Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jails
One of the largest jail systems in the country — Lower Buckeye, 4th Avenue, Estrella and the Towers — with its deaths in custody and conditions, Correctional Health Services, the Melendres v. Arpaio court monitor and its costs, and the legacy of Tent City.
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- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office wants to end federal oversight. It took Oakland PD 23 years
- Maricopa County prosecutors decline to charge inmate arrested for cellmate's killing; self-defense cited
- Monitor report questions contractor vetted by MCSO to help with internal investigations
- Federal monitor accuses Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of flawed internal investigations
- Board of Supervisors approves agreements for correctional health services
- This Maricopa County supervisor wants to keep fighting to end federal oversight of MCSO
- Federal Judge Keeps Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Under Court Monitor
- Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos Persists
- Federal court rules to keep Maricopa County Sheriff's Office oversight in place
- Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office ‘disappointed’ in judge’s ruling on federal oversight
- Judge denies request to end federal oversight of MCSO
- Federal judge rejects Maricopa County’s bid to end Arpaio-era racial profiling oversight
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office remains under federal oversight in Melendres case after judge rejects bid to end monitoring
- Federal judge denies request to end federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
- Federal judge declines to end oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Why federal oversight of MCSO is not ending yet
- ASU survey reveals most women survived trauma before incarceration at Estrella Jail
- ASU survey finds most women survived trauma before incarceration at Estrella Jail
- MCSO: Woman who wanted to 'go to jail' gets arrested for tossing bag at deputy
- MCSO inmate transport vehicle collision leaves 4 hospitalized
- 4 inmates die in 2 weeks at Maricopa County jail
- 4 deaths confirmed at Maricopa County jail in 2 weeks
- MCSO K-9 dies suddenly after found in 'distress' at jail
- Inmate climbs into ceiling in escape attempt at Phoenix hospital, MCSO says
- K9 dies on duty at Maricopa County Estrella Jail
- MCSO investigating deaths of 3 jail inmates
- MCSO K-9 dies at Phoenix jail as agency stays silent
- MCSO investigating deaths of 3 inmates at Lower Buckeye Jail
- MCSO investigating 3 inmate deaths
- 3 inmates die at Maricopa County’s Lower Buckeye Jail
- 3 inmates die at Maricopa County jail in Phoenix, MCSO says
- 3 inmates die in custody at Maricopa County jail
- Sheriff standing in way of ending Maricopa County Sheriff's Office oversight, federal judge suggests
- Judge not ready to lift Arpaio-era oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Judge seems skeptical of ending oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff
- Monitor report critical of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office comes ahead of Friday court hearing
- Federal monitor warns Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office moving backward on reforms
- Federal monitor slams Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over internal affairs handling
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office gives 12News a rare look inside the effort to reduce jail deaths
- Maricopa County voters support ending MCSO federal oversight, but cost is a key factor
- This unique collaboration aims to provide more opportunities to women at Estrella Jail
- Maricopa County jail officer caught in sex sting
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention deputy accused of attempting to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex
- County still wants to end MCSO oversight. Misused funds found in audit could be a sticking point
- MCSO investigating death of inmate in jail medical clinic
- New bill targets federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
- Maricopa County jail overdose deaths increase as the sheriff defends removing employee security scanners
- MCSO Melendres case community meeting on April 22 will be virtual for the 1st time
- Drug-related deaths nearly double at Maricopa County jails under Sheriff Sheridan
- EXTENDED: Half of incarcerated women in Maricopa County jail are victims of trafficking, per survey
- Lawsuit over women being forced to remove hijabs at Multnomah jail settled; MCSO updates policy
- Community members, activists say court monitor still needed at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Congressional subcommittee examines federal oversight of MCSO
- U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs calls federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office a ‘grift’
- Maricopa County Sheriff's detention officer arrested on child sex crime charges in Buckeye
- Maricopa County detention officer accused of child sex crimes
- Maricopa County Detention Officer arrested on child molestation charges
- DOJ supports call to end Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office oversight case
- Tariffs erase most savings from striped uniform change in Maricopa County jails
- Black-and-white striped uniforms return for Maricopa County inmates
- Maricopa County sheriff reinstates striped inmate uniforms
- Maricopa County Files Motion to End Federal Oversight of MCSO
- Rift over results, costs in Arpaio-era racial profiling case still splits Maricopa County
- Judge lets Maricopa sheriff refute audit in Arpaio racial profiling case
- MCSO inflated oversight costs, audit shows. ACLU of Arizona calls it 'really troubling'
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office misused millions meant to remedy racial profiling, report reveals
- MCSO misused millions meant to remedy racial profiling, report reveals
- $160 million improperly attributed to MCSO oversight, audit says
- MCSO spending on federal oversight questioned by audit
- Federal judge orders MCSO oversight meetings to move
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office conducts surprise searches to combat jail contraband
- Body scanners revealed MCSO inmate had concealed firearm
- MCSO oversight meetings are getting rowdy. Crowd conduct is on the agenda for Friday court hearing
- Matthew Dieringer booked into Maricopa County jail
- A monitor keeps moving goalposts for MCSO officers, putting our safety at risk | Opinion
- Maricopa County Jail is among 3 Arizona facilities on ICE expansion list
- See how Maricopa County employees work to find contraband at Fourth Avenue Jail
- In Maricopa County's Fourth Avenue Jail, Sheriff's Office works to keep drugs, weapons out
- Paralegal accused of smuggling drugs to MCSO jail
- Paralegal arrested for smuggling drugs into 4th Avenue Jail
- From jail cells to forever homes: MCSO’s MASH unit gives abused animals a second chance
- Maricopa County sheriff: End of federal oversight is coming, staffing shortage could be solved soon
- County attorney says monitor has ‘financial incentive’ to continue MCSO oversight
- Emotions run during meeting over fate of federal monitor for MCSO
- Maricopa County sheriff’s ‘MASH’ unit gives 2nd chance for inmates, abused animals
- Board Votes to Boost Pay for Maricopa County Detention Officers
- Maricopa County approves $30 million in bonuses for detention officers
- Video shows detention officer attacked by inmate at Lower Buckeye Jail, sheriff addresses staffing concerns
- Maricopa County Sheriff talks judicial oversight and future
- Arpaio's racial profiling cost $352 million. Don't just blame a court for that | opinion
- Lori Vallow Daybell: A look at her jail housing in Maricopa County
- MCSO K9 given Narcan after drug exposure at county jail
- K-9 Max recovers after fentanyl exposure at MCSO jail
- MCSO considers wearable technology for inmates to help prevent overdose deaths
- Maricopa County jails could become less safe if this tax expires | Opinion
- 2 overdoses reported at Maricopa County jail
- Inmate dead from overdose at Maricopa County jail
- MCSO: 1 inmate at Estrella Jail dies of fatal overdose
- Twelve overdoses in Estrella Jail; 1 death
- X-ray machines to be used at Estrella Jail after deadly overdoses