The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says two people experienced an overdose on Feb. 18 at the Estrella Jail. This comes after the office reported 12 people overdosed in the same jail within the last ...

MCSO K-9 Max was exposed to fentanyl on April 23 after alerting deputies that the drug was reportedly on an inmate. K-9 Max was treated with Narcan and has already made a full recovery. MARICOPA ...

PHOENIX – Maricopa County jail detention officers have seized hundreds of suspected fentanyl pills in recent days, thwarting the efforts of drug-smuggling inmates. “Our detention officers are doing an ...

PHOENIX — A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detention officer is recovering after being viciously attacked by an inmate Monday. Detention Officer Rachel Harris was conducting routine cell searches ...

COLUMBUS, GA. (WTVM) - UPDATE: According to the MCSO the inmate is now in custody and additional charges are pending. Willie Barnes, a jail trustee, escaped from a Correctional Officer while being ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is looking at some new approaches to keeping drugs out of the county jails. Detention officers have reported an increase in overdoses behind ...

2023 saw a significant spike in the number of people incarcerated within a Maricopa County jail having to be rushed to the hospital for suspected overdoses or other drug-related instances. The ...