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Nov 19, 2018

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.

Nov 16, 2018

Judge raises possibility of throwing out inmate care deal

A judge presiding in a legal settlement over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons has raised the possibility of throwing out the four-year agreement and resuming litigation over inmate care because of the state's pervasive noncompliance with the deal.

Oct 3, 2018

Lawyers seek another $1.6M in suit over Arizona inmate care

Lawyers who filed a lawsuit challenging the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons are seeking $1.6 million in additional legal fees and other costs in enforcing a 2014 settlement that they say the state has repeatedly resisted.

Kotex pillows (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Mar 8, 2018

Lawmaker apologizes for Kotex-pillow delivery gone awry

A freshman Democrat in the House apologized March 7 to colleagues and staff who said they were offended by pillows made of feminine hygiene products she and activists handed out the previous day.

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.

Nov 13, 2017

Arizona prisons boss to appeal order over inmate health care

Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan is appealing a judge's order that said he and another prison official could be held in civil contempt of court and the state could face fines for repeatedly falling short in improving health care for inmates.

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Oct 11, 2017

Arizona officials threatened with contempt over prison care

A judge has warned that Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan and another prison official could be held in civil contempt of court and the state could face fines for repeatedly falling short in improving health care for inmates.

Aug 11, 2017

Civil rights attorney: Using seized funds for prisoner study a legal gray area

Profits from seized property are paying for the latest update to a study of Arizona’s prison population that prosecutors use to argue Arizona’s sentencing laws are working appropriately.

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.

Jul 21, 2017

DOC faces fine for non-compliance with legal settlement

The Arizona Department of Corrections faces more than $2 million in sanctions after providing documentation of widespread noncompliance with court-ordered health care standards.

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Jun 23, 2017

Judges approves settlement in Arizona death-row lawsuit

A federal judge has approved a settlement between the state and a group of condemned prisoners who sued over how Arizona conducts executions.

Jun 20, 2017

Bank of America settles with ex-prisoners over debit card fees

Bank of America has settled with plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit that accused the bank of using a “deceptive, fraudulent, and illegal scheme” to “exploit” ex-prisoners in Arizona.

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