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8 corrections officers sue, claim unsafe working conditions

A corrections officer who was sexually assaulted by an inmate at the Yuma state prison is among eight prison guards suing Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan and the state...

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State’s supply of execution drug expires in May

Attorneys for the Arizona Department of Corrections revealed today the agency’s supply of a controversial sedative used for executions will expire at the end of May, an announcement that could...

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Kingman prison sex offenders to go elsewhere for release

Officials with the private prison operator that runs Arizona State Prison-Kingman say sex offenders that are set to be housed at the prison by the end of March will be...

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State prisons start new program for veterans

The Arizona Department of Corrections is launching a new program aimed at helping incarcerated veterans successfully re-enter society and avoid returning to prison. The “Regaining Honor” program announced Tuesday will...

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Prisoner rights magazine files suit over alleged censorship

A monthly magazine dedicated to prisoner rights is suing the Arizona Department of Corrections, claiming it has an overly broad censorship policy and illegally censored four editions of the publication...

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DOC turns over troubled private prison to new company

The Department of Corrections handed the keys to the damaged, troubled private prison in Kingman to a new company that runs two other prisons for the state. The department issued...

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Arizona prison to relocate more than 350 additional inmates

Arizona Department of Corrections officials were relocating more than 350 inmates Sunday following a disturbance at a privately run prison in Kingman. About 355 inmates are being transferred to other...

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Critics protest money allocated for prison expansion

Samuel Richard, director of Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition, says the state needs more money for education and mental health programs, not more prison beds, at a...

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