Federal judge orders court-ordered takeover of Arizona prison healthcare system due to persistent constitutional violations.

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

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, pushed back against a judge’s decision to provide federal oversight of ...

A federal judge has ordered a takeover of Arizona prison's health care operations, and now, the search is on for the person to run it.

The 500-bed facility in Marana will be expected to house up to 775 people, according to federal procurement documents ...

In an 83-page order, Judge Roslyn Silver detailed complaints that go back 14 years about inadequate physical and mental health care at the 10 prison complexes across the state. That included a history ...

Inmates at the Arizona Department of Corrections face challenges with broken tablets, hindering access to medical care, communication and legal resources.

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

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 ...