Ricky Wassenaar has been confounding law enforcement — and journalists — for decades. Most recently, Wassenaar claims to have killed several fellow inmates in a Tucson prison. He was already in the ...

Arizona's top corrections official, Ryan Thornell, faced intense criticism from lawmakers and reform advocates at a legislative hearing over prison violence and his department's policies. In response, ...

Ricky Wassenaar killed three men at an Arizona State Prison near Tucson on April 4. Two were serving life sentences for sexual conduct with a minor. The third had raped and killed a 15-year-old girl.

The state Department of Corrections’ decision to move Ricky Wassenaar to a lower-security prison in Tucson resulted in three inmates being killed, prison critics say. And, they add, it could have been ...

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A state lawmaker says he has launched an investigation of Arizona’s corrections system following the murder of three inmates at a Tucson facility this month. State Sen ...

A prison reform advocate says she warned staff at a Tucson prison that a prisoner told her he needed to be isolated so that he wouldn't kill anyone. She says her warnings went unheard because he is ...

An Arizona inmate currently serving 16 life sentences is now being accused of killing three inmates last week, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) said. Corrections ...

A man with a history of violence was named the sole suspect in a Tucson prison fight that left three dead. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry said the suspect was Ricky ...

Good Tuesday morning! Temperatures are going to keep climbing each day this week, so keep hydration and sunscreen at top of mind! We're staying on top of the latest happenings from across the Valley, ...

Ricky Wassenaar is the “sole suspect” in the April 4, 2025 deaths at the Tucson prison complex, according to a statement from the Arizona Department of Corrections. Wassenaar is infamous for his role ...