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- Arizona inmate dies amid sex assault claims
- Leader Of Douglas Area Drug Ring Signs No-Prison Plea Deal
- Tucson's Coffee X Change showing artwork by women incarcerated at Arizona prison
- Inmate Says He Was Raped, Retaliated Against at CoreCivic Prison in Arizona
- Bill Seeks End To Privatized Health Care In Arizona Prisons
- Money from inmate fees will pay for new locks in Arizona prisons
- Arizona To Reopen Part Of Douglas Prison Due To Bed Shortage
- Arizona to reopen part of women's prison as shortage of correctional officers continues
- Arizona to reopen shuttered Douglas prison to house women inmates
- Arizona prisons chief seeks millions more for cell locks after whistleblower complaint
- Whistleblower says Lewis Prison locks still not being fixed
- New whistleblower says Arizona Department of Corrections 'hiding' broken doors.
- Deputies capture inmate who escaped from Tucson prison
- Authorities find man who escaped Tucson prison
- Authorities search for inmate who escaped Tucson prison
- 3 Arizona prison officers sent to hospital after becoming 'disoriented' during cell search
- Hazmat crew investigates substance found in Lewis Prison cell that sickened 3 employees
- Former Safford prison guard jailed for kidnapping and aggravated assault in Winslow
- Off-duty Winslow prison officer suspected of kidnapping, assaulting teen girlfriend
- Arizona prisons are over-censoring inmates' reading materials, judge rules
- Federal judge says Arizona prisons too broadly censor publications inmates can see
- Arizona Wants To Renegotiate Prison Health Care Settlement
- Man sentenced for killing Tucson woman hours after he was released from prison
- Double murderer Robert Moody dies in Arizona prison
- Gov. Doug Ducey names new director of Arizona Department of Corrections
- More Than 5,000 Publications Banned In Arizona Prisons
- Arizona governor picks Federal Bureau of Prisons official David Shinn to lead state corrections agency
- David Shinn becomes new director of AZ Department of Corrections
- Arizona Prison Food Company Investigates Suppliers Over Reports of ‘Unfit’ Meat
- Arizona death row inmate will not be executed after all
- Corrections officer arrested for smuggling drugs into Florence prison
- Salmonella Outbreak at Perryville Correctional Facility in Arizona Sickens 5
- Arizona Prison Food Was Labeled ‘Not for Human Consumption,’ Ex-Inmates Say
- Salmonella outbreak reported at Perryville prison in Goodyear
- Undiagnosed MRSA Infection Forced Arizona Inmate to Undergo Open Heart Surgery
- Joe Profiri will serve as Acting Director of ADC during search for Charles Ryan replacement
- Arizona Prisoners: Court Should Take Control Of Health Care
- System tracking Arizona prisoners nearing 'catastrophic' failure; replacement $7M over budget
- Why is there no push to privatize the dysfunctional (and government run) Lewis Prison?
- Man who escaped Florence prison camp surrenders
- Report: Arizona prison boss slow to react to broken locks
- Report on lock issues calls for major changes at Lewis prison, Department of Corrections
- Report on broken locks inside Lewis prison released
- Arizona Department of Corrections Charles Ryan announces retirement
- Charles Ryan, embattled director of state's corrections department, to retire in September
- AZ Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan retiring
- Kansas Will Spend Millions To House Hundreds Of Inmates At A Private Arizona Prison
- 2 Arizona prison guards accused of helping inmate cover-up assault
- Corrections officer feels betrayed after inmate avoids criminal charges in Lewis Prison attack
- UPDATED: Kingman Prison, Site of 2015 Riots, Faces Water Shortages
- What’s the purpose of prison? This series captures a horse rehabilitation programme in Arizona
- New video from Arizona's Winslow prison show more broken cell door locks
- Lewis prison lock issues were known to officials for more than a decade
- Elijah Alamin killed by man just released from prison allegedly over rap music in Peoria, Arizona
- More Fines Sought Against Arizona in Suit Over Inmate Care
- Women incarcerated in Perryville prison use website to share their stories
- Arizona prison guard suspected of having sex with inmate
- Beds added to ease overcrowding at Arizona women's prison at Perryville
