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Judge hands Ohio’s former prisons chief sweeping control over Arizona prison healthcare

A federal judge on Friday appointed Ohio’s former prisons chief to run Arizona’s prison healthcare system, giving her the sole power to determine what the state needs to do to stop violating the constitutional rights of inmates with substandard medical care — and she set the stage for nullifying two state laws that...

Published by Arizona Mirror

July 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM MST
Estimated leanCenterCenterThe article reports objectively on a federal judge's decision regarding Arizona's prison healthcare, focusing on the appointment and its implications without showing partisan bias. It provides necessary details about the ruling and its context.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Center. The article reports objectively on a federal judge's decision regarding Arizona's prison healthcare, focusing on the appointment and its implications without showing partisan bias. It provides necessary details about the ruling and its context.

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