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 to find out more about the 911 Good Samaritan law and the lives it can save. ___ Hundreds […]
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 Centers- RRCs) have been used to facilitate a formerly incarcerated person’s transition back into the community. The decision […]
Today the first step in ameliorating the horrific health care and poor conditions in Arizona prisons was taken when the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) settled with the ACLU of Arizona in a historic legal case, Parsons v. Ryan. This settlement is a win for Arizona prisoners and the […]