Arizona’s prison health care system placed under sweeping federal control after judge finds ongoing dangerous failures.
Federal judge orders court-ordered takeover of Arizona prison healthcare system due to persistent constitutional violations.
The order by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver cites failures, including preventable deaths and illegitimate “refusals” of medical care.
After 14 years of litigation and "systemic rot," a federal judge is wresting control of prison healthcare from the state.