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Protesters outside the Pima County Jail in February 2022.

A 26-year-old Tucson man, Yunan Tutu, being held at the Pima County Jail pending restoration to "competency" to stand trial, was found dead Tuesday by a doctor after guards reported he was not eating. Sources told the Sentinel that Tutu had been "eating feces for a couple of months." Read more»

Frances Guzman marked her birthday, the first without her son, Cruz Patino Jr. outside the Pima County Jail during a protest on Feb. 11, 2022. Patino, known as 'Cee Jay,' died in the jail in August 2021.

Over the last five days, two men committed suicide at the Pima County Jail, apparently strangling themselves in their cells. Read more»

Pima County Sheriff's Deputies and corrections officers stand outside the jail during a protest against jail deaths in Feb. 2022.

A man who died at the Pima County jail last week was shocked multiple times with a Taser by corrections officers, authorities said. Read more»

Pima County Sheriff's Deputies and corrections officers stand outside the jail during a protest against jail deaths in Feb. 2022.

The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team, which probes use-of-force deaths, will review the case of an inmate who died Tuesday evening at the Pima County jail, officials said. Read more»

Pima County sheriff's deputies are seeking information about a man accused of robbing a north-side restaurant on Feb. 10 only to return three weeks later.

Pima County sheriff's detectives are seeking information about a man who allegedly robbed the Golden Dragon restaurant by flashing a pistol in February, only to return three weeks later for another helping. Read more»

The Pima County Adult Detention Center

A 38-year-old man died at the Pima County Jail early Saturday morning, just days after his probation was revoked and he was sentenced to 2.5 years behind bars. Read more»

The Pima County Adult Detention Center

A 32-year-old man was found dead early Saturday morning in the Pima County Jail. Ricardo Duran pleaded guilty last week to attempted armed robbery, and was set to be sentenced next month. Read more»

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels, speaking during a Senate hearing in 2015.

Despite recent protests across the nation and state over "stay at home" orders, law enforcement officials in Southern Arizona say they have found little need to enforce COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions. Read more»

An inmate awaiting trial at the Pima County Jail climbed over a wall Tuesday afternoon, but was not reported as missing until Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jose Fernandez, 29, was captured Wednesday after his escape. Read more»

Francisco Ruiz

The death of an inmate last Thursday at the Pima County Jail in a "use-of-force encounter" was kept under wraps by the Sheriff's Department until press reports about the incident were published. Read more»