Pima County Corrections Officer Ayden Escarrega, 20, was arrested Wednesday night after a weekend altercation with an inmate at the jail resulted in minor injuries, Sheriff’s Department officials said. During the booking process on Saturday,…
On July 24, 20-year-old Brayan Torres of Nogales drowned in Patagonia Lake on a day off with his family and friends. Torres had been employed as a corrections officer with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
Sheriff Chris Nanos says the crisis at the Pima County Jail has been due largely to a lack of staff — and that he’s filled some of those gaps. The families of inmates who died,…
Sixty-three percent of the inmates who died inside the Pima County Jail last year had drugs as a factor in their deaths. In the midst of a nationwide fentanyl crisis, the Sheriff’s Department wants to…
Nearly 400 inmates were evacuated from the Pima County jail Friday night after a fire broke out in the facility’s annex, officials said. Around 8:24 p.m., an electrical fire broke out in the Main Jail…
Free public transit service is back on the block for the Tucson City Council. During a Tuesday study session, Council members will discuss their options, with the Sun Tran system facing a $9.9 million to…