Arizona Prisons
The court granted requests from Attorney General Mark Brnovich to set briefing schedules for pursuing warrants of execution for Arizona prisoners Frank Atwood and Clarence Dixon.
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May. 25, 2021
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice seeking an investigation into allegations that the Arizona Department of Corrections is violating the religious rights of incarcerated people.
May. 24, 2021
Inspection reports from Arizona Department of Corrections monitors, Arizona Department of Health Services employees and private contractors reveal many of the kitchens and storage warehouses in Arizona prisons are infested with pests. Twelve months of inspection reports detail filthy conditions, broken equipment and frequent use of expired food.
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May. 16, 2021
Attorneys for death row prisoner Frank Atwood asked the Arizona Supreme Court to send his case to a lower court due their concerns regarding the window of usability for the state’s proposed lethal injection drugs.
May. 3, 2021
Attorneys for two Arizona death row prisoners are pushing back on a recent request from the state’s Attorney General to schedule dates for their executions.
Apr. 23, 2021
The Arizona Department of Corrections is potentially facing additional fines and oversight for failures to provide adequate health care in state prisons.
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Apr. 16, 2021
Reporting from the Guardian has revealed the cost of Arizona’s renewed pursuit of the death penalty.
Apr. 9, 2021
Prosecutors have told the Arizona Supreme Court that they intend on soon seeking execution warrants for two death-row inmates in what would be the state’s first executions in almost seven years.
Apr. 7, 2021
Recent legislative sessions have begun with hopes for passing bipartisan bills related to criminal justice reform. Some progress has been made, but the bills signed by Gov. Ducey are considered to be rather modest. The Show spoke with Kurt Altman, the state director in Arizona and New Mexico for the group Right on Crime.
Mar. 31, 2021
The Arizona Department of Corrections says it will appeal the latest contempt fine for failing to provide constitutional health care in state prisons.
Mar. 26, 2021
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently signed legislation that allows 700 more inmates over the next two years to help reduce the risk of wildfires by thinning out an area.
Tiffany Davila, a spokesperson for the Department of Forestry and Fire Management, says the move should help reduce the risk of Arizona wildfires.
Mar. 24, 2021
Arizona inmates in a maximum security unit at the Eyman state prison in Florence say they are holding a hunger strike in protest of unsanitary conditions.
Contacted via email, multiple incarcerated people say they are refusing meals in protest of inedible food, bug infestations and a lack of clean clothing.
Mar. 22, 2021
Maricopa County jails have begun vaccinating inmates. Correctional Health Services, the health care provider for Maricopa County jails, began vaccinating inmates age 55 and older Thursday morning.
Mar. 18, 2021
A recent report by a consultant says Arizona could save more than $1 billion by reforming its criminal justice system.
Current state law mandates Arizona inmates must serve 85% of their prison sentence, no matter what type of crime they committed.
Mar. 14, 2021
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said Friday that the Department of Corrections confirmed it had begun vaccinating inmates in prison infirmaries and it was planning to roll out vaccines to the rest of the population by age.
Mar. 12, 2021
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that claimed private prisons used by the state violate constitutional protections including a prohibition against slavery.
Mar. 11, 2021
The Arizona Department of Corrections says it is ready to resume executions for the first time in nearly seven years.
Mar. 5, 2021
According to a report obtained by KJZZ, Arizona is planning to begin administering the first COVID vaccines to inmates in state prisons this week.
Mar. 3, 2021
A federal court judge has once again held the Arizona Department of Corrections in contempt for failure to comply with prison health care benchmarks. A U.S. District Court judge has fined the state $1.1 million.
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Feb. 24, 2021
Arizona lawmakers responded to whistleblower reports alleging inmates in state prisons are being held beyond their release dates. The House Appropriations Committee held discussion on a bill that would create an independent ombudsman and oversight committee to monitor the Department of Corrections.
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Feb. 22, 2021
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