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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- 'Unprecedented levels of violence and death' continue in Arizona prisons
- Arizona jail inmate experiment the focus of new Netflix show
- Arizona prisons to digitize inmate mail, citing concerns over contraband
- Arizona lawmakers seek $1.5 million for prison oversight office
- Hundreds pack forum over ICE plan for closed Marana prison
- A look at Lewis Prison in Buckeye, Arizona, through the years
- Man serving sentence killed in attack at Lewis prison in Buckeye
- Inmate dies after attack at Yuma County prison
- Inmate dies after being attacked at Yuma-area prison
- A Yuma prison inmate's death is under investigation as a homicide
- Video shows moments after inmate was shot by officer at Arizona hospital
- Fruit-flavored cocaine lands Arizona drug dealer in prison
- The Spice Epidemic Inside Arizona Prisons: A Deadly and Unstoppable Crisis
- Arizona mother says changes to inmate mail take away emotional connection
- Arizona prisons shift from physical to digital mail, families say it ‘dehumanizes’ loved ones
- 15 Former Most Dangerous Prisoners Held In ADX Florence Supermax Prison
- 2nd Arizona inmate attempted to order release using fake documents scheme, records show
- Four inmates hospitalized after having seizures at Perryville Prison
- Perryville prisoners cleared after experiencing ‘seizure-like’ symptoms
- An Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: ‘It’s morally objectionable’
- Groundbreaking Women’s Reentry Facility Opens at Arizona Prison
- Possible immigration detention center at former Marana prison draws community outcry
- Perryville prison to host event supporting Native women’s reentry
- Suspected drug smuggler flees into Arizona desert after attempted delivery at Fort Grant Prison
- A new era for Arizona prisons – now our progress is at risk
- Death row inmate Richard Djerf executed with lethal injection in Arizona after murdering family-of-four in revenge plot
- Arizona executes second death row inmate this year
- Shooter avoids prison for killing doctor in Arizona road rage incident
- This Arizona prison is a top haunted destination in the US. Here's why it's so spooky
- Murder-for-hire plot earns Arizona inmate an extra 20 years
- Pandemic aid fraud scheme lands Arizona couple in prison
- Arizona death row inmate declines clemency, writes apology ahead of execution
- Ex-Arizona correctional officer accused of working as prostitute for inmate
- Arizona prisoner set to be executed apologizes, says he won’t seek clemency
- Arizona prison system making changes after 'common law' filings led to prisoner's release
- Family of Arizona inmate released early disputes forged papers claim
- Lawyers say Arizona prison health care improvement is so slow, judge should appoint a receiver
- Arizona prisons make changes in oversight after inmate's mistaken release
- David Cramer was released from an Arizona prison by mistake. His daughters explain how
- Arizona inmate freed from prison after filing fake release documents
- 'They're signed and sealed': Family of Arizona inmate accused of fake documents says paperwork is legitimate
- ICE detainee dies in Arizona prison; cause of death under investigation
- How an Arizona inmate tricked officials into releasing him 2 decades early
- ADCRR implements new correctional officer training to increase safety in prisons
- Man accused of killing Idaho inmate in Arizona prison was serving time for Rexburg murder
- Arizona inmate released from prison in error
- 'Fake' court filings allow Arizona prison inmate to be mistakenly released
- Arizona inmate filed fraudulent court papers to get released, state prisons director says
- An Arizona inmate tricked the court, prison system into releasing him 20 years early
- Running water to return to Lewis Prison after water main break
- Arizona prison inmate released decades early after tricking the system
- Mistaken release: Arizona prisoner released early used fake documents, state director says
- Water issues cause cancellation of outdoor activities, visitation at Lewis Prison
- Arizona prisons director defends policies, leadership
- Prison deaths ignite GOP criticism of Arizona corrections chief’s reforms
- Arizona lawmakers grill state corrections director after Tucson prison murders
- Man who killed Kane County deputy in 2010 dies in Arizona prison
- Corrections department unveils changes to increase safety, reduce violence in Arizona prisons
- ADCRR takes action to increase safety in state prisons
- Arizona prisons add cameras, boost officer training, expand rehabilitation programs
- Idaho man killed in private Arizona prison identified by local authorities
- How fitness program is helping women at an Arizona prison
- Idaho inmate dies following assault in Arizona prison
- Fitness programing transforming lives of women at an Arizona prison
- 38-year-old IDOC inmate housed at private prison in Arizona dies after assault - KIVI-TV
- Idaho man housed in private Arizona prison dies after assault, IDOC says
- Idaho Department of Correction resident dies after assault at Arizona prison
- Death of inmate in Tucson state prison under investigation
- 1,300 body cameras deployed in Arizona prisons
- Prison oversight office stalled due to funding problems in Arizona
- FACT BRIEF: Was a Marana prison sold to a private company that runs ICE facilities?
