Twelve people overdosed in a Maricopa County jail in the past week, including one person who died, according to the Sheriff's Office. The overdoses were in the Estrella Jail, which houses women, both ...

On Jan. 14, newly elected Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan halted the practice of scanning all jail employees for contraband when they came to work. A month later, the agency revealed that 12 ...

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how illegal narcotics have been getting into jail facilities after a series of recent overdoses involving people in its custody. According ...

MCSO K9 Handler Brandon Rice noticed something was off with his partner Max on Wednesday, April 23. Max was rushed to the hospital where he received a double-dose of Narcan for exposure to fentanyl.

In just about a week's time, Estrella Jail reported a dozen inmate overdoses and one inmate death, and officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office believe they know what caused the overdoses.

Former inmates breakdown how drugs are snuck into jail An explosion of overdoses at Estrella Jail has prompted questions about how the drugs are getting in. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas spoke to two former ...