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AZDOC, Pull Up a Chair—We Need to Talk

 


A Beth-Dutton-Level Drag of Arizona’s Department of Corrections

There’s a special place in the Hall of Bullshit for the Arizona Department of Corrections.
And trust me, I’ve seen enough from the inside, the outside, and every crooked corner in between to say that with my whole chest.

If AZDOC were a person, Beth Dutton would’ve slapped them clean across the face by now… twice… and then lit a cigarette while daring them to speak again.

So let’s break this down—no sugar, no politeness, no “maybe they didn’t know.”

Because they know.
Oh, they know exactly what they’re doing.

AZDOC Loves the Word “Accountability”…

They Just Don’t Believe It Applies to Them

Every press release, every website update, every time the Director pops his head up like a prairie dog pretending he runs the place—you hear the same tired line:

“We care about safety, rehabilitation, and accountability.”

Yeah?
Well, so do unicorns, and at least those seem more realistic.

AZDOC has mastered one thing:
the art of lying with a straight face.

Paper accountability?
Oh, they’ve got binders for days.

Real accountability?
That’s as rare as a CO who knows the actual policy manual.

Corruption at AZDOC Isn’t a Secret.

It’s a Culture.

We’re not talking about a “few bad apples.”
We’re talking about a damn orchard of rot.

DRUGS?

Flowing through staff like a nightclub on payday.

RETALIATION?

Please. AZDOC retaliates faster than a toddler who got told no.

MEDICAL CARE?

If an inmate needs real treatment, they better also need a miracle because that’s the only thing AZDOC provides in a timely manner.

MENTAL HEALTH?

They’ve turned suicide watch into solitary confinement with an extra side of humiliation.
Ask for help?
You’re punished.
Cry out?
You’re buried.

And when families ask questions?
AZDOC pretends they don’t hear a damn thing—unless it’s a lawsuit, then suddenly they’ve found their hearing aids.

Retaliation: AZDOC’s Favorite Hobby

You want to see the true face of AZDOC?

Speak up.
Advocate.
Expose something.

Within hours, magically:

  • Your husband has a trumped-up write-up

  • His property “disappears”

  • He’s moved to a different run

  • Visits get messed with

  • Phones get restricted

  • And suddenly every CO on shift treats him like he’s the face of a new policy they personally hate

Coincidence?
AZDOC doesn’t have coincidences.
They have patterns.
Predictable, petty, vindictive patterns.

And the moment a wife—especially one who knows her rights—starts shining a light on their darkness?

They panic like cockroaches when the kitchen lights come on.

AZDOC Doesn't Fix Problems.

They Hide Them.

Grievances vanish.
Investigations get “closed due to lack of evidence”—translation: nobody bothered to look.
Officers get quietly shuffled around like cards in a rigged deck.
And the same abuses, the same trafficking, the same setups keep happening like it's part of the damn employee training.

Transparency?
Only when they want praise.

Silence?
That’s their love language.

The People Running AZDOC Wouldn’t Survive a Day Living by Their Own Policies

They expect inmates to follow rules that half the staff couldn’t recite if you offered them overtime.
They demand respect while showing none.
They weaponize power like it’s a sport.
And they treat families like we’re the problem—not the ones trying to keep these men alive.

But here’s the twist AZDOC hates:

We’re smarter than they think.
We’re louder than they expected.
And we’re not going anywhere.

A Beth Dutton Warning for AZDOC

Beth Dutton has that trademark line that just lives in my head:

“You are the trailer park, and I am the tornado.”

Well, AZDOC…
Let me speak in a language you understand:

You’ve been getting away with corruption, abuse, retaliation, and cover-ups for far too long.
You’ve underestimated the wrong families, the wrong advocates, and the wrong women.

You thought intimidation would shut us up.
You thought retaliation would break our spirit.
You thought your silence would discourage us.

But you forgot one thing:

We aren’t scared of you.
Not your badges.
Not your paperwork.
Not your threats.
Not your titles.
Not your game.

And you sure as hell should’ve never underestimated the fire of a woman fighting for her husband.

If AZDOC keeps pushing?
Keeps retaliating?
Keeps pretending they’re untouchable?

Then this little blog right here is just the warm-up.

Because when it comes to protecting the men we love, bringing truth into the light, and holding corrupt systems accountable?

We can be every bit the tornado Beth Dutton promised.
And AZDOC?
You’re long past due for your reckoning.

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