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Advocates concerned over COVID-19 outbreaks, no running water inside Arizona prisons
Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic
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Arizona State Prison Complex Perryville is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections.
State prisons are fighting COVID-19-related challenges as cases continue to rise among those in custody.
Hundreds of inmates in one Yuma unit have tested positive for the virus, and hundreds of inmates in two units at a prison in Goodyear didn t have running water for a time.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry announced on Tuesday that 655 people inside the La Paz Unit at the Yuma prison facility had tested positive. There are 1,066 people living in the unit in total. It is the largest known COVID-19 outbreak in Arizona s prisons during the pandemic. ....

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