AFSC Arizona is marking its Centennial with a celebration at La Cocina Restaurant in the historic Presidio district of downtown Tucson! Tuesday, March 28th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, at 201 N. Court Ave, Tucson AZ 85701! The event is free and open to the public. La Cocina is […]
Palestinian journalist and author Mohammed Omer has been documenting the realities faced by people and communities in Gaza for over a decade. This month, Omer will be on a speaking tour of several cities in the United States. We invite you to meet and hear from Omer here in […]
Think Arizona spends too much on prisons? Now is your chance to be heard!! After banning public testimony during departmental budget hearings, the House Appropriations Committee has decided to hold a “Budget Conversation Tour,” to solicit public input on the state budget. Gov. Ducey has stated that he wants […]
The shocking riots in the privately-operated Kingman prison and the cancellation of the contract for the facility has raised significant questions about the role of prison privatization in Arizona. Polls show that Arizona voters are deeply uncomfortable with the notion of incarceration for profit, and many are raising […]
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 6, @ 11:30pm people will join outside of Senator John McCain’s office in downtown Tucson for a press conference and to rally against Senate Resolution 104! SR 104 claims Operation Streamline is effective and needs to be expanded. This form of criminally prosecuting immigrants merely […]
The shocking riots in the privately-operated Kingman prison and the cancellation of the contract for the facility has raised significant questions about the role of prison privatization in Arizona. The Dept. of Corrections found “a culture of disorganization, disengagement, and disregard of ADC policies and fundamental inmate management […]
UPDATE: The application period for this job has closed. AFSC Arizona is extremely excited to announce that we are growing our staff once again! We are now accepting applications for a Criminal Justice Program Intern. This is a part-time (21 hours/week) salaried position with generous benefits. The complete […]