Blog… Denver Canceled Its For-Profit Reentry Center Contracts. Your City Should Be Next! 8 Aug 20199 Aug 2019 By Caroline Isaacs, AFSC-AZ Program Director | This week, in a move that seemed to shock even themselves, the Denver City Council voted against renewing two multimillion-dollar contracts with GEO Group and CoreCivic,…
Blog… AFSC-AZ Asks Gov. Ducey to Remove Corrections Director Chuck Ryan 29 Apr 20199 Aug 2019 by AFSC-AZ Staff | A recent exposé by ABC15 reveals that the cell door locks at the Lewis State Prison in Buckeye have been broken for more than five years, allowing…
Press Release… Garcia, Farley & Fryer Take AFSC-AZ Pledge to Reject Donations from Private Prisons 6 Aug 201826 Sep 2018 Press Contact: Joe Watson Phone: 602.383.4155 Tucson, Arizona – August 6, 2018 – The American Friends Service Committee-Arizona (AFSC-AZ), in its efforts to reduce the size and scope of the…
AFSC in the News… Victory! Pima County Passes Historic Resolution Against Use of Private Jails 19 Dec 201711 May 2018 Today, the Pima County (Tucson), Arizona Board of Supervisors passed a historic resolution to prohibit contracting with private, for-profit prison companies like GEO Group or Core Civic (formerly CCA) for…
AFSC in the News… Mesa’s Vote in Favor of Jail Privatization is a Vote Against Local Control of Public Safety 23 May 201711 May 2018 The American Friends Service Committee of Arizona, a leading watchdog and opponent of for-profit incarceration in Arizona and nationwide, has condemned the decision of the Mesa City Council last night…
Blog… Trump Administration Reversal on Private Prisons Signals Prioritization of Special Interests Over Public Safety 24 Feb 201711 May 2018 Contacts: Caroline Isaacs - 520.256.4146 (cell), cisaacs@afsc.org Emily Verdugo – 520. 251.1274 (cell), everdugo@afsc.org Trump Administration Reversal on Private Prisons Signals Prioritization of Special Interests Over Public Safety Sessions hints…
News & Updates… AFSC Applauds US Department of Justice Decision to Reform Halfway Houses and Hold For-Profit Contractors Accountable 1 Dec 20161 Dec 2016 Tucson, AZ— Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo that acknowledges the need to “reform federal halfway houses.” Since the 1960’s, halfway houses (now called Residential Re-entry…
