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Health worker ends life, was accused of sexual misconduct with inmate in Maricopa County jail
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man working in the Maricopa County jails ended his own life on Saturday morning after he was...
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone wants to use dogs, screenings to stop rising jail overdoses
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone on Tuesday said the county jails' deaths are rising as more...
Inmate convicted of manslaughter in 2019 death of Maricopa County detention officer
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn inmate accused of attacking and killing an officer at Maricopa County's Lower Buckeye Jail in...
Man who killed Maricopa County jail guard sentenced to 33 years in prison
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Maricopa County Superior Court judge sentenced the man who killed a county jail guard to 33 years...
Maricopa County jails saw spike in overdoses in 2023. What is being done to fix it?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months ago2023 saw a significant spike in the number of people incarcerated within a Maricopa County jail...
5 people hospitalized for overdoses at Maricopa County jail in Phoenix
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFive people incarcerated in a Maricopa County jail were hospitalized after overdosing Saturday...
Maricopa County correctional officer arrested on suspicion of smuggling fentanyl and meth into jail
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Maricopa County correctional officer was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of attempting...
Nearly 500 fentanyl pills found during Phoenix jail bookings, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 500 pills suspected to be fentanyl were found by Maricopa County correctional officers during...
Maricopa County correctional officer planned to smuggle drugs into jail, court records say
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Maricopa County correctional officer, who was arrested and charged with coordinating the smuggling...
5 takeaways from Sheriff Penzone, including updates on drug smuggling, low staffing in jails
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMaricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone told reporters on Wednesday his office is making progress on...