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A sign left on the ground outside the Arizona Capitol building on November 12, 2021. The sign was carried by an attendee of a vigil for those who have died in the state’s prisons in 2021. Photo by Chloe Jones/PBS NewsHour

Nation Mar 15

Judge mulls third contempt case against Arizona for failing to improve prison health care

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Nation Jan 25

A sign left on the ground outside the Arizona Capitol building on November 12, 2021. The sign was carried by an attendee of a vigil for those who have died in the state’s prisons in 2021. Photo by Chloe Jones/PBS NewsHour
Governor creates commission to study Arizona prison problems

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is creating a commission to study problems in Arizona's prisons, including staffing levels and the health care offered to inmates.

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Nation May 09

An inmate visits a dentist in the medical facility at San Quentin state prison in San Quentin, California, June 8, 2012. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
How poor dental care in prison makes reentry harder for formerly incarcerated people

After leaving prison, the consequences of missing treatment fall on those formerly incarcerated individuals, since so few dental care resources are available, adding more expenses, more stress and more challenges to an already difficult transition to life outside.

By Justin Stabley

Nation Mar 14

A sign left on the ground outside the Arizona Capitol building on November 12, 2021. The sign was carried by an attendee of a vigil for those who have died in the state’s prisons in 2021. Photo by Chloe Jones/PBS NewsHour
Arizona’s privatized prison health care has been failing for years. A new court case could change that

In 2015, an Arizona trial revealed countless stories of medical neglect within the state's prison facilities. But six years later, with no significant signs of improvement, a judge has reopened the case and is expected to make a decision this…

By Justin Stabley

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