Supporters maintain pressure for prison oversight appropriation
Key Points: Lawmakers push funding for prison oversight office passed into law last year Advocates cite receivership, violence, worsening conditions in state prisons Budget negotiations could bring funding, but advocates […]
Prison reform remains paramount for GOP in 2026
Key Points: Lawmakers push funding for independent prison oversight office Scrutiny continues over prison conditions, safety, custody classification Legislation on home confinement returning for another session Prison oversight and criminal […]
Blackman relaunches effort to release prisoners early
A 2020 legislative effort to expand early release opportunities for prisoners kicked off Monday morning with exhortations from advocates to think beyond incremental steps and warnings from the Arizona Department of Corrections that it doesn’t have the budget or staff to handle big changes.









