Captain: Scott Vail 

[Located within the Intake, Transfer, and Release (ITR) Facility]

Comprised of two sections: The Transportation Division, which includes the specialized unit In-State Extraditions Unit, and the Jail Wagon Unit. These Divisions provide a variety of services including:

• Transportation of prisoners and inmates between jails, courts, and nearly 60 locations throughout Arizona.

• In-State Extraditions unit coordinates with State and Federal agencies to transport inmates to serve prison sentences, or who have active warrants to court appointments in Maricopa County.

• The Jail Wagon meets in the field with MCSO Deputies and Officers of the AZ Department of Public Safety, receives/ transports arrestees and processes their booking into custody. This allows the Troopers and Deputies to return to patrol duties more quickly

Unique Features:

• The Transportation Division fleet consists of:
  • Six Blue Bird buses – (ranging in model year from 2009-2015) each with an average of 100,000 miles driven.
  • Three box style trucks.
  • Eight passenger vans.
  • The Jail Wagon unit has an additional five passenger vans.

• In 2019, approximately 302,138 prisoners’ movements and inmates throughout the state.
  • Drove over 394,223 miles.
• In 2019, the Jail Wagon transported approximately 7,233 detainees.
  • Drove approximately 219,580 miles.