Lawmaker wants answers after inmate allegedly kills 3 inside state prison

Senate Committee Chair Launches Probe After Inmate Murders at Tucson Prison

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — In response to the murders of three inmates earlier this month, Senate Public Safety Committee Chair Kevin Payne has announced an official investigation into the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry (ADCRR). The incident occurred on April 4 at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, where inmate Ricky Wassenaar—serving 16 life sentences—allegedly… Source

Lawmaker wants answers after inmate allegedly kills 3 inside state prison

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A state lawmaker says he has launched an investigation of Arizona’s corrections system following the murder of three inmates at a Tucson facility this month. State Sen. Kevin Payne, R-Peoria, on Monday sent a letter to the head of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry giving him a May 1 deadline to produce copies of reports, staffing levels and rosters and other information regarding t…