Category: AFSC in the News

DEAR DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS: It’s not about being in a single cell, it’s about never getting out of it

Following the release of AFSC’s new report on prisoner isolation in maximum-security prisons, Still Buried Alive: Arizona Prisoner Testimonies on Isolation in Maximum-Security (2014), ADC representative Doug Nick attempted to dismiss the claim that Arizona prisons use solitary confinement calling it archaic. The Phoenix NPR affiliate KJZZ quoted Nick as […]

PRESS RELEASE – AFSC Report Highlights Prisoner Experiences in Maximum-Security Prison as ADC is Set to Open New 500 Bed Facility

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Matthew Lowen, American Friends Service Committee, Arizona mlowen@afsc.org, 520.869.6392 (cell) On Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11am, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), will hold a press conference in front of the Arizona State Capitol to announce the release a new report highlighting the […]

“Justice on Tap” is going to rock Tucson!

AFSC Arizona presents: JUSTICE ON TAP | Saturday May 10 @ 7:30pm (Doors @ 6:30pm) | Only $10 at door! Tomorrow evening, at the Rialto Theatre in downtown Tucson, AFSC Arizona will present, Justice on Tap featuring Chicha Dust, Carlos Arzate & the Kind Souls, and Cyril Barrett […]