Barrios was admitted to prison in 2023 after being convicted of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or physical injuries.

Retta Cruse, 38, admitted killing her kids shortly after moving from Pleasantville, New Jersey, to Arizona in 2021.

Republicans in the Arizona Senate approved legislation that would force local and state law enforcement to help federal officials carry out the Trump administration’s deportation effort.

The state Department of Corrections is pushing back against the request for a federal judge to remove its control of the prison health care system.

The Human Rights Defense Center, publisher of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News, wants records from GEO Group about settlements over $1,000.

A former Pleasantville woman serving consecutive life sentences in Arizona for killing her two daughters nearly four years ago committed suicide in prison Friday, the Arizona Department of Corrections said.

Currently, 39 states provide compensation for wrongful convictions, according to the Arizona Justice Project. PHOENIX — A bill providing financial compensation to wrongfully convicted individuals is advancing through the Arizona Legislature, potentially making it the 40th state to offer such relief.

Republicans have introduced legislation that, in a shift from the Biden days, would require local authorities to enforce federal immigration policy.