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Federal agents interviewed employees and searched gas stations, carnicerias and smoke shops, among other businesses, in the West Valley and South Phoenix on Tuesday as part of a financial investigation, drawing concern from immigrants' rights advocates. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Alice Marie Johnson, President Trump's new "Pardon Czar," told me she's excited to help others in need of a second chance like she was: "Those who are in this criminal justice reform arena should be rejoicing because now they have one of their own there." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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There were 130 overdoses in the Maricopa County jails in 2024. 🚨 In just the first 49 days of 2025, there had already been 43 overdoses 🚨 If the trend continues, the jails would be on pace for 320 overdoses in 2025, nearly 2.5 times last year's total. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Arizona federal prosecutor terminated by Trump warns against cuts to US Attorney's Office www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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NEW: Human Rights Defense Center, publisher of Prison Legal News, sues GEO Group for records of settlements and judgements against the company, arguing the private prison operator is subject to Arizona public records law www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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12 overdoses and 1 death in the women's jail in Maricopa County in just the last week. There were 6 deaths system-wide in January alone. We have one of the deadliest jail systems in the country. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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"Veterans who have raised their right hand to serve this country . . . do not ever deserve to be tossed away." An Iraq War vet is facing deportation. This veterans' group is demanding his release. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

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National veterans group calls for release of Iraq War veteran arrested and detained by ICE www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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BREAKING: Despite concerns about execution protocols, and claims of expired lethal injection drugs, the Arizona Supreme Court has granted a warrant of execution for Aaron Gunches. The execution, set for March 19, will be the first after a two-year moratorium.

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Big takeaways from CoreCivic earnings call: - CEO anticipates most significant growth in company history - Communicating with ICE "Hourly" - Estimates ICE will need 100K-150K more beds for increased detention due to Trump admin policies & Laken Riley Act ir.corecivic.com/events/event...

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'He’s on a list': U.S. military veteran arrested by ICE near Laveen home, taken by agents to detention center in Florence www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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'He’s on a list': U.S. military veteran arrested by ICE near Laveen home, taken by agents to detention center in Florence www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Outside of a community meeting re: Melendres civil rights litigation in Guadalupe, a community severely impacted by the Maricopa County Sheriff's racial profiling that generated the lawsuit. MCSO tried to cancel meeting but judge denied: "Sheridan, escucha, estamos en la lucha."

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ICE is refusing to answer questions about migrant detention in Arizona. If you have information about current detention numbers or plans for increased capacity contact me: Signal 812-243-5582 [email protected] [email protected]

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ICE is refusing to answer questions about migrant detention in Arizona. If you have information about current detention numbers or plans for increased capacity contact me: Signal 812-243-5582 [email protected] [email protected]

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New: 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/p...

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NEW: Arizona execution protocols violate federal drug laws, according to a legal brief filed tonight by 12 health care professionals, including scientists, educators and former Food and Drug Administration leaders. Read the whole filing here for free: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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NEW: Arizona execution protocols violate federal drug laws, according to a legal brief filed tonight by 12 health care professionals, including scientists, educators and former Food and Drug Administration leaders. Read the whole filing here for free: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Exclusive: I obtained the lab test for Arizona's execution drugs. The state claims the drugs aren't expired and the shelf life is actually twice as long as previously thought, but experts say there's no proof of purity or efficacy. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Exclusive: I obtained the lab test for Arizona's execution drugs. The state claims the drugs aren't expired and the shelf life is actually twice as long as previously thought, but experts say there's no proof of purity or efficacy. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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ICYMI: Arizona paid at least $120,000 in cash to executioners and it was totally off the books. The state has no tax records for the payments. The Governor and Department of Corrections won't comment. bsky.app/profile/jimm...

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Help me expand my source network in the private prison industry in Arizona and beyond. If you or someone you know works for GEO Group or CoreCivic, please contact me. Sources can remain anonymous: Signal 812-243-5582 [email protected] [email protected]

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Scoop: Arizona has no receipts for $20,000 cash payments made to executioners, potentially violating federal tax law. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

President Trump commuted the sentence of Edward Vallejo of Phoenix, who was serving 3 years for seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors said Vallejo coordinated an arsenal of weapons, ammunition & supplies and awaited orders outside DC to mobilize during Jan. 6 www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

submitted 37 days ago • 5 comments

Justice Department rescinds the same execution protocol Arizona is preparing to use. Experts say using pentobarbital to carry out executions causes prisoners to drown in their own fluids: "It’s like being waterboarded to death." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Lethal injection expert asks Arizona Supreme Court to deny death warrant request www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Advocates call for completion of independent death penalty review cut short by Arizona Governor: "'Trust us' isn't good enough" www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Governor Hobbs defends decision to resume executions despite independent review warning against it, claims her administration won't "botch" next lethal injection, refuses to say if she supports death penalty. Reporting by @sbarchenger.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

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Breaking: Arizona AG takes next step to resume executions, requests briefing schedule and death warrant for Aaron Gunches. What to watch: State alleges compounded pentobarbital good for 90 days, but previously had to backtrack on shelf-life claim www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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We have published the unfinished investigation of Arizona's system of capital punishment — the Governor scrapped it before it was completed — which found lethal injection to be "fundamentally unreliable, unworkable and unacceptably prone to errors.” www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

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BREAKING: Maryland releases a damning audit of its corrections department and private for-profit healthcare vendors (Corizon/YesCare an Centurion). @pwoodreporter.bsky.social and I have the scoop. Threading key findings and reactions here: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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Experts want to see full Arizona death penalty report: "The governor has swapped an eminently qualified retired judge's independent inquiry for some assurances from a corrections department overseen by a director with no experience in capital punishment." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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"There are no barriers, we serve everybody.” Since June 2023, Pima County has been offering a transition center for people released from jail. The first report shows people who go through the program are less likely to be rearrested, @jwashing.bsky.social writes azluminaria.org/2024/11/25/c...

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. @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social reports that AZ's governor (D) has abruptly cut off an investigation by a former federal judge into the state's lethal injection practices and plans to resume executions. They did not like what the judge was looking into and what he found www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Arizona's death penalty review commissioner says he was fired by Governor Hobbs one week after he started asking questions about $20,000 cash payments to execution team members and couldn't find any tax records www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Arizona's death penalty review commissioner says he was fired by Governor Hobbs one week after he started asking questions about $20,000 cash payments to execution team members and couldn't find any tax records www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

submitted 92 days ago • 6 comments

Feeling inspired & motivated after an incredible conference on Deaths in Custody hosted by the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at @utaustin.bsky.social this weekend. Everyone should check out Professor Andrea Armstrong's powerful keynote address when it's posted. pjil.lbj.utexas.edu/events/death...

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