Unsanitary Food Conditions in Arizona Prisons: A Call for Change
Incarcerated individuals in Arizona have been raising concerns about the poor quality of food and unsanitary conditions in prison kitchens for years. Protests, hunger strikes, and lawsuits have brought attention […]
The Lewis Lock Incident:
A Call for Change in Arizona’s Correctional Facilities
Explore the Lewis Lock Incident and infrastructure failures in Arizona’s prison system, highlighting the urgent need for independent oversight.
Improving Arizona’s Corrections System: The Case for Independent External Oversight of ADCRR
This article examines the importance of implementing independent external oversight for the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective operations. It explores various oversight models, best practices, and the potential impact on inmates and the community, while also addressing challenges and limitations. By adopting a robust oversight system, Arizona can improve the well-being of inmates and foster public trust in the corrections system.
Oversight is a Need for Us All
“An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.”
The Stalemate: An Un-Sustainable Lifestyle
“Many are quick to make a connection between the cunning efforts of an often untouchable system and its big corporate contractors to exploit and monopolize the prison market.”
Why Us?
“There’s really no doubt or argument against the fact that the U.S. leads the world in incarceration rates.”
Welcome to Perryville
“There are some things that movies and T. V. don’t show you about prison or don’t want to tell you because they don’t know or it’s too much.”
Maze of Perception
“This portrayal of violence, sexual assault, and racism is skewed in such a way that captures the attention of viewers, not to educate or scare straight but to commercialize prison to those that buy-in to this false reality”
Return to Purpose
“There is a great opportunity that is currently present, that is the creation of an independent oversight committee.”
From Turmoil to Love: A Prisoner Story
“l feel like prison can do one of two things; it can make you bitter, or it can make you better. The
choice is up to the individual and how they choose to do their sentence.”