- Closed Arizona prison sold to company that runs immigration detention centers
- 6 Charged In Killing Of Hawaiʻi Inmate At Arizona Prison
- Mystery surrounds Marana prison reopening; potentially becoming ICE detention center
- Private prison company bought Marana site back from Arizona. It may be used as ICE detainment
- Marana prison may be used as ICE detention facility, says town manager
- Former officer alleges anti-trans discrimination at Arizona Department of Corrections
- Ex-guard sues Arizona prison bureau for anti-trans discrimination
- Prison oversight reform is long overdue in Arizona
- Arizona Just Created, Then Defunded, an Independent Watchdog for Its Troubled Prison System
- New prison oversight office lacks funding in Arizona
- Bryan Kohberger May End Up in Max Security Prison with Chad Daybell or Facility in Middle of Arizona Desert
- Lawmakers: Gov. Hobbs refused to fund Arizona prison oversight
- Arizona's eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness
- As 2 more inmates die, Republican lawmakers want answers on Arizona's prison security
- Arizona Senate Republicans demand answers on prison deaths
- Medical examiner reveals how killer dad, who set 2-year-old daughter on fire, died in notoriously violent Arizona prison
- Arizona prisons director defends practice of lowering inmate custody level
- ‘I did society a favor:’ Prisoner defends murders of 3 Tucson prison inmates
- Did Arizona's prison custody policy enable an inmate to kill other inmates?
- Convicted felon carries out prison murders in Arizona
- Man who burned his 2-year-old daughter to death dies in Tucson prison
- Safety concerns after Tucson prison violence: Inmate's wife speaks out about issues
- Convicted killer Richard Djerf in line to be next inmate executed in Arizona
- Arizona prisons director talks inmate violence
- Incident reported at Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis, officials say
- Arizona prison guard union head says attack on video not 'one-off'
- 'The State of Arizona has ceded control of its prisons to its inmates': Video on social media shows 2 inmates attacking another at a Tucson prison
- People in This Arizona Prison United to Demand Access to Basic Amenities
- Arizona prison attack video prompts reform calls
- Arizona prison attack caught on video; Biden diagnosed with cancer | Nightly Roundup
- Locks used as weapons in video that appears to show Arizona prison
- A literary prize is awarded by prison inmates. This Arizona woman was on the judging committee
- Arizona Sells Marana Prison Back to Former Operator for $15 Million
- Abandoned Marana prison sold back to original owner for use as private prison
- This Arizona prison rights advocate says reopening Alcatraz is unrealistic
- Killing of 3 inmates in Tucson prison was avoidable, critics say
- Arizona Senate panel seeks answers about 3 prison murders
- Arizona senator launches probe into recent prison murders
- Arizona wants to cut violence and recidivism rates with inmate job training
- Arizona lawmaker launches probe into ADCRR after murders at Tucson prison
- State senator requests full investigation of ADCRR following murder of three inmates at Tucson prison
- Several of Arizona's prisons closed due to uptick in inmate violence incidents
- Arizona security guard sentenced for sexually abusing inmate at reentry facility: USAO
- Ongoing security concerns cause lockdowns at Arizona state prisons
- Department of Corrections investigating deaths of 2 inmates in 3 days at Arizona prisons
- More suspected murders in Arizona prisons, 5 deaths in past two weeks
- Fourth inmate murdered in Arizona prison in 8 days; mother demands answers
