The care provided by the state at prison is "plainly grossly inadequate'' and state officials are acting "with deliberate indifference'' to the substantial risk of harm to inmates, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Read More »Judge: state’s care of inmates is inadequate
Quaker group seeks revamp of state’s ‘truth-in-sentencing’ laws 
A Quaker organization claims to have bipartisan support for a bill that would upend Arizona’s truth-in-sentencing laws, which requires Arizona inmates to serve at least 85 percent of their court-imposed sentences.
Read More »Corrections Dept. gets $12M to meet inmates’ class action settlement 
The Arizona Department of Corrections will have an extra $12 million during the next fiscal year to meet requirements of a far-reaching agreement to settle a class-action suit brought by the state’s nearly 34,000 prisoners. The department began taking steps to comply a year ago.
Read More »Quaker group hopes to boost state budget by reducing mandatory sentences 
A Quaker group is testing the waters for reducing Arizona’s mandatory minimum sentences as a way to save money.
Read More »State asks judge to throw out inmates’ lawsuit, saying it ‘borders on the ridiculous’
The state is asking federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 34,000 inmates, saying there's no evidence each and every prisoner is at risk.
Read More »Coconino County Jail adding sweat lodge for Native American inmates
Kelvin Long, a Navajo who will serve as cultural adviser for a Native American religious program at the Coconino County Jail, inspects a circular rebar frame that will be covered with blankets to form a sweat lodge.
Read More »Overtime claims for clemency board members studied
Arizona officials are studying whether current and former members of the state Board of Executive Clemency are owed potentially significant amounts of overtime pay.
Read More »Ruling says Ariz. DNA law doesn’t require payments
A state court ruling says the Arizona law requiring DNA testing of convicted felons doesn't permit authorities to make the convicted person pay for the testing.
Read More »Proposed ethical rules would require prosecutors to disclose evidence even after convictions 
Henry Hall was on death row when police found the remains of Ted Lindberry in the desert west of Phoenix in March 2001.
Read More »DOC seeks more money for maximum security, manpower 
Although the Arizona Department of Corrections is asking for a relatively small increase in its nearly $1 billion budget, one request stands out.
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