Amid record heat, 24 Arizona prison units still lack air conditioning. A lawmaker has questions.

By: Kiera Riley

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,349

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Cooling systems in Arizona state prisons failed this summer as temperatures hit triple digits.

Now, the reported outages have caught the attention of a state legislator who is demanding that leaders at the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry answer questions about it. To that end, Rep. Walt Blackman, a Republican from Snowflake, issued a subpoena for the agency to provide information on extreme heat in Arizona prisons, related medical incidents and the age …

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