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Prison system will boost spending, medical staffing but puts more strain on state budget

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Arizona’s prison system will boost spending and medical staffing for prison healthcare by more than a third as it works to meet a federal judge's orders that it vastly improve treatment of the nearly 25,000 prisoners in state-run prisons, but the move puts added pressure on a state budget that is already deep in the red. (Deposit Photos)

Prison system will boost spending, medical staffing but puts more strain on state budget

Arizona’s prison system will boost spending and medical staffing for prison healthcare by more than a third as it works to meet a federal judge’s orders that it vastly improve...

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