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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- The closure of Arizona’s first private prison in Marana will put nearly 100 people out of work
- ASU is helping to transform Arizona prisons. Here's how
- Arizona man still in Mexican prison after brining guns across border
- Arizona inmate gun incident at Derek Chauvin prison reveals security risks
- Federal inmate charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in Arizona prison
- Mexican Mafia convict charged for stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in Tucson federal prison
- Lori Vallow Daybell moved from Idaho prison to Arizona jail
- Lori Vallow Daybell extradited from Idaho prison to Arizona jail
- 'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow debuts her new look in prison mugshot as she is extradited from Idaho to Arizona to face murder charges over death of her fourth husband Charles and for plotting to shoot her niece's ex
- Arizona to save millions by ending private contract, closing Marana prison facility
- Ellison: FBI investigating how Derek Chauvin was stabbed in Arizona federal prison
- Marana private prison to lose contract with state, inmates to be taken to other facilities
- Watch CBS Evening News: Derek Chauvin stabbed in Arizona prison
- Ex-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Stabbed in Arizona Prison
- Derek Chauvin expected to survive injuries after he was stabbed by another inmate at Tucson prison where he's being held over George Floyd's murder
- Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison: Former Minneapolis cop is brutally attacked in medium-security Arizona penitentiary where he is serving 22 years for murdering George Floyd
- Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis cop convicted in George Floyd killing, stabbed at Arizona federal prison: AP sources
- Increased prison spending ups Arizona's red ink
- Montana inmates heading to Arizona private prison
- Arizona inmate suffers horrific injuries after technician does not remove metal shackles during MRI
- Arizona inmate back in custody after daring Valentine’s escape to meet sweetheart
- ADCRR inaugurates Women’s Services Administrator
- Visit the historic Yuma Territorial Prison
- New certificate course teaches Python and database fundamentals at Arizona state prison
- Interview with Department of Corrections Director Ryan Thornell
- 'Pets can really change lives': Douglas prison pairs inmates with cats, creating unlikely alliance
- 'Altercation' at Lewis prison results in prisoners being sent off-site for medical evaluation
- Dozens of inmates refused to go back to cells at Perryville prison on Friday
- Arizona prison officials investigating disturbance at Perryville prison in Goodyear
- Perryville prison staff members hospitalized after 'unknown substance' exposure
- Perryville Prison staff taken to hospital after being exposed to 'unknown substance'
- ‘They’re allowing people to suffer’: Cells reached 100+ degrees on multiple days in July at Perryville prison
- Shannon Rivers brings Native spirituality to Arizona prisons
- Arizona governor talks about lack of air conditioning at Perryville prison as former inmate speaks out for those in the facility
- Back-to-back inmate deaths at Tucson prison under investigation
- Death of 34-year-old inmate in Tucson prison under investigation
- Inmate found dead in Tucson prison from apparent suicide
- 'There's always somebody to blame:' Former Perryville prison warden speaks out over extreme heat concerns
- Perryville prison warden retires after serving for 15 months
- N4T INVESTIGATORS: AC issues widespread across Arizona prisons
- Inmates offered free ice amid concerns over 'unbearable' heat in cells at Perryville prison
- 'Life-threatening': Families worried their loved ones will die in Perryville prison over extreme heat
- Arizona Corrections Director responds to heat concerns at Perryville prison
- 'Concrete coffins': Cooling systems fail at Perryville prison in Goodyear amid record heat wave
- Former Tucson teacher gets prison in student sex-conduct case
- Man goes from Arizona prison to San Jose jail after being charged in 2022 killing
- Inmate at Tucson prison dies from fight injuries
- Arizona man released from prison after 1994 murder case was re-examined
- Arizona inmate freed after 28 years on death row for child murder conviction
- Arizona death row inmate released from prison after 29 years; convictions, death sentence overturned
- Arizona death row inmate is released after conviction for girl’s murder is thrown out
- Arizona death row inmate released from prison after 29 years
- Death row inmate wrongly convicted nearly 30 years ago released from Arizona prison
- Will new Arizona Department of Corrections head resume executions?
- Arizona prison guard arrested for ‘unlawful sexual misconduct’ with female inmate
- Cult Leader Keith Raniere Suffers Legal Blow In Attempt To Block Move To Arizona Prison Dubbed 'Guantanamo North'
- 'Freedom in the color orange': Incarcerated women in Arizona find voice through performing arts
- Women incarcerated at Arizona State Prison engage in performing arts
- 'Freedom in the color orange': Arizona prisoners and their art
- Arizona correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs from Mexico to Irvine
- Arizona Correctional Officer charged for smuggling drugs with his wife and kids
- Arizona correctional officer accused of smuggling meth, heroin across US-Mexico Border
- Foundation opens 2nd resource center for incarcerated women in Arizona prisons
- Arizona inmate sentenced to death again in cellmate’s murder
- Two Arizona prison employees arrested in drug smuggling and money laundering scheme
- Arizona prison workers arrested in drug smuggling scheme
- Federal judge orders major changes to fix 'unconstitutional' conditions in Arizona prisons
- 'Something is broken in there': Father says Arizona is liable for daughter’s death in prison
- 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley moved from prison to Arizona halfway house
- So-called QAnon Shaman moves from federal prison to Arizona halfway house
- Overdose inside Arizona prison points to larger problem, concern for state leaders
- Death of Arizona inmate suspected to be a homicide, prison officials say
- Arizona prison inmate dies, being investigated as a homicide
- Black and Gay in an Arizona Prison
- Arizona spends heavily on keeping people in prison, not ensuring they stay out
- Arizona Supreme Court considers ordering state to execute death row inmate
- Exclusive: New Arizona prisons director shares vision and pledges positive change
- Missing Arizona inmate captured in Phoenix hotel
- Incarcerated man escapes from Yuma prison; law enforcement search underway
- Arizona inmate missing after walking away from work crew
- Arizona Prisoners Find Hope in Their Fight Against Forced Inductions
- Here's why some Arizona Department of Corrections inmates are helping build homes
- Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case
- Pepperballed and Prosecuted: How Arizona’s Prison Healthcare Failed Bruce Beekman
- Arizona man jailed in Mexican prison over gun possession
- Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates independent prison oversight commission
- Governor creates independent commission with oversight over Arizona's prison system
- Governor creates commission to study Arizona prison problems
- Arizona Violated the Rights of Incarcerated People for More Than a Decade. That Will Finally End.
- Governor Hobbs chooses a reformer to lead the Arizona Department of Corrections
- Gov. Hobbs taps Maine corrections official to run Arizona prisons
- Gov. Hobbs names new director of Arizona prison system
- Maine prison official named to head Arizona's troubled corrections department
- Federal Judge Rules Arizona State Prison System Must Undergo Major Reform to Protect Incarcerated Health
- Judge outlines fixes to poor healthcare in Arizona prisons
- Incarcerated man dies after being found unresponsive at Florence prison
- Judge: Arizona prisons must provide better inmate healthcare
- Pregnant People Say Arizona Prisons Forced Them Into Early Labor |
- Prison medical officials in Arizona allegedly inducing labor in prisoners against their will
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders taps Arizona prison official to lead Arkansas Department of Corrections