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- 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
- N4T Investigators: Former employee claims sexual abuse allegations left out of Marana prison audit
- Arizona prison healthcare takeover put on hold
- Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons - ABC News
- Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons
- Appeals court puts Arizona prison health care takeover on hold
- Appeals court blocks part of Arizona prison healthcare order
- Arizona prison health system remains in state control for now
- Appeals court postpones takeover of Arizona prisons' health care
- Prison healthcare takeover put on hold as Arizona’s appeal moves forward
- New degree program at Yuma prison complex aims to reduce recidivism
- Arizona loses bid to avoid court-appointed take over of prison system
- 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
- Vacant Marana prison to reopen as ICE facility
- What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like?
- Arizona Man Gets Prison For Trying To Cash Stolen $540,000 Habitat Check In Casper
- 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
- Criminal Justice & Policing Fundamental Rights Health Supreme Court clears the way for receiver to run Arizona prison healthcare
- Arizona prison healthcare oversight moves forward
- Judge rejects appeal, allowing Arizona prison health care takeover to proceed
- Supreme Court allows court-appointed receiver can take over Arizona prison health care system
- 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 Lets Federal Takeover of Arizona Prison Healthcare Begin Oct. 19
- ICE contractor signs deal to reopen Arizona prison as immigration detention center
- Marana’s troubled prison is set to become an ICE detention center
- Former Marana prison is set to reopen as ICE detention center
- ACLU asks U.S. Supreme Court to reject Arizona’s bid to delay prison healthcare oversight
- Arizona prison health care issue heads to U.S. Supreme Court
- Arizona woman pleads guilty to drug smuggling scheme in Pa. prison
- 'It's not for luxury; it's for survival.' Families push for air conditioning in Arizona prisons
- Arizona Asks Supreme Court to Halt Federal Takeover of Prison Health Care
- Sonora authorities arrest Arizona prison officer in weapons trafficking case
- Arizona asks US Supreme Court to halt prison healthcare takeover in ‘Hail Mary’ filing
- Arizona asks Supreme Court to block prison health takeover
- Arizona asks US Supreme Court to block prison health care takeover
- Arizona corrections officer arrested in Mexico on weapons trafficking charges
- Arizona prison officer accused of cartel gun running faces termination
- Phoenix mom accused of smuggling meth into Arizona prison to visit her daughter
- Arizona correctional officer arrested in Mexico over alleged Sinaloa Cartel ammo smuggling
- Arizona corrections officer arrested in Mexico; $10,000 door kick in Phoenix | Nightly Roundup
- Arizona Corrections Officer Accused of Trafficking Weapons to Mexican Cartel
- Arizona Corrections Officer Arrested for Smuggling 5,400 Rounds of Ammo for Mexican Drug Cartel
- Amid record heat, 24 Arizona prison units still lack air conditioning. A lawmaker has questions.
- Inmate captured after escaping southern Arizona prison
- When Arizona's next death row inmate could be executed
- Death row inmate who killed Arizona trooper faces January execution
- Arizona seeks to execute inmate for 1995 police officer murder
- Receiver set to start for Arizona prison health care system
- Federal inmate who escaped from southern Arizona prison has been apprehended
- Violent inmate captured after escaping from Tucson federal prison
- Leaked video shows moment officer sucker punched and beaten at Arizona's 'Jurassic Park' prison
- Trial set for inmate accused of killing three fellow inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex Tucson
- Leaked prison video shows Arizona officer attacked for over three minutes with no backup
- Leaked prison video shows Arizona officer attacked for over 3.5 minutes with no backup
- Two Arizona death row inmates could face death again in inmate killing case
- Judge rejects bid by to delay takeover of Arizona’s prison health care system
- Taylor Farms used prison labor in Arizona, documents show
- Judge won’t delay receiver’s takeover of Arizona’s unconstitutional prison healthcare system
- Judge rejects Arizona's request to delay prison health care takeover
- Arizona says judge turned to ‘last resort’ fix for prison healthcare too soon
- Washington wildfire suspect had Arizona ties, spent time in prison for killing his dad
- Arizona prison system head asks judge for more time to fix healthcare issues
- Arizona prisons seek delay of healthcare receiver order
- WATCH: Another summer swamp cooler failure in an Arizona prison
- Federal Judge Orders Receivership of Arizona Prisons over Health Care Failures
- Federal Judge Appoints Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons
- Federal judge appoints receiver to run Arizona prison health care
- Arizona prisons can't find qualified doctors. A judge says it's because they won't increase pay
- Judge strips Arizona prisons chief of control over health care for inmates, appoints new overseer
- Federal judge taps official to oversee Arizona’s prison healthcare system
- YouTuber posing as teen helps catch Arizona correctional officer trying to lure minor
- Jensen v. Thornell
- Judge finalizes Arizona prison healthcare takeover
- Federal judge blocks Arizona prison agency's push to hire less-qualified doctors for inmate care
- Judge hands Ohio’s former prisons chief sweeping control over Arizona prison healthcare
- Receiver appointed in Arizona prison healthcare reform case
- Arizona prison legal mail policy raises court access worries
- Arizona Department of Corrections officer caught in a very sticky situation!!
