Sign In
Free Newsletter
Arizona prisons boss to appeal order over inmate health care
Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan is appealing a judge’s order that said he and another prison official could be...
Tag: Arizona Department of Corrections
Corrections asks for more money to help prisoners re-enter society
The Arizona Department of Corrections wants 102 new positions and more than $13 million to fuel re-entry and recidivism reduction programs, but prisoner rights advocates aren’t convinced the request signals...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Federal judge rules state not required to reveal source of execution drugs
Judge orders corrections director to testify following combative email
Quaker group seeks drug-law reform, treatment to reduce prison populations
More than one-fifth of Arizona prisoners are serving time for drug offenses, according to a new report from a justice reform group. The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Judge orders DOC not to retaliate against prisoners who testified in health case
United States Magistrate Judge David Duncan on July 25 ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections not to retaliate against any prisoners who offered verbal or written testimony in a case...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
New corrections policy, no drugs bring Arizona executions to a halt
DOC faces fine for non-compliance with legal settlement
The Arizona Department of Corrections faces more than $2 million in sanctions after providing documentation of widespread noncompliance with court-ordered health care standards. Charles Ryan The...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Bank of America settles with ex-prisoners over debit card fees
Bank of America has settled with plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit that accused the bank of using a “deceptive, fraudulent, and illegal scheme” to “exploit” ex-prisoners in Arizona. The Arizona...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Execution policy changes meet death-row inmates’ demands
Changes to the state execution policy published by the Arizona Department of Corrections appear to meet demands defense attorneys made in a lawsuit filed on behalf of seven death-row inmates....
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Transgender Arizona inmates claim guard forced sex
Two transgender prison inmates sued the state of Arizona and a former corrections officer, alleging the guard forced them to engage in sexual acts and the state failed to prevent...
Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals
Arizona prisons illegally read inmate mail, 9th Circuit rules
For the second time in three years, a federal appeals court has declared illegal the methods used by Arizona prison officials to check mail sent to their attorneys. In a...
