates opportunities for religious expression by inmates in accordance with ADC policies and procedures.  Chaplains, in concert with other staff, contract service providers, volunteers and community religious leaders provide worship, counseling, support, and crisis intervention to accommodate the religious needs of a diverse inmate population.

Outdoor activities include softball, basketball, volleyball, handball, and various track and field events.  The variety of activities available depends upon the inmate's security classification level.  Indoor activities include a variety of board and card games.  All activities are supervised and monitored by staff.

In-house hobbycraft include arts and crafts,  drawing, painting, bead craft, plastic model kits, and other small crafts depending upon the inmate's security classification.