- New Arizona prison mail rules raise concerns about inmate access to lawyers, courts
- Calls for Arizona state officials to add A/C to all prison units
- ICE moves forward on using Marana prison to hold immigrants, plans to double facility
- Arizona AG announces 3 prison sentences in major drug cases
- Arizona legislature funding half of needed prison health care workers despite judge’s order
- Arizona inmates claim abuse, excessive force in new prison lawsuit
- Force used on Lewis Prison inmate led to security problem
- Judge orders Arizona couple to prison over Medicaid fraud
- Incarcerated women have unique needs. More Arizona programs help them navigate life after release
- Former inmate exposes Arizona prison medical neglect
- Thirty Lewis Prison inmates sue Arizona Department of Corrections over pepper ball, chemical agent incident
- 13 CRIME FILES: Oversight for the Arizona Department of Corrections
- Arizona inmate files claim alleging assault by corrections officers caught on video at Lewis Prison
- Arizona executes Leroy Dean McGill inmate convicted of killing another Charles Perez set on fire in a 2002 attack
- Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack
- Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire in deadly 2002 attack
- Arizona executes inmate convicted of setting man on fire in a 2002 attack
- Federal judge moves to appoint Ohio corrections official to oversee Arizona prison healthcare
- ‘It exists on paper only’: How Arizona prison oversight office remains unfunded
- Arizona has a prison oversight office, but no funding. Advocate says that money is crucial
- Audit: Arizona Department of Corrections may have unlawfully spent part of opioid settlement
- Guards failed inmate killed in Arizona jail, lawsuit says
- Inmate charged in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty
- Prosecutors seek death penalty against man who confessed to killing 3 at Tucson prison
- Death penalty sought against confessed Tucson prison inmate killer
- Perryville women's prison survey changed assumptions about inmates' education level
- Inmate dies after gang-related fight at Florence prison | Arizona News
- Inmate dies 6 days after Arizona prison fight
- Arizona inmate dies after 'sizable' prison fight hospitalized 10
- Inmate dead after altercation at Arizona prison
- Inmate dies after prison fight at Eyman Complex in Florence
- Eyman prison brawl reignites scrutiny of state prisons
- Family: Man hurt in Florence prison fight has died
- 10 inmates still hospitalized days after Arizona prison 'riot'
- ‘Gang-related dispute’ at Eyman prison complex reignites DOC criticism
- Arizona prison population ticks upward after pandemic decline
- Fight at Arizona state prison leaves inmates hospitalized
- Prison chief describes violent, 'sizable' fight at Florence prison
- Large-scale fight at Arizona prison left multiple inmates injured
- Inmates injured during a 'gang-related' fight at Eyman prison in Florence
- 'Full-blown riot' at Arizona prison leaves several inmates hurt
- Several inmates hurt in fight at Florence prison
- Arizona GOP Bill Permits Prison Sentences for Protesters Who Damage Property
- Doctor who went to prison for patient’s botched plastic surgery death still has valid Arizona medical license
- Prison reform advocate pushes for $1.5 million in Arizona oversight funding
- Arizona prisons face growing number of health care complaints
- Idaho Department of Correction moves inmates to Arizona prison due to lack of space
- Here's what a new receiver overseeing Arizona prison health care could do, journalist says
- Yuma Territorial Prison marks 150 years with tours, history and hauntings
- Arizona prison system appeals order on inmate health care takeover
- Arizona Department of Corrections appeals ruling on prison health care takeover
- Arizona appeals federal takeover of prison health care system
- Ansari Conducts Oversight Visit to Florence Correctional Center
- Take a walk back in time at Yuma Territorial Prison. See the photos
- Rep. Adelita Grijalva opposed to ICE reopening Marana prison as detention facility
- Incarcerated Women in Arizona Go on Hunger Strike for Better Conditions
- First-of-its-kind Arizona program pairs Phoenix Mercury with incarcerated women
- Arizona prison health care system placed under federal oversight
- A broken lifeline: Failing tablets stall Arizona prisoner care, emergency services
- ICE plans to reopen Marana private prison as 513-bed immigration detention center
- ICE confirms interest in former Arizona state prison complex
- DHS memo confirms plans to convert Arizona prison into ICE detention center
- ICE bids to reopen Marana prison as immigration detention facility, sparking lawmaker outcry
- Does Hawaiʻi have room to bring back about 800 men incarcerated in Arizona?
- Fraud lands Arizona town officer worker in prison
- A new Republican bill could put librarians in prison. One Arizona librarian weighs in
- Receivership for Arizona's prison health care system has been a long time coming, ACLU lawyer says
- 'Every other option exhausted': Judge orders control of Arizona prison health care
- Judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care following years of barbaric medical neglect
- Judge seizes control of Arizona’s prison health care after 14 years of failures
- Federal judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care system
- Federal court orders receiver to oversee Arizona prison health system
- Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons
- Judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care operations after years of violations
- ASU professor brings historic production of 'Happy Days' to Arizona prison
- Study on incarcerated women in Arizona reveals prevalence of past abuse
- Report Ranks Arizona Among Nation’s Harshest States for Prison Sentences