A civilian kitchen worker is suing the State of Arizona after she was violently sexually assaulted inside the Tucson prison by a high-risk inmate who was left unsupervised.
Bariki Amani Hopkins, 36, appeared in court Thursday night. He is being held on a $1 million bond on charges of attempted second-degree murder and domestic violence.
The woman convicted of killing a man in a wrong-way DUI crash was sentenced to over ten years in prison. 23-year-old Kiara Gomez was convicted of manslaughter following a plea agreement last November.
Prison violence remains a significant yet underreported issue in the U.S. criminal justice system, leading to unsafe conditions for both incarcerated persons and staff. To address this pressing ...