The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was handcuffed in its budgeting. Its spending growth each year was constrained by a formula outlined in the Arizona Constitution. But any expenses tied to ...

As Sylvia Herrera recalled, she was at a meeting with Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone as he talked about how much money the agency was spending to comply with a federal judge’s orders in a racial ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Maricopa County has filed a motion to end the years-long federal oversight of the sheriff’s office. The federal oversight is a result of a 2007 class action lawsuit regarding ...

Maricopa County's "Mugshot Lookup" page was suspended in September 2024 in response to a federal appeals court ruling that ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it supports an effort by Maricopa County to ask a judge to end federal oversight of the county’s sheriff’s office. The oversight has ...

Earlier this year, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan complained that he felt “handcuffed” by the federal court order in the Melendres civil rights case, which prohibits sheriff’s deputies from ...

Maricopa County inmates have transitioned to traditional black-and-white striped uniforms, replacing the previous solid orange and infamous pink outfits. The change is a security measure designed to ...

Maricopa County leaders are pushing for an end to the federal oversight of the Sheriff’s Office in a long‑running, racial profiling case, which they say has cost taxpayers over $300 million. The ...

Maricopa County officials are seeking an end to federal oversight over the Sheriff's Office, designed to prevent racial profiling and discrimination, which they say is costing taxpayers hundreds of ...

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin joins The Mike Broomhead Show to discuss breaking news that the board has filed a motion to end federal oversight of parts of the Maricopa ...