# FCI Phoenix: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on FCI Phoenix, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

## 2025

- Jun 3, 2025 [Phoenix federal prison union members call for warden, regional director to be removed](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3gFBVV95cUxNSy0tSUpxdEViclh5ODhvZlUzdDNSTDNIb2Z0UzB6N09LR3ZZZHZUTFRoT3lsUmNodTM2YTRLV3dYUG4tQTdld3NqZjB1U0N1RDhCUUFqSWg1Skl0cnZtNnkwaUQzWUxQRTMySkhuR0hzWGsxc0NpQnpXVUdKaThvRHBkZ3VoM0hrMWFaX2hNWU9hdEJLNUt0Z1FHYWpEVG1oLUhtcTJaTkVYS183TUMweUprd0hYbHhGYTZxMEt0UzNVM01yZFNrS1J2STA1TEVLM0NMU2wwbjhjdVRKQUE?oc=5) azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- May 23, 2025 [Investigation underway after several employees at Phoenix federal prison fell ill from an unknown substance](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAJBVV95cUxPVUExNGQyNkRJN1NtNFppV3A0MkVMbkpkN3BzSF9mSm9ObVQ0ZjRBT3E1Yl9jZzlMM0dEQ0hLSDRBSGNJRUxMOUxJZkFFU0N5X2pqdHF0aDluZGZwZHhzRTJtUTZsYllia254bEFONFEtQ0doS0tmRjVOLUVib1ZjMjV2LVZtcDdJZXFHakxzMThLOFA3OEduVlp3X0FhRmFMSW8ybXVGc3loN2NPSlZqTGhyZHpWM3lWbGY4Yy0zUGpZX2Z5VlRqWElGNTJGaUJYcVF2S1RRYy1KR1dYeFRVSjJlUjJYVXdMSEZFSlhTQlNqaHNUSFppa3BvUm04dzRD?oc=5) 12News

Several employees becoming ill is worth investigating. 'Unknown substance' should stay unknown until testing establishes what it actually was.

- Apr 9, 2025 [Federal prison employee union in Phoenix among those targeted by Trump administration](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxQOFZyNmRZSktXUUw0b01GYkJHcUVEUzc1ajVGbUFheUVoUFAtaXVHd2puTGJoZ0FaMFo5RkI0d0trRlBrcldoMFlIVEVKSVRGWWlxZVlvMV94ZHJGZGwzaFVYWDVXRHdOV2RHUnlCQm5pa2Jid281bzQxOXA2YUtZQkJ3MjI4eHRLRExUTXJ2ZUhGRldBOS04NGJXelRya2t5a3ozUmhlSjR5X3BDeUlDMUNpVWpfY0ZFa2QyQ2ZDVmlJYVoy?oc=5) azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

## 2021

- Oct 26, 2021 [US Marshals searching for escaped inmate from federal facility in Phoenix](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxPSVhOcUY0MDd1REhJR25sVkRYWE05YjJUbmhmMmhidmtUU3pvWlQzZEE5b2MtbzVyUDZaWFIzQ0NlS1FGVHhhX1I0Vk1NX3Y4SUYyajdvU0lWcWlkT0lnaVNGYzRIN2xZSWpsTVprdnl3TUhQMGNma3VDRU1TVWhMenYtYlZLRGR5NFVJSG1NUHlRTk12dzBMTzVSOVZOU3RGcmdjeEVmUHFnUQ?oc=5) ABC15 Arizona

If this was a minimum-security satellite-camp walkaway, the physical reality is a lot less dramatic than 'escaped inmate' suggests. The legal consequences are not.

Coverage is collected automatically and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine.

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