Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons A federal appeals court has paused a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona’s prisons The Independent UK · 9h ago
Supreme Court denies Arizona’s bid to delay start of takeover of healthcare in state prisons The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Arizona to block the start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet in making improvements The Independent UK · Oct 1
Judge Orders Takeover of Arizona Prison Health Care Following Years of Barbaric Medical Neglect A federal judge ruled in 2022 that "no legitimate humane system would operate" like Arizona's prison health care system. Three years later, that same judge found the problems still hadn't been fixed. Reason · Feb 20
Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical and mental health care The Independent UK · Feb 19
Arizona Just Created, Then Defunded, an Independent Watchdog for Its Troubled Prison System Criminal justice reform advocates are still hopeful the office can secure outside funding and bring much-needed transparency to Arizona's prisons. Reason · Jul 11, 2025
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Gruesome Medical Neglect in Arizona Prisons Violates Eighth Amendment "No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded. Reason · Jul 1, 2022