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 paid $4M for jail death, officials considered giving officers an award
- Phoenix and MCSO paid $4.8M for jail death but disciplined zero officers
- Akeem Terrell died while in custody at a Maricopa County jail
- Women Incarcerated Podcast Shares Stories from Maricopa County’s Estrella Jail
- What to know about the 'astronomical' death rate in Maricopa County jails
- 'Dying in the dark': Investigation finds 'astronomical' death rate in Maricopa County jails
- GOP Maricopa County sheriff candidate may bring back Tent City
- The Infamous 'Tent City' Jail Will Shut Down
- Ex-NFL star Terrell Suggs arrested for alleged assault in Arizona, with former Ravens LB booked into Maricopa County jail 'before being released'
- MCSO cameras weren't working to monitor sick inmate before he died, report shows.
- Former detention officer is now a prison inmate after smuggling drugs into MCSO jail
- Former MCSO detention officer gets 2 years in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into jail
- Former Maricopa County detention officer sentenced for smuggling drugs into jail
- Ex-Maricopa County detention officer sentenced for smuggling drugs into jail
- MCSO Monitor defends $26 million his firm has been paid