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.
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- Photos: Professors lecture to inmates in Tucson prisons under Prison Education Project
- Lewis Prison Expands Temp Housing To Slow COVID-19
- Outbreak at Safford federal prison pushes COVID-19 numbers; SCAT member latest victim to the virus
- Yuma prison warden dies from COVID-19; facility fighting virus outbreak
- Arizona Billboard Shows Donald Trump Behind Bars in Prison Jumpsuit
- Yuma prison warden dies; facility fighting virus outbreak
- Warden Of Yuma Prison, Site Of Recent COVID-19 Outbreak, Has Died
- Advocates concerned over COVID-19 outbreaks, no running water inside Arizona prisons
- Union rep speaks out after COVID-19 cases soar at Yuma Prison Complex
- More than half of inmates in Yuma prison unit test positive for COVID-19
- Inmate From Arizona Dies at Illinois Prison After Fight
- ‘Several hundred inmates’ riot at Arizona prison in chaotic situation described as a ‘war zone’
- Massive riot involving hundreds of inmates breaks out at Arizona prison
- Several Hundred Inmates Involved In Riot At Eyman Prison In Florence
- Two previous whistleblowers fired after excessive force investigation at Lewis Prison
- Video shows Arizona prison supervisors in use-of-force incident
- Ex-engineer in Tucson gets prison for exporting technology
- Inmate Kitchen Workers Say They Were Forced To Serve Expired Meat In Arizona Prisons
- Inside an outbreak: How Tucson prison's Whetsone unit became a COVID-19 hotspot
- Mass Testing To Begin On Hawai?i Inmates In Arizona Prison
- State gradually shutting down Florence prison
- Records Show Arizona Inmate Begged For Medical Treatment Before Death By Suicide
- Director David Shinn - FOX10 Interview 9/22/2020
- Arizona prisons replace kosher meals with vegan option
- Inmate dead from apparent suicide at Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson
- Tucson prison inmates say close conditions, slow test results spread COVID-19
- IDOC deal with CoreCivic for private Arizona prisons to take effect this week; link to full story
- 'I Just Start Cutting.' Self-Harm Incidents Surge In Arizona Prisons
- Arizona prison sergeant charged with sexual assault, kidnapping
- Arizona Prisons Change Kosher Food Offering To 'Common Fare Meal'
- Arizona prison visits suspended again through Sept. 13 due to COVID-19
- Arizona correctional officer accused of sexual assault, kidnapping
- After COVID-19 cases spike in Tucson prison unit, advocates demand action to spare inmates
- More than 500 inmates at Arizona prison test positive for COVID-19, according to corrections officials
- More than 500 inmates in Tucson prison test positive for COVID-19
- More than 500 inmates at Tucson prison have contracted COVID-19
- Inmate dies after being found unresponsive in Winslow prison
- More than 500 inmates at Tucson prison test positive for COVID-19
- IDOC now considers private prison deal in Arizona
- ‘They’re scared’: A look inside the COVID-19 crisis in Arizona prisons
- 5 Arizona prison inmates at Hickman’s egg farm test positive for COVID-19
- Man serving life for Tucson murders is killed in prison
- 'A Silent Epidemic,' Self-Harm Incidents Surging In Arizona Prisons
- Video released in Tucson prison beating incident
- Florence prison escapees captured after day-long manhunt, now in custody in Arizona
- 'Complete Chaos': Yuma Prison On The Brink As COVID-19 Infections Spread
- ACLU sues Feds, CoreCivic on behalf of inmates at Florence prison
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- Another Arizona Death Row Inmate Dies From Coronavirus
- Attorney: Arizona death row inmate dead from coronavirus
- Arizona death row inmate dies from COVID-19
- Arizona Death Row Inmate Dies Of Complications From COVID-19
- First Arizona Prison Inmate Dies From The Coronavirus
- Arizona Department of Corrections not releasing number of positive tests of officers
- A Third Arizona Inmate Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Third inmate at Arizona Department of Corrections facility tests positive for COVID-19
- Inmate in Florence prison tests positive for COVID-19
- 3rd Arizona prison inmate tests positive for COVID-19
- Arizona clears prison 'warehouse' in prep for COVID-19 inmate infections
- Arizona prisons director to allow corrections officers to use 'non-medical' masks at work
- Incarcerated People Near Death Await Arizona Gov. Ducey's Signature For Release
- ADC Sells Prison Toilet Paper To Employees At Cost
- We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it’s not Happening
- Arizona Prisons Take More Steps To Guard Against COVID-19
- Visitations Suspended At All Arizona Prison Facilities
- Arizona's incarcerated are at a high risk of coronavirus, advocates say
- Prison whistleblower who exposed unsafe conditions in Arizona facility found dead - ABC News
- Arizona Department Of Corrections Officer Who Exposed Broken Locks At Lewis Prison Has Died
- Gaby Contreras, Arizona Prison Whistleblower, Dead at 31
- Whistleblower who exposed broken locks issue at Lewis prison found dead
- Gabriela Contreras: Arizona prison whistleblower whose actions prompted change dies at 31
- Arizona prison whistleblower Gaby Contreras dies at 31
- Whistleblower who exposed problems at Lewis State Prison in Buckeye has died
- Arizona inmate is eligible for parole after state denied him multiple times, court rules
- Arizona inmate, convicted of telemarketing fraud, made $200K while behind bars
- Arizona juvenile corrections officer found dead in custody had 4 child-porn accounts, records state
- Former Arizona correctional officer dies following arrest over child porn accusations
- Arizona’s Incarcerated Firefighters May Earn Extra Time Off Sentences
- 7 Injured In Fight Involving 150 Inmates At Arizona Prison
- Mom won’t go to prison after a dog ate her 8-month-old daughter, Arizona cops say
- Seven hospitalized after riot at Florence West prison
- Town of Florence assessing impact of possible prison closure
- Arizona's Incarcerated Firefighters Push for Legislation That Recognizes Their Labor By Reducing Their Sentences
- Employee sues Arizona Department of Corrections, invokes Lewis prison safety issues
- Arizona corrections officer accused of having sex with a teen parolee
- Arizona juvenile corrections officer accused of sex with parolee
- Arizona juvenile corrections officer and teen admitted to having sex, court records say
- State lawmakers representing Florence say prison closure plan 'worthy of consideration'
- Lawyers Unable To Reach New Deal Over Inmate Care In Arizona
- Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announces closure of Florence state prison
- The state prison that holds the death chamber in Arizona is closing