AFSC in the News… Live Music, Tacos & Sentencing Reform: It’s AFSC-AZ’s Fifth Annual Holiday Cards for Incarcerated People Party on Dec. 9th! 14 Nov 201814 Nov 2018 Tucson, Arizona — Nov. 14, 2018 — Join American Friends Service Committee-Arizona (AFSC-AZ) in sending a little hope, compassion and season’s greetings to those locked up in our state prisons…
Blog… More Incarceration Is Never the Answer, Not Even in Cases of Domestic Violence 4 Jun 20184 Jun 2018 Last month, KVOA Channel 4 (Tucson’s NBC affiliate) aired a story that discussed important issues related to the criminal punishment system, violence against women, and our role as a community.…
Blog… Criminal Justice Reform is Bipartisan in Arizona 17 Jan 201811 May 2018 On January 11th, AFSC-AZ and other members of Arizona’s bipartisan coalition on criminal justice reform joined Right on Crime for a breakfast briefing that included Republican and Democrat members from…
AFSC in the News… Ducey’s 911 “Good Samaritan” Proposal is a Responsible Solution to the Ongoing Opioid Crisis 6 Oct 201711 May 2018 AFSC-AZ is proud to partner with behavioral health providers, public health organizations, county governments, and others to promote public health solutions to address addiction without criminalization. Read the statement below…
Blog… AFSC-AZ Releases Ground-Breaking Report on Drug Sentencing 3 Aug 201711 May 2018 For decades in Arizona, the response to drug use and addiction has been criminalization—steadily increasing penalties or adding charges for a range of addiction-related behaviors. Characterizing drug addiction as a…
AFSC in the News… This week at the Arizona legislature… 22 Feb 2017 As so often with this process, there’s good news and bad news. THE GOOD NEWS: We have so far succeeded in moving two bills through their first set of committees.…
News & Updates… Your local County Attorney elections matter! 10 Aug 201610 Aug 2016 It’s election season and there are many options on your ballot this year. Somewhere in the middle there is the candidate(s) for County Attorney. DO YOU KNOW YOUR COUNTY…
