Investigations

Six inmates have died in 2022 due to drug overdoses compared to one death in 2021

Officials began investigating the commissary, which is managed by the sheriff’s office, after receiving a complaint that it was donating expired food

Teamsters Local 839 wants access to the jail to meet with their employees to investigate complaints

The details came to light after a public health emergency order was issued for the center earlier this week

Gov. Katie Hobbs said executions won't be carried out until they can be confident that the state isn't violating constitutional rights

Anthony Mitchell died of hypothermia after spending two weeks in a jail during a mental health break

A judge gave the CO a sentence nearly one-quarter the length of the 20 years handed to two other COs involved in the incident

The plan was foiled after an inmate used a monitored phone line to place the order

The order comes days after a top-level employee was fired and a second employee was reassigned following the alleged sexual assault of a child

Todd Sheffler said he accepted responsibility “for what I did or didn't do” that caused the inmate's death

A lawsuit accuses the county and the sheriff's department of failing to provide adequate medical and mental healthcare in the jail

Director: "In many cases, conditions were not found to be as described," but county has "identified some areas for improvement"

A report from a public defender claims youth detainees are living in squalid conditions with limited access to healthcare and education

Rebecca Hillman faces up to four years in prison after a jury convicted her of denying help to an inmate who hanged himself in a cell

The use of restraint chairs and lawful authority were at the center of deliberations that deadlocked the jury more than once