Six months after an independent prison oversight office was created in Arizona, it remains unfunded. One legislator is ...

"I'm kind of freaking out about how many murders there have been, and how many attacks there have been on both guards and inmates." ...

Lawmakers in Arizona prioritize funding for prison oversight and criminal justice reform, with a focus on improving conditions and oversight.

There are new calls for the Arizona governor to fund an independent oversight office for the Department of Corrections, ...

Weeks after Arizona lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to create an independent oversight office to monitor its deeply troubled prison system, the new office's future is in question after its funding was ...

PHOENIX – A West Valley inmate died Tuesday after the second recent fatal gang-related attack in an Arizona prison, authorities said. Jacob Major, 43, died at a Goodyear hospital after an attack at ...

Joshua Walker, 41, died after an altercation with his cellmate in Buckeye State Prison. Officials are investigating Walker's ...

Rep. Blackman and Sen. Bolick introduced bills to secure $1.5M for an independent prison oversight office. Although Gov.

An inmate in a Tucson prison died Aug. 9 under unknown circumstances, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry. Elmer Shields, 32, died at the Arizona State Prison ...

This story was published in partnership with LOOKOUT, a nonprofit news outlet focused on LGBTQ+ accountability journalism in Arizona. Sign up for their newsletter here. In July 2017, Kaden Vitellaro ...

Arizona’s Family reporter Briana Whitney starts her report by reminding viewers that Ricky Wassenaar was already one of the most notorious inmates in the state long before the latest killings. Back in ...