Tag: Jail Deaths
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In response to the passing of Wade Welch in Pima County Detention Center
Wade Welch was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention center on August 15, 2022. Just two days later, on August 17, reports of his death emerged. Wade is the 24th person to die in jail custody since February 2020. Today. We remember the life of Wade Welch. We honor his memory, we offer condolences…
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May 6, 2022: Pima County Sherrif’s Dept Put Pima County Jail On Lockdown
Pima County Sheriff’s Department has placed the jail on lockdown in an attempt to punish those who they’ve been neglecting and killing an our attempts to draw attention to the callous and brutal nature of the Pima County Jail.
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“Justice For Cee Jay”. Support This Movement & Help Enact Policy Changes To Pima County Jail
In 2021, 11 Individuals, Including Young Cee-Jay (Cruz Patino), Sadly Lost Their Life In Pima County Jail. HELP! “Shine A Light” On Pima County Jail & Their Unjust, Negligent, & Unsafe Policies, Procedures, & Staff Conduct. Sign The Petition!
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Supervisor on Pima County jail deaths: ‘Need to figure out how this is happening’
The Pima County jail reported a decade-high number of deaths in 2021. Amid scrutiny the Sheriff’s Department is facing for the deaths and outcry from advocates and family members of deceased inmates, Supervisor Matt Heinz put a discussion with Sheriff Nanos on the Pima County Board of Supervisors Tuesday’s agenda.
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Into the Fray: Third Noise Demo Against the Pima County Jail
A brief reportback from the birthday noise demo outside the Pima County Detention Center in Tucson on Friday, February 11th, 2022.
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Protestors released from Pima County Jail
More than 150 people gathered at the Pima County Jail Friday, February 11, 2022 in protest of the deaths occurring in the jail. 21 people have died in the jail in 26 months.
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Father & Brother Of Grieving Mother Arrested At Protest Against Jail Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: No Jail Deaths Coalition | nojaildeathstucson@protonmail.com FATHER & BROTHER OF GRIEVING MOTHER ARRESTED AT PROTEST AGAINST JAIL DEATHS TUCSON, Arizona–Last night, February 11, 2022, two people were arrested and a third was detained for several hours following a protest at the Pima County Jail. The protest was a celebration for Frances…
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Protest, ‘birthday party’ held outside Pima County jail after inmate deaths
A protest was held outside of the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on Friday, February 11, 2022 following the deaths of twelve people in the jail since January 2021. The protest fell on the birthday of Cruz Patino Jr. III, who died in the jail in August 2021.
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‘It was a nightmare’: Pima County Jail Deaths Reach Decade High
When Frances Guzman found out her son, Cruz Patiño Jr. III, 22, had been arrested July 30, 2021, she scheduled a visit for August 3. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office called her a few hours before her visit, informing her that her son had been found unresponsive in his cell. Less than an hour later,…