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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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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” …
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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
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Edward Meno, 45, was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison to be followed by seven years on probation for possession of a narcotic drug for sale. By …
Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 9.5 years in prison Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Aaliyah Palacio, 26, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison to be followed up with 3 years on standard probation. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Woman given prison sentence for shoplifting; probation for multiple meth possession cases Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS) announced 99 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with 90 of them coming from …
Safford’s COVID-19 numbers continue to be affected by prisons Read More
TweetPinShareThe majority of Graham County’s new positive tests for COVID-19 released Friday came from ASPC-Safford and was a cumulative drop that had accrued since Dec. 28, 2020. Previous incarceration cases …
Graham County’s explosion of 365 new COVID-19 cases on Friday due mostly to state correctional facilities Read More