Criminal Justice
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After no charges, Phoenix family asks AG to charge cop who killed their dad
Christian Diaz Rendon was shot and killed by a Phoenix officer inside his own home disarming an intruder. The county attorney declined to press charges against the officer. Now, the family is asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to step in.
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Gila Community College’s innovative approach to inmate rehabilitation
Gila Community College’s pilot program helps inmates earn electrical certification, offering a path to stable jobs for smoother reentry.
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ICE is placing a detention facility in Surprise. Here’s what our readers think
ICE announced last week that it is placing a 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise. Here’s how our readers responded to the news.
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ICE confirms it will add 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise
ICE said it would add a processing facility with approximately 1,500 beds in Surprise as part of the agency’s efforts to expand detention space.
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His family called Phoenix Police for help. An officer killed his dad, instead.
Christian Diaz subdued a home intruder on Jan. 26 only to be shot and killed by Phoenix Police once officers arrived at the scene. Now, his family is demanding justice.
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Gun rights extend to protests, advocates say, rejecting Trump aides’ stance after Pretti killing
Gun rights groups are fiercely disputing the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on grounds that he was armed, noting that attending a protest doesn’t limit Second Amendment rights.
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Uber rape case in Arizona reveals over 500K sexual violence reports
A landmark lawsuit against Uber began trial this month in Phoenix federal court, in a growing wave of sexual assault claims against the rideshare giant.
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Trump signed an order on marijuana. What it means for Arizona
Trump signed his order on marijuana even as 24 Republicans in Congress, including Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, sent him a signed letter opposing the change.
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Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017
An Arizona jury sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017.
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The US Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.
