Federal judge blocks Arizona prison agency’s push to hire less-qualified doctors for inmate care

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 623

Last Updated: 2 days, 9 hours ago

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A federal judge rejected a request from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry that it be allowed to hire doctors who don’t meet agreed upon standards, sharply criticizing the state prison agency for failing to increase salaries, as it has been repeatedly advised to do.

It’s the latest loss for the state in a lawsuit that began in 2012 alleging that the healthcare provided to inmates in Arizona prisons is so poor that …

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