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Caroline Isaacs

Maricopa County Durango Jail in South Phoenix is a possible site for a re-entry center for recently released prisoners and an employment center for incarcerated prisoners. (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Dec 1, 2017

Democrats oppose locating recidivism center in south Phoenix

Democratic lawmakers from south Phoenix are siding with their voters in a fight against two proposed programs aimed at helping prisoners re-enter society, a long held constituency of theirs that doesn’t vote.

Charles Ryan
Sep 25, 2017

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 a turn in the department’s philosophy.

jobs, job applicants, job candidates, resumes
Sep 15, 2017

Ducey mulls banning criminal background question on state job applications

The Ducey administration is considering a “ban the box” policy for state agencies that would delay the process of asking prospective employees for arrest or conviction information until later in the hiring process.

Aug 29, 2017

State retirement fund invests in private prisons that hold large contracts

The Arizona State Retirement System has invested in the country’s largest private prison operators, which also hold state contracts.

Aug 11, 2017

Controversial researcher hired to update prison population study

The latest update to the Prisoners in Arizona report, produced by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council, or APAAC, is scheduled to be finished this fall, and it promises to be more controversial than ever thanks to the man hired to update it, John Lott.

Caroline Isaacs, director of American Friends Service Committee, makes a point during a press conference Aug. 3, 2017, to introduce a report the group published on the high number of drug offenders in prison. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)
Aug 3, 2017

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.

Caroline Isaacs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 26, 2017

Caroline Isaacs: She’s beating the drum for criminal justice reform

Caroline Isaacs knows how to harmonize. Whether it’s striking the right chord on criminal justice reform at the Capitol or belting out with her band, Sundust Road, in Tucson, Isaacs gets the job done.

Jun 2, 2017

Age of ‘tough-on-crime’ policies is fading in Arizona

The “tough-on-crime” trend is fading fast even in red state strongholds like Arizona. In its wake, a new movement has formed under a far more millennial catchphrase: smart on crime.

arrest, charges, Hobbs, threats, voicemail, U.S District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, election, Lake, Secretary of State, governor
Feb 20, 2017

Burges withdraws early release bills after criticism from unlikely foe

Sen. Judy Burges, a Sun City West Republican, held two bills on February 16 designed to reduce recidivism that had the support of conservative and liberal justice reform groups.

Oct 10, 2014

Capitol Quotes: Oct. 10, 2014

The top five political quotes from Arizona this week.

death row, execution, Arizona Supreme Court, Rushing
Nov 6, 2013

Prison reform group alleges severe health problems in Arizona system

A Quaker group that advocates for prison reform released a report today chronicling alleged healthcare horror stories in the Arizona Department of Corrections.

Charles Ryan
Jun 12, 2013

Inmate advocates question claim that Arizona prisons have no solitary confinement

Raising doubts from skeptics, Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan told a legislative committee Wednesday the department has no solitary confinement, despite keeping the maximum-security inmates in their cells alone for 22 hours a day.

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