Arizona's ADCRR set new limits on inmate commissary purchases effective January 12 to address inventory issues.

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, ...

Elijah Palmer, a minimum custody risk inmate, escaped early Saturday morning from the Whetstone Unit at the Arizona State ...

A Tucson corrections officer is accused of aggravated assault after allegedly punching an inmate several times in the face. Corrections officer Ayden Escarrega has been placed on administrative leave ...

Maricopa police arrested Devante Irving Wong in a Walmart shoplifting case involving $93.40 in liquor. Court records show a prior armed robbery conviction.

PHOENIX — For years, the ABC15 Investigators have reported on problems in Arizona’s prisons. But now, changes are happening under the direction of Dr. Ryan Thornell. He is the new Director of the ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan was sentenced Friday to probation for his no-contest plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a 2022 armed standoff at his ...

PHOENIX – A West Valley inmate died Tuesday after the second recent fatal gang-related attack in an Arizona prison, authorities said. Jacob Major, 43, died at a Goodyear hospital after an attack at ...

PHOENIX — An Arizona corrections department whistleblower, who leaked videos exposing broken cell locks inside a state prison, died on Sunday night. Gabriela Contreras was 31 years old. A Goodyear ...