Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry
Arizona's state prison system: its director and staff, the ten state prisons and private contract facilities, deaths in custody, staffing, heat, healthcare, escapes and incidents — and the long fight in federal court over the care of incarcerated people.
Deep dive: The Ricky Wassenaar case — from the 2004 Lewis tower standoff to the 2025 Tucson prison killings
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- Perryville Prison opens salon to train inmates
- ADCRR AND ARIZONA BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY BOARD CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF HISTORIC COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AT ASPC-PERRYVILLE
- We Organized a Hunger Strike at an Arizona Women’s Prison. Here’s What We Gained.
- Arizona Prison Union Accuses Officials of Retaliating Over Leaked Assault Videos
- Arizona got a partial win in its ongoing prison healthcare lawsuit. Here's what happens next
- Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons
- Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons - ABC News
- Arizona prison healthcare takeover put on hold
- Prison healthcare takeover put on hold as Arizona’s appeal moves forward
- Surgeon who went to prison for role in patient’s death surrenders Arizona medical license
- Disgraced plastic surgeon who went to prison for role in patient’s death surrenders Arizona medical license
- What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like?
- Receiver Will Run Arizona Prison Health Care October 19 After Monitors Flagged Deaths That May Have Been Preventable
- Former Arizona prisons official resigns after botched execution
- Tennessee prison official who oversaw botched execution has Arizona ties
- Arizona prison healthcare oversight moves forward
- Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Attempt to Halt Court-Ordered Oversight of Prison Health Care
- Supreme Court clears the way for receiver to run Arizona prison healthcare
- Supreme Court allows court-appointed receiver can take over Arizona prison health care system