- Arizona Prisons Lift Ban On Book About Mass Incarceration
- Broken locks at Arizona prison won't be fixed until late 2020, corrections director says
- DOC: Arizona Prisons Need New Cell Door Locks
- Another Arizona state prison complex facing water shortage issues
- 4 Toilets, 830 People: Douglas Prison’s Water Crisis Was Years in the Making
- Douglas state prison resolves water issue
- Video shows inmates starting fires from their cells at Lewis prison
- Video captures inmates setting fires inside Lewis Prison
- More mayhem at Lewis Prison: New videos show inmates lighting fires outside cells
- Arizona Department of Corrections drops retaliation against Lewis Prison whistleblower
- Arizona Prisons’ Ban on Book About Racism in Criminal Justice Draws Challenge (Published 2019)
- Arizona prisons ban book on black men in the justice system
- Pregnant Women In Arizona Prison Suffering Miscarriages, Giving Birth Alone
- Whistleblower alleges cover-up attempts at Lewis Prison over broken door locks
- Arizona Transfers 716 from Prison with Lock Problems
- 716 inmates transferred from Lewis prison as officials seek long-term solution to lock issues
- Arizona prison inmate found dead, appears to be a suicide
- 4 Arizona prisons, including Lewis, up overtime hours amid security issues
- 2017 murder blamed on Lewis Prison broken doors; 'overrides' causing latest safety issues
- Corrections officer stabbed at Lewis Prison, according to multiple sources
- Correctional officer at Lewis prison near Buckeye stabbed by inmate
- Corrections officer stabbed by inmate at Lewis prison near Buckeye
- How much blood will it take to fire Charles Ryan, Arizona's prison director?
- Arizona DOC moving inmates out of Lewis Prison as officials grapple with cell doors that don’t lock
- Some inmates at Arizona prison with broken locks to be sent to other sites
- 5 things to know about the controversies swirling around Arizona prisons
- Arizona transferring inmates from prison with lock problems
- Inmates transferred from Lewis prison as officials address issues with locks
- Overdose In An Arizona Prison? Get Ready To Pay Up.
- Arizona House Republicans back fixes to prison cell locks
- Arizona has one last chance this year at meaningful prison reform
- Arizona prison guard union releases more videos of attacks by prisoners
- Did director ignore broken lock evidence at Lewis Prison?
- Are Arizona prisons ready for 18-year-old corrections officers?
- Correctional officers union alleges danger in Arizona prisons, Ducey starts investigation
- Governor Ducey picks retired Arizona Supreme Court justices to lead Lewis Prison inquiry
- Arizona fire marshal OKs temporary padlocks on prison cell doors
- Expert: Leaked Lewis Prison video shows 'inmates are running the unit' where door locks are broken
- 'People are dying': Arizona inmate and corrections-officer groups make joint appeal for changes
- Critics ask why DOC Director Charles Ryan has not been fired after cell lock failures
- Hundreds of padlocks installed on Lewis Prison cell doors after ABC15 investigation
- Governor Ducey launches investigation after ABC15 report on broken door locks at Lewis Prison
- Pay freeze for Arizona prison guards leads to high turnover, dangerous conditions
- Understaffing, overcrowding at an Arizona state prison in Florence
- Investigation: Leaked videos expose Arizona prison's broken cell doors
- Unlocked and Unsafe: Leaked videos expose Arizona prison's broken cell doors
- Johns Island kidnapper Thomas Evans transported to Arizona federal prison
- 'Tragic, senseless' death of Tucson toddler brings 2.5-year prison sentences
- Arizona prison guard sentenced to house arrest for sexual misconduct
- A month before dying, inmate accused Arizona prison of poor medical treatment
- Dramatic video shows inmate take employee hostage at Arizona prison
- Watch: Arizona Prison Inmate Takes Librarian Hostage
- New video show Arizona inmate taking prison librarian hostage
- Shocking security footage of Arizona inmate holding prison employee hostage released
- Arizona Department of Corrections releases video of Lewis Prison hostage situation
- New video shows hostage situation inside Arizona's Lewis State Prison
- Incarcerated Arizona veterans use yoga to prepare for life after jail
- Convicted child killer off Tucson streets after being sent back to prison