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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- MCSO: Sex assault suspect dies after jail attack
- MCSO: Suspect in throat-slitting dies after jail inmate attack
- Officials: Lower Buckeye jail evacuated after report of fire
- Maricopa County veteran inmates treated to Veteran’s Day celebration
- MCSO: Corrections nurse arrested over inmate romance
- Montini: Should (and will) Sheriff Arpaio go to jail?
- 5 Maricopa County jail reforms
- MCSO: Ex-inmate steals sheriff's vehicle
- Police: MCSO inmate subdued after attempted escape
- MCSO detention officer arrested
- MCSO arrests detention officer after inmate assault
- County pays nearly $1 million to ex-MCSO inmate's family
- Tent City Diary, Part 2: 'These People Are Good People'
- Pamela Anderson Visits Maricopa County Jail to Promote Meat-Free Program
- Pamela Anderson helps controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio introduce vegetarian jail food
- Pamela Anderson visits Tent City, touts vegetarianism
- Four MCSO Officers injured in attack at Lower Buckeye Jail