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Whistleblowers: Software Bug Keeping Hundreds of Arizona Prisoners Beyond Release Dates

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2021 by Jimmy Jenkins published in Prison Legal News August, 2021, page 14

Filed under: Electronic Communictions Privacy Act. Location: Arizona.

by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ.org

According to Arizona Department of Corrections whistleblowers, hundreds of incarcerated people who should be eligible for release are being held in prison because the prisoner management software cannot interpret current sentencing laws.

KJZZ is not naming the whistleblowers because they fear retaliation. The employees said they ...

Inspection Reports Reveal Filthy Conditions In Arizona Prison Kitchens

Loaded on June 1, 2021 by Jimmy Jenkins published in Prison Legal News June, 2021, page 32

Filed under: Food, Sanitation. Location: Arizona.

by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ.org

When she arrived at the Perryville state prison, Alexandria Hunt noticed the facility was home to more than just incarcerated women.

“At first there were little baby field mice in the dorms,” which Hunt said the women would catch and release into the nearby farmland of ...

On the Inside: The Chaos of Arizona Prison Health Care

Loaded on Nov. 6, 2018 by Jimmy Jenkins published in Prison Legal News November, 2018, page 1

Filed under: Corizon, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Arizona.

by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ.org

The Arizona Department of Corrections contracts with privately owned correctional health care company Corizon Health to oversee all medical, mental and dental care at 10 state prisons. However, that care has come under scrutiny in federal court.

In 2015, prisoners settled a lawsuit with Arizona over ...