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AZ DOC Takes Weights
Loaded on June 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1995, page 8
In December, 1994, the Arizona DOC completed its project of removing all weight lifting equipment from its prison system. The weight equipment was donated by the DOC to various schools and non profit organizations with athletic programs. This is part of the long running campaign by Arizona DOC Director Sam …
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