Miti Maugaotega Jr. was convicted of murdering a fellow inmate in the Arizona prison where they were both being held.

Overcoming the urge to return to heroin or other opioids upon release is only part of the problem. Many encounter a life outside without basic resources.

Poor video monitoring in the facility’s control stations has been an issue for years and a recent inspection found only 40% of the cameras worked.

The continued failure of the electronic system has complicated efforts to provide inmates with the latest Covid-19 booster shot.

The killing of inmate Bronson Nunuha by another prisoner in 2010 was “especially cruel,” according to the 12-member jury.

A jury will decide whether Miti Maugaotega Jr. should be executed for the gang-related murder of Bronson Nunuha in 2010.

An Arizona jury last week found prisoner Miti Maugaotega Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and will now decide if he should be executed, sparking controversy in Hawaii.

Another jail guard was previously sentenced to 12 years in prison while two others are scheduled for sentencing in January.

Lawyers for women who were sexually abused say they will ask a federal judge to overturn the jury’s decision.

The former and current Women’s Community Correctional Center inmates were assaulted by guards, and their lawyer alleged the warden failed to protect them.