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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 …
Innovative Therapeutic Art and Music Program Launching for the First Time Inside a U.S. Prison Read More
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 …
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted underage niece sentenced to 25 years in prison Read More
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 …
Pima man sentenced to 8 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography Read More
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 …
Former high school football coach to serve 7.5 – 15 years in prison for fentanyl sales Read More
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 …
Judge sentences probation violator to 2.5 years in prison Read More
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 …
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates an independent prison oversight commission Read More
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” …
Prison incident at FCI-Safford sends ‘several’ inmates to the hospital Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jose Angel Hernandez, 33, was sentenced to 13.5 years in prison for possession of child pornography on his cell phone. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Safford man sentenced to 13.5 years for possession of child pornography Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: James Lee Tadlock is facing numerous drug charges after allegedly selling to an undercover operative twice and being caught with 1.5 pounds of meth. By Jon Johnson …
Alleged Pima meth dealer faces decades behind bars after being caught with 1.5 pounds Read More
TweetPinSharePossible sentencing ranges from probation to 8.75 years in prison By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – A woman who was apprehended while in possession of an ounce of methamphetamine now …
Duncan woman found with an ounce of meth pleads guilty to attempted transportation for sale Read More