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Republican lawmakers send sex trafficking bill to the …

3/18/2024
PHOENIX — Ignoring pleas from Democrats that victims could be caught up in harsh sentencing, Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a measure to the November ballot that if passed by voters in November would require those convicted of sex trafficking minors to spend life in prison with no chance of ever being released.

Campaign with Tempe dispensary highlights state of …

12/26/2023
Arizona ranks low among states that have made strides in cannabis decriminalization efforts, even after the legalization of adult use, with one Tempe dispensary launching a campaign to bring attention to the challenging journey to clemency.

Chandler conversation event to focus on criminal …

7/18/2023
Conversations on Criminal Justice, a non-partisan community conversation on issues affecting the state of Arizona ,is exploring how homelessness, mental health and substance abuse are handled in the …

Hobbs vetoes bill making criminals of those who aid …

6/20/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday she said could make criminals out of some who aid undocumented migrants.

Arizona legislators move to stop electronic method of …

4/17/2023
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are moving to put a kibosh on one electronic method of stealing increasingly expensive gasoline.

Advocates sue over new Arizona law that criminalizes …

8/18/2021
PHOENIX -- Abortion rights advocates are going to court in a bid to overturn a new law that makes it a crime to abort a fetus because of a genetic defect. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal …

Arizona criminal justice reform effort seeks reduced …

2/26/2020
Michael Perrino knows first-hand the power of regret, rehabilitation and forgiveness. From about 2008 until 2017, Mr. Perrino’s son, Zachary, was imprisoned first for the unlawful use of a …

New order of protection system to help curb domestic …

1/6/2020
Victims of domestic violence have a new and potentially easier way of serving orders of protection against their alleged abusers thanks to an updated system. On Thursday, the Arizona Criminal …

Underage vaping citations up 800% countywide, hot …

5/13/2019
On a recent Tuesday, a Maricopa County justice court in Surprise was comfortably packed with more than a dozen people, many of them minors accepting …

Arizona ranks low in workplace homicide rates; …

4/15/2019
When an employee at a south Phoenix care facility survived a shooting from the hands of her ex-husband, she also avoided becoming a statistic …

ACLU of Arizona launches site displaying candidates' …

9/30/2018
A new website is making it easier for residents to find out and keep track of how their candidates view the issue of criminal justice reform in Arizona and the country. And, according to a polling …

Glendale police identify 2 found dead in home during …

4/12/2017
Glendale police identified the bodies of two people found dead in a home while Phoenix officers attempted to serve a search warrant, according to a release. On Saturday, April 8, Phoenix SIU was …