Elijah Palmer, a minimum custody risk inmate, escaped early Saturday morning from the Whetstone Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson.

An inmate died at Onvida Health Yuma Regional Medical Center on Jan. 22, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry announced on Friday. ASPC-Yuma staff found 77-year-old inmate John Smith, ADCRR #369525, with injuries likely caused by a physical altercation. They began performing life-saving measures with medical personnel.

Two independent contractors who worked on Arizona executions in 2022 received $60,000 in cash each, said retired U.S. Magistrate Judge David Duncan.

Ehsan Karam, a new Pima County arrestee, attempted to escape custody from a transport vehicle after being discharged from the hospital.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said the decision by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland did not change her view of Arizona's death protocol.

Current law allows those who are sentenced to death for offenses committed before Nov. 23, 1992, to choose between death by lethal injection or gas.

Multiple county sheriff's office's already have agreements with ICE. Those that do not, may be mandated to do so by next year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking $400 million in the next state budget to more quickly install surveillance cameras across the entire New York state prison system.

Judge David Duncan was hired by Governor Katie Hobbs to review the state's execution protocol, but he was fired last November.

The Montana's Department of Corrections is working to relieve overcrowding at the state prison.Officials have transported 120 state inmates to the Tallahatchie

Authorities have initiated a manhunt after an inmate was reported missing early Saturday morning from the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson.

Escaped inmate Elijah Palmer has been found after being reported missing early Saturday morning from the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson.