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Women busted attempting to smuggle meth and other contraband into prison

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BONITA – Two women were arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on Feb. 11 after allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.5 pounds of …

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Suspected drug smuggler flees into Arizona desert after attempted delivery at Fort Grant Prison

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareStaff Reports FORT GRANT – A brazen attempt to smuggle a cache of drugs and contraband into the Arizona State Department of Corrections’ Fort Grant Unit ended in a fruitless …

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Elderly Pima man sentenced to prison on child sexual exploitation charges

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A prison cell will most likely be the final home for an elderly Pima man who pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges.  Virgil …

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Innovative Therapeutic Art and Music Program Launching for the First Time Inside a U.S. Prison

August 2, 2024August 1, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinSharePhoto of Art of Our Soul at ASPC-Lewis, courtesy Brandon Lee Contributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry BUCKEYE – At Thursday’s ribbon cutting ceremony, the Arizona State …

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Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted underage niece sentenced to 25 years in prison

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Vance Edward Davidson, 34, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual conduct with his underage niece. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Pima …

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Pima man sentenced to 8 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareA United States District Judge at the Evo A. Deconcini Courthouse building in Tucson sentenced a Pima man to 8 years in prison for child pornography. His wife is set …

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Former high school football coach to serve 7.5 – 15 years in prison for fentanyl sales

February 23, 2024February 22, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Former football coach Sean Hinton will be sentenced to between 7.5 and 15 years on drug charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Facing a possibility of …

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Judge sentences probation violator to 2.5 years in prison

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 - by News Director

TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: Judge Travis W. Ragland sent a probation violator to prison for 2.5 years. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was sentenced to 2.5 years …

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Arizona News

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates an independent prison oversight commission

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 - by News Director

TweetPinSharePhoto By Emily Maj/Cronkite News: Gov. Katie Hobbs said she created an independent prison oversight commission to address “really serious corrections issues and a lack of urgency to deal with …

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Prison incident at FCI-Safford sends ‘several’ inmates to the hospital

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 - by News Director

TweetPinShareSeveral inmates were hospitalized after an incident at FCI-Safford on Thursday night. Inmates reportedly suffered minor injuries and have returned to the prison  By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – “Several” …

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