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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- 'Fly Away': Maricopa County inmate puts addiction fight into words
- MCSO works to diversify ranks of detention officers
- Policing the jails: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office works to diversify ranks of detention officers
- Penzone defends deputies' use of K9 dog to subdue man in jail
- MCSO inmate who walked away from work release found in Phoenix
- MCSO: Inmate captured after leaving work detail
- Phoenix agrees to settle over 2011 death in Arpaio's jail
- UPDATE: Phoenix Settles in Death of Army Vet Marty Atencio, Who Died in Joe Arpaio’s Jail
- Family mourns death of MCSO detention officer
- After recent $7 million settlement, a look at 5 other payouts from Arpaio-era jail deaths
- $7 million settlement approved in Arpaio-era jail death
- MCSO detention officer killed by Gilbert PD
- New Maricopa County Jail, Intake Facility Under Construction
- Cross-Valley chase suspect speaks from 4th Avenue Jail