The Arizona Department of Corrections has given a green light for a contract with a private, for-profit correctional management corporations for the construction and management of up to 2,000 additional state prison beds. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was the sole bidder. It has proposed to build a […]
Activists, the media, and even presidential candidates are speaking out against private prison companies and other corporations that profit from mass incarceration. That’s why the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has launched an online tool designed to help socially responsible investors align their portfolios with their values and […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Gov. Ducey set off a haboob of snark in response to his announcement that he is hiring a public relations firm to “re-brand Arizona.” Apparently, being at the bottom of nearly every measurement of child well-being, education, and welfare in the country tends to turn people off. Not to mention […]