Arizona inmate attempted to escape jail and assaulted officer, police say
Ehsan Karam, a new Pima County arrestee, attempted to escape custody from a transport vehicle after being discharged from the ...
Arizona has no record of cash payments made to executioners
Two independent contractors who worked on Arizona executions in 2022 received $60,000 in cash each, said retired U.S. Magistrate Judge David Duncan.
Arizona corrections official accused of smuggling fentanyl-laced heroin into prison
A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, according to records filed in Maricopa Superior Court. Berman Comon, ...
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Arizona GOP introduces bill to ensure state cooperates with immigration authorities
Arizona Senate President Warren Peterson introduced legislation this week, requiring county sheriffs’ offices and the Arizona Department of Corrections ... to delegate officers to perform ...
Arizona officials investigating how inmate escaped minimum-security prison in Tucson
Elijah Palmer, a minimum custody risk inmate, escaped early Saturday morning from the Whetstone Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson.
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Tucson prison escapee captured, authorities say
The inmate, Elijah Palmer, was confirmed missing about 4 a.m. Saturday from the minimum security unit, the Arizona Department of Corrections said in a news release. According to a Pima County ...