A settlement agreement to improve the quality of health care in Arizona prisons was thrown out after six years of the state showing little interest in … [Read more...]
Conditions unsafe for the incarcerated in some southern prisons
Many prisons in the South lack air conditioning and this creates life-threatening conditions in heat spells, the Prison Policy Initiative reports. … [Read more...]
Arizona rethinks its ban on prison literature
The state of Arizona lifted its ban on the book Chokehold after gaining national attention for banning the book written about the US criminal justice … [Read more...]
Arizona crisis for low-level drug offenders
Arizona is wasting millions of dollars by imprisoning low-level drug offenders and failing to treat drug addicts, a recent report concludes. … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS September 2018 USA, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania & Arizona
1. USA - The stocks of two of the world’s biggest private prison companies are outperforming the market amid the current immigration crisis. Both the … [Read more...]
Arizona Tent City shut down
Arizona’s infamous Tent City outdoor inmate lodging touted by former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has finally collapsed under new Sheriff Paul … [Read more...]
University helps prisoners learn
The University of Arizona English Department, with the encouragement of the state of Arizona, has initiated a writing and literary program to … [Read more...]