Two independent contractors who worked on Arizona executions in 2022 received $60,000 in cash each, said retired U.S. Magistrate Judge David Duncan.

Arizona Senate Republicans want to make sure state public safety agencies are cooperating with federal immigration authorities as raids and enforcement operations are underway in major U.S. cities.

An officer within the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry is no longer employed after distributing drugs and contraband to inmates, the ADCRR said in a statement to 12News. Former Correctional Officer III Berman Comon allegedly ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said the decision by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland did not change her view of Arizona's death protocol.

A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, according to records filed in Maricopa Superior Court. Berman Comon, hired in 2013, had an office that three inmates used to package drugs for sale in the prison, according to court documents.

The request would follow a pair of reports that say systemic problems continue to plague health care in Arizona's state-run prisons.

Prosecutors in Arizona are seeking to execute a prisoner in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty after a two-year pause.

Aaron Gunches was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. After a two-year pause on executions, Arizona wants to kill him.

Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.