Category: News & Updates

PRESS RELEASE: Arizona Lawmaker Behind $900,000 Giveaway in Taxpayer Funds to Private Prison Company Received Campaign Donations from Same Firm

American Friends Service Committee and Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release  PHOENIX, AZ – Last Friday, the Arizona Republic reported that House Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh had inserted $900,000 in additional funding into the House state budget for the GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison company. Rep. […]

News Roundup #2: Arizona Prisons

For news related to the Arizona Department of Corrections, prisoner death notices, and press releases, a good first step is the ADC website itself.  But as always, we recommend looking for alternate versions of the same news items. January 24: Inmate Allegedly Assaults Lewis Prison Employee, Sparks Lockdown, […]

News Roundup #1: Solitary Confinement

February 20: My Night In Solitary, (NY Times) Colorado Springs – At 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 23, I was delivered to a Colorado state penitentiary, where I was issued an inmate uniform and a mesh bag with my toiletries and bedding… (more) February 25: Solitary Confinement Costs $78K and […]