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| Commentary - Report: Several were injured after prison riots |
| By trivalleycentral.com |
| Published: 08/27/2015 |
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The American Friends Service Committee of Arizona, a nonprofit criminal justice reform organization, has released an assessment of the July 2015 riots in the Arizona State Prison Complex in Kingman. The prison, managed by for-profit corporation Management and Training Corporation, was rocked by a series of disturbances beginning July 1st, that caused such significant damage to the facility that over 1,000 prisoners had to be relocated. Governor Doug Ducey ordered the director of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) to investigate the cause of the riots. While any and all information coming from the Department in regards to these incidents is welcome, the American Friends Service Committee has serious concerns about the ADC’s ability to impartially assess all the factors that contributed to the riots — most significantly its own failure to properly monitor its contractors. The report is an effort to address issues that likely would not be addressed in the ADC’s review. Read More. |
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