State Sen. Kevin Payne, R-Peoria, told The Center Square he was not impressed by the letter he received from the Arizona prison system about safety concerns after a series of inmate homicides.
He called the department’s response “not all that good.”
Last week, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry responded to a letter Payne sent the department on June 4. The state senator inquired about the conditions at ADCRR correctional facilities. During fiscal year 2025, 10 homicides have occurred. This number would increase to 11 if inmate Indalecio Garcia’s death is proven to be a homicide.
In the letter, ADCRR responded to 12 questions that Payne sent to the department. For six of these questions, ADCRR said Payne’s request was being sent to the corrections department’s public records team.
The senator said he thinks the department did that because he requested a lot of information. However, he noted ADCRR could have sent the public records requests sooner. Payne said he thinks the department waited until June 25, the deadline given by the state senator for the department to respond to his letter.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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