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 detention officer dies following car crash in Buckeye
- MCSO detention officer dies in crash near Buckeye; truck driver arrested
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer killed in crash on State Route 85
- MCSO detention officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer arrested on domestic violence charges
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
- Maricopa County jails still a top recipient of ICE detainers
- MCSO inmate fires officer’s gun outside Phoenix hospital
- Transgender man alleges gender identity discrimination from Maricopa County jail staff
- Madison Street Jail abandoned, transformed into Maricopa County office
- Maricopa County is putting sick female inmates in 'the hole,' families say
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says sergeant, detention officer have died
- Coronavirus cases spiking among Maricopa County jail inmates
- Correctional Health Services and MCSO Respond to a Rise in COVID-19 Cases in County Jails
- MCSO Closes Durango Jail, Moves Inmates To New Saguaro Jail
- MCSO jail video shows inmate fentanyl death
- First COVID-19 case confirmed in Maricopa County Jail
- MCSO threatens to cite, fine or jail 'hundreds' gathering in Gila and Agua Fria river bottoms
- Officials Preparing For Potential COVID-19 Cases In Maricopa County Jails
- Maricopa County will allow some jail inmates to return home during coronavirus outbreak
- Penzone: Don’t open new jail, use it to treat COVID-19 patients
- Maricopa County jails suspends all in-person vists, volunteers amid coronavirus outbreak
- PD: MCSO detention officer arrested, accused of luring young girl for sex
- Maricopa County detention officer arrested on suspicion of luring child for sex
- Maricopa County Detention Officer Assaulted By A Phoenix Jail Inmate