Federal judge orders court-ordered takeover of Arizona prison healthcare system due to persistent constitutional violations.
Inmates at the Arizona Department of Corrections face challenges with broken tablets, hindering access to medical care, communication and legal resources.
In an 83-page order, Judge Roslyn Silver detailed complaints that go back 14 years about inadequate physical and mental health care at the 10 prison complexes across the state. That included a history ...
A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical and mental health care ...
The order by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver cites failures, including preventable deaths and illegitimate “refusals” of ...
A federal judge orders a takeover of Arizona prison health care after years of unconstitutional conditions, leaving families of inmates cautiously hopeful.
The Arizona Department of Corrections has fired 13 people involved in two separate inmate suicides for not doing their jobs after an investigation into the deaths led to damning evidence, Fox 10 ...
NaphCare, a leading correctional healthcare provider, commends the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) on the resolution between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
After 14 years of litigation and "systemic rot," a federal judge is wresting control of prison healthcare from the state.