KJZZ reported that five for-profit prison corporations have expressed interest in taking over the Kingman contract: CCA, GEO Group, Emerald Corrections, LaSalle, and Community Education Centers (CEC). In our last post, we gave you the dirt on CCA and GEO Group. Now we will introduce you to the […]
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 […]
“BOYCOTT: The Art of Economic Activism” is an AFSC sponsored art exhibit that highlights the long history and importance of boycotts in affecting change in the world. Join AFSC Arizona and Pima Monthly Meeting for two weeks of exhibit and events at the Armory Park Center from October […]
Our enthusiasm for the Governor’s claims about adding more transparency and accountability to the prison contracting process in Arizona is beginning to wane. While we were pleased to hear that he was requiring that the assignment of a new contract for the Kingman prison be subject to a more open search […]
Tell the Governor and legislative leadership NO MORE PRISON BEDS! Even after the most recent riots at the Kingman prison and Gov. Ducey’s decision to cancel the contract with MTC, The Arizona Department of Corrections has submitted a FY2017 budget request for ANOTHER 2,500 more prison beds. That’s […]
Today, Gov. Ducey announced that the state of Arizona would cancel its contract with Management and Training Corporation (MTC) for operations of the Kingman prison. He referenced the Arizona Department of Corrections’ Assessment of the 2015 riots in that facility as providing evidence that MTC had violated the […]
PHOENIX—The American Friends Service Committee of Arizona, a non-profit criminal justice reform organization, has released an assessment of the July 2015 riots in the Arizona State Prison Complex in Kingman, Arizona. The prison, managed by for-profit corporation Management and Training Corporation, was rocked by a series of disturbances […]