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ADOC responds to questions about staffing levels during triple murder at state prison on Wilmot Road
The Arizona Department of Corrections responded to our request for those staffing figures, disputing some of the information we received from our sources.
Notorious Arizona prisoner now accused of killing 3 other inmates
Wassenaar and another inmate took over a Buckeye prison tower in 2004 in a 15-day standoff that gripped the nation. Now, he's ...
Sources say staffing at state prison in Tucson is consistently low
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The concern surrounding understaffing at Arizona state prisons has grown ever since a federal judge ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections to fix staffing shortages ...
Arizona prisoner who led 15-day standoff now suspect in triple homicide: What to know
Ricky Wassenaar had a lengthy criminal history that grew during his time in prison. He is currently serving 16 life sentences ...
Arizona prisoner who led 15-day prison standoff in 2004 accused of killing 3 inmates
Arizona inmate Ricky Wassenaar, currently serving 16 life sentences, is now being accused of killing three inmates.
Arizona has spent 2 years trying to sell its shipping container wall. Here's how much is left
Roughly two years on, a majority of the shipping containers that once formed a barrier wall at Arizona's southern border are still for sale.