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 Sheriff's Office wants to end federal oversight. It took Oakland PD 23 years
- Maricopa County prosecutors decline to charge inmate arrested for cellmate's killing; self-defense cited
- Monitor report questions contractor vetted by MCSO to help with internal investigations
- Federal monitor accuses Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of flawed internal investigations
- Board of Supervisors approves agreements for correctional health services
- This Maricopa County supervisor wants to keep fighting to end federal oversight of MCSO
- Federal Judge Keeps Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Under Court Monitor
- Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos Persists
- Federal court rules to keep Maricopa County Sheriff's Office oversight in place
- Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office ‘disappointed’ in judge’s ruling on federal oversight
- Judge denies request to end federal oversight of MCSO
- Federal judge rejects Maricopa County’s bid to end Arpaio-era racial profiling oversight
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office remains under federal oversight in Melendres case after judge rejects bid to end monitoring
- Federal judge denies request to end federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
- Federal judge declines to end oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Why federal oversight of MCSO is not ending yet
- ASU survey reveals most women survived trauma before incarceration at Estrella Jail
- ASU survey finds most women survived trauma before incarceration at Estrella Jail
- MCSO: Woman who wanted to 'go to jail' gets arrested for tossing bag at deputy
- MCSO inmate transport vehicle collision leaves 4 hospitalized
- 4 inmates die in 2 weeks at Maricopa County jail
- 4 deaths confirmed at Maricopa County jail in 2 weeks
- MCSO K-9 dies suddenly after found in 'distress' at jail
- Inmate climbs into ceiling in escape attempt at Phoenix hospital, MCSO says
- K9 dies on duty at Maricopa County Estrella Jail
- MCSO investigating deaths of 3 jail inmates
- MCSO K-9 dies at Phoenix jail as agency stays silent
- MCSO investigating deaths of 3 inmates at Lower Buckeye Jail
- MCSO investigating 3 inmate deaths
- 3 inmates die at Maricopa County’s Lower Buckeye Jail
- 3 inmates die at Maricopa County jail in Phoenix, MCSO says
- 3 inmates die in custody at Maricopa County jail
- Sheriff standing in way of ending Maricopa County Sheriff's Office oversight, federal judge suggests
- Judge not ready to lift Arpaio-era oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Judge seems skeptical of ending oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff
- Monitor report critical of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office comes ahead of Friday court hearing
- Federal monitor warns Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office moving backward on reforms
- Federal monitor slams Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over internal affairs handling
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office gives 12News a rare look inside the effort to reduce jail deaths
- Maricopa County voters support ending MCSO federal oversight, but cost is a key factor
- This unique collaboration aims to provide more opportunities to women at Estrella Jail
- Maricopa County jail officer caught in sex sting
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention deputy accused of attempting to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex
- County still wants to end MCSO oversight. Misused funds found in audit could be a sticking point
- MCSO investigating death of inmate in jail medical clinic
- New bill targets federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
- Maricopa County jail overdose deaths increase as the sheriff defends removing employee security scanners
- MCSO Melendres case community meeting on April 22 will be virtual for the 1st time
- Drug-related deaths nearly double at Maricopa County jails under Sheriff Sheridan
- EXTENDED: Half of incarcerated women in Maricopa County jail are victims of trafficking, per survey
- Lawsuit over women being forced to remove hijabs at Multnomah jail settled; MCSO updates policy
- Community members, activists say court monitor still needed at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Congressional subcommittee examines federal oversight of MCSO
- U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs calls federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office a ‘grift’
- Maricopa County Sheriff's detention officer arrested on child sex crime charges in Buckeye
- Maricopa County detention officer accused of child sex crimes
- Maricopa County Detention Officer arrested on child molestation charges
- DOJ supports call to end Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office oversight case
- Tariffs erase most savings from striped uniform change in Maricopa County jails
- Black-and-white striped uniforms return for Maricopa County inmates
- Maricopa County sheriff reinstates striped inmate uniforms