Arizona Prisons

Tennessee's top prisons official resigned after the botched attempted execution of Christa Pike. But this wasn’t the first time he oversaw executions that ran into problems — including here in Arizona.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Arizona to block the start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet in making improvements.

Court records say Elbert Bowie worked at the Lewis prison complex in Buckeye.

Attorneys for incarcerated individuals in Arizona prisons are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a last-ditch bid by the state to delay federal control of its healthcare system.

Attorneys for Ryan Thornell, director of the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry, said the prison system has made "tangible progress” in improving healthcare for inmates.

Mexican authorities arrested Yanet Dowden in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, where they confiscated more than 5,400 rounds of ammunition.

Now, one state lawmaker is demanding answers from the Arizona Department of Corrections as budget cuts put a stop to a planned HVAC overhaul across our state’s prison system.

Maricopa County is investing in employment services for incarcerated veterans after it received more than $1 million in grant money.

The head of community and culture at the Durango juvenile detention center says more kids in the facility want to graduate high school because they can almost immediately start Arizona State University classes.

When a woman is released from prison, the roadmap back is complicated. But to really start over, she needs a job. For women with a criminal record, that can be difficult.