Death totals in custody and overdose deaths in Maricopa County jails increased during Sheriff Jerry Sheridan’s first year in office, a trend he attributes to the rise in fentanyl deaths in Arizona.

Drug-related deaths at Maricopa County jails nearly doubled in Sheriff Jerry Sheridan’s first year in office, an Arizona’s Family Investigates review found. In 2024, there were 12 drug-related jail ...

Maricopa County's jail system saw a sharp rise in deaths last year, and the surge is stoking a heated fight over how drugs ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A congressional field hearing was held in Phoenix, focused on federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The House Judiciary subcommittee convened at the state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind locked doors at Estrella Jail, more than 800 women are serving time. Their stripped uniforms look the same, but their ...

A new bill in Congress could reshape federal oversight of MCSO, ending long-running court monitoring and transferring the ...

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office plans to seek charges against a man in a dirt bike crash that left a juvenile critically injured.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office District 7 substation based in Fountain Hills is reporting deputies responded to the ...

PHOENIX -- The Homeland Security Department will use 50 immigration agents to screen jail inmates in Arizona's most populous county after it revoked the sheriff's authority to access its systems, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind locked doors at Estrella Jail, more than 800 women are serving time. Their striped uniforms look the same, but their ...