Tag: David Shinn
Gov. Katie Hobbs creates commission to study Arizona prison problems
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday announced the creation of a commission to study problems in Arizona’s prisons, including staffing levels and the...
Arizona hires new directors for corrections, public safety
Arizona has new directors for its Department of Corrections and Department of Public Safety.
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Tuesday...
Judge outlines fixes to poor health care in Arizona prisons
A federal judge who previously concluded Arizona was providing inadequate medical and mental health care to prisoners said she will give the...
Court asked to run health care system in Arizona prisons
Arizona corrections officials don’t have the capacity to improve staffing problems that have put prisoners with medical and mental health issues at...
Officials seek dismissal in prison worker assault lawsuit
Three Arizona officials are seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by a corrections officer whose supervisor was accused of sexually assaulting her...
Arizona corrections system plans 2nd round of inmate testing
Arizona’s state prison system is planning on a second round of COVID-19 testing for the system’s nearly 38,000 inmates while making available rapid virus...
