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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- There’s 4.5 Million Reasons ‘Tent City’ Jail is Closing
- PHOTOS: Fallen MCSO detention Officer Gene 'Jim' Lee honored at Phoenix ceremony
- Celebration of life ceremony held for fallen MCSO detention officer Gene Lee
- Maricopa County detention Officer Gene Lee dies after inmate attack
- Maricopa County jail officer hospitalized after altercation with inmate
- MCSO: Detention officer critical following attack by inmate at Lower Buckeye Jail
- Ex-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn't want criminal contempt of court conviction raised in the future
- 42-year-old lawsuit over Maricopa County jail conditions ends
- Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants to Bring Back His Brutal Tent City
- MCSO: Guadalupe barricade suspect in custody after shooting sister six times
- MCSO detention officer arrested on suspicion of using stun device on inmate without cause
- Estrella Jail Is Making Women Sick, but the County Has Ignored It
- Maricopa County inmates express themselves with art, storytelling in ASU Gammage’s Journey Home program
- Joe Arpaio's chief deputy - the guy found in contempt of court - is now running for sheriff
- $148M ITR Facility Replaces Old Maricopa County Jail : CEG
- Prison Yoga Project class at Maricopa County Towers Jail
- MCSO: Serial jewel thief strikes again after cutting off ankle monitor