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Death-row suit settlement limits DOC director in executions
An agreement struck between death-row prisoners and the Arizona Department of Corrections in federal court vastly limits the discretion in executions once afforded to Director Charles Ryan.
Florence woman pleads guilty in terrorism plot
A Florence woman charged with helping her incarcerated husband orchestrate a terrorist plot has pleaded guilty.
Ducey signs prison public notification law
A new law signed Friday by Gov. Doug Ducey will give people a better chance of knowing -- and protesting -- before new prison facilities are dropped in their neighborhoods.
Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs
The novel policy has drawn sneers from defense attorneys who were puzzled as to why the state would think that they would assist in killing their clients.
Ducey’s proposed use of ‘miracle drug’ could be costly
Gov. Doug Ducey calls Vivitrol a “miracle drug,” some worry it is an expensive, understudied quick fix to a much larger problem.
Judge questions vow not to use sedative again in executions
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests how Arizona carries out the death penalty extracted promises in court from the state Wednesday that it won't use the sedative midazolam in future executions.
$10 million default judgment in case of Arizona prison rape
A federal judge has entered a $10 million default judgment against a convict who raped an Arizona prison teacher more than two years ago. In an order filed Tuesday, U.S.... […]
Judge: Rapist should pay $10M to Arizona prison teacher
A federal magistrate is recommending that a convicted sex offender who raped an Arizona prison teacher be ordered to pay her $10 million in punitive and compensatory damages, court records show.
Lacking drugs, DOC tells judge Arizona can no longer carry out the death penalty
The Arizona Department of Corrections told a federal judge today the state cannot conduct executions because most of the supplies of drugs for lethal injection have dried up.
DOC considers whether to replace prison commissary contractor
The Arizona Department of Corrections is deciding which company will run a general store that sells prisoners a wide range of merchandise, from toilet paper to television sets.
Arizona falls short in providing health care to prisoners, judge finds
A federal judge overseeing the settlement agreement of a class-action lawsuit has found the Arizona Department of Corrections is falling considerably short in several areas of providing adequate health care to prisoners.
Hundreds of Arizona prison inmates have used razors, drugs in attempted suicides
There were nearly 500 incidents in Arizona’s prison system when convicts attempted to either hurt or kill themselves in 2015, despite efforts to push for better mental health treatment and a legal settlement ordering the Department of Corrections to improve psychiatric services.
