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The deaths mark the fourth and fifth suspicious inmate deaths in April 2025. The deaths also come after a triple homicide in a Tucson prison.
Arizona announced it would join Reentry 2030 as a GOP lawmaker opened a probe into three alleged murders at the sprawling ...
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry says it placed restrictions on several state prisons ...
An Arizona Senate committee is launching a probe into the state corrections department after an inmate allegedly killed three ...
Ryan Thornell, director of the Department of Corrections, responded to a letter sent by Republican state Sen. Kevin Payne and ...
Arizona inmate Ricky Wassenaar, currently serving 16 life sentences, is now being accused of killing three inmates.
The Arizona Department of Corrections director said he is working with the State Senate and will meet with them in the next ...
Visitations at many of Arizona's prisons are closed, while other limitations are in place due to an uptick in inmate violence ...
Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman Kevin Payne announced he is launching a probe into the Arizona Department of ...
On April 4, prison officials and advocates say Inmate Ricky Wassenaar went on a methodical killing spree at the state prison ...
With the broad goals outlined in Hobbs' order, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry will take the lead in convening relevant state agencies to accomplish them.