The order by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver cites failures, including preventable deaths and illegitimate “refusals” of ...

A Tucson corrections officer is accused of aggravated assault after allegedly punching an inmate several times in the face. Corrections officer Ayden Escarrega has been placed on administrative leave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona prison inmate in Tucson is dead and it’s being investigated as a suspected homicide. Arizona Department of Corrections officials say 26-year-old Daniel ...

PHOENIX — For years, the ABC15 Investigators have reported on problems in Arizona’s prisons. But now, changes are happening under the direction of Dr. Ryan Thornell. He is the new Director of the ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan was sentenced Friday to probation for his no-contest plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a 2022 armed standoff at his ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry successfully completed disability access reforms required under an agreement, the Department of Justice announced earlier ...

PHOENIX — An Arizona corrections department whistleblower, who leaked videos exposing broken cell locks inside a state prison, died on Sunday night. Gabriela Contreras was 31 years old. A Goodyear ...

PHOENIX - A former Arizona corrections officer arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a co-worker has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said. According to the indictment, Godoy ...

A former Arizona Department of Corrections officer will be spending at least the next year behind bars after admitting Wednesday he had sex on multiple occasions with a 14-year-old girl. Robert Joseph ...