- Killing spree at Tucson prison could have been prevented, critics say
- Notorious Arizona prisoner now accused of killing 3 other inmates
- Arizona prisoner who led 15-day prison standoff in 2004 accused of killing 3 inmates
- Arizona prisoner serving 16 life sentences accused of killing 3 fellow inmates
- Arizona prisoner who led 15-day standoff now suspect in triple homicide: What to know
- Arizona prisoner Ricky Wassenaar once led 15-day prison standoff
- Investigation into Tucson prisoner’s deaths ongoing
- 3 dead after ‘altercation’ in Arizona State Prison
- Tucson prisoner implicated in attack that killed 3 fellow inmates
- Altercation results in three dead at Tucson prison complex
- Arizona Department of Corrections identifies inmates killed in altercation
- Officials identify 3 killed in fight at Tucson prison; high-profile inmate behind attack
- Three inmates killed in Arizona prison
- 3 Arizona inmates dead after fight at Tucson prison
- Murder, robbery and drugs: Arizona inmate ordered man’s execution from prison
- 5 things to know about ADX Florence: The ‘escape-proof’ supermax prison
- Arizona man convicted of Phoenix boy's murder dies at Eloy prison
- NBA YoungBoy moved to Arizona halfway house following federal prison stint
- Arizona could sell a prison for immigrants, and its soul, for $1 | Opinion
- Report: NBA YoungBoy released from federal prison, transferred to Arizona facility
- Arizona inmate Aaron Gunches executed by lethal injection
- Media briefing room in Florence prison before Aaron Gunches' execution
- Arizona will execute 1st death row inmate in over 2 years on Wednesday
- Arizona nonprofit launches a welding program for women recently released from Perryville prison
- Arizona Department of Corrections defends prison healthcare amid aging inmate concerns
- Mother Who Fatally Drugged Her 2 Young Daughters Dies by Suicide in Arizona Prison
- Arizona inmate's death at private prison in Eloy is under investigation
- Killer NJ mom who fatally drugged daughters commits suicide in Arizona prison
- Man convicted in fatal Tucson crash dies in prison
- Arizona inmate sentenced for beating deputy to death
- Prison Legal News publisher sues private prison operator GEO Group for Arizona records
- Windward CC expands Hawaiian studies to Arizona prison
- Last Standing: Two POW barracks tell story of Arizona's German prison camp
- Windward Community College expands Hawaiian Studies to Arizona prison
- Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
- Execution date set for Arizona inmate who says his death sentence is "long overdue"
- Arizona to execute first death row inmate in two years
- Prison Worker Sues Arizona after Violent Sexual Assault
- Woman sues over alleged sexual assault at Tucson prison
- Lawmakers rush to fix flaw in Arizona trafficking law that could send victims to prison for life
- Arizona officials investigating how inmate escaped minimum-security prison in Tucson
- Inmate recaptured after escaping a Tucson prison
- Inmate who escaped from Tucson prison back in custody
- ASU professor, Arizona inmate work to rehabilitate the 'imprisoned mind'
- Arizona prison counselor accused of smuggling drugs, cellphones to inmates
- Arizona death row inmate's request to be executed on Valentine's Day rejected
- Former Arizona corrections officer allegedly distributed drugs or contraband
- Lewis Prison corrections officer arrested, accused of selling drugs to inmates
- Arizona death row inmate pushes for earlier execution date in surprising court request
- Arizona Death Row Inmate Wants to Die Earlier Than Planned, Says Execution Is 'Long Overdue'