Arizona Prisons

Leroy Dean McGill, 63, was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. Wednesday following a lethal injection at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence, corrections officials said.

The federal judge who ordered the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system earlier this year because of years of unconstitutionally inadequate care is looking to quickly appoint a receiver to oversee the care of more than 25,000 state inmates.

It appears there’s progress being made in budget talks between Republican legislative leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. But a recent court ruling could add another wrinkle into those negotiations.

Arizona is scheduled to execute by lethal injection a man in his 60s on Wednesday morning in Florence.

Violence erupted among prisoners at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Eyman late last month. Multiple people were injured, and Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association President Carlos Garcia called it a “full-blown riot.”

A new audit finds the state Department of Corrections may have unlawfully spent more than $50 million from an opioid settlement.

Earlier this year, researchers from ASU released a report about incarcerated women at Estrella Jail — a women’s-only facility in Maricopa County. Now those same researchers released a new report about the women at Perryville Prison in Goodyear.

Arizona ranks ninth in the U.S. for number of incarcerated women. Most are moms, and many have histories of drug addiction, mental illness and physical or sexual abuse. And when it's time to come home — and many will — the work to repair those bonds can feel impossible without support.

For two hours, students from GCU — many studying criminal justice — will try to navigate life after prison. It’s a simulation, but it doesn’t take long to feel real.

The Arizona Supreme Court has issued an execution warrant for Leroy Dean McGill.