Praxis Initiative

What happened in April 2025 did not happen in a vacuum. Law Behind the Walls launches with Episode 1: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders — a serious CLE on failure, accountability, and the legal fallout. March 20 | 12–1:30 PM MST | 1.5 AZ CLE bit.ly/4bKs85b

Law Behind the Walls begins Mar. 20 with Episode 1: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders. A CLE webinar on institutional failure, accountability, and the legal questions that remain. 12–1:30 PM MST | 1.5 AZ CLE bit.ly/4bKs85b

Join us this Friday, March 20, 2026 12:00 PM–1:30 PM MST AZ CLE Credit: 1.5 Featured Guest: Jared Keenan, Esq. Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest Co-Hosts: Steve Scharboneau, Esq. — Host & Moderator John Fabricius — Co-Host & Panelist Register for the single event: [bit.ly/4bKs85b] Purchase the full 6-part series pass: [bit.ly/40A3C0n] Hosted by Praxis Initiative and Steven George Law. #CLE #ArizonaCLE #PraxisInitiative #LawBehindTheWalls #PrisonOversight #CriminalLegalSystem #PublicInterestLaw

Join us for Law Behind the Walls, Episode 1: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders. A CLE webinar on the April 2025 events, what was known in advance, and systemic failure. Mar. 20, 12–1:30 PM MST, 1.5 AZ CLE. Single: bit.ly/4bKs85b Series: bit.ly/40A3C0n

⚠️ TOMORROW — DON'T MISS THIS LAW BEHIND THE WALLS: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders Liability, Litigation, and Systemic Failure 📅 Friday, Feb 20 | 12:00–1:30 PM AZ Time 💻 Virtual CLE Webinar | 1.5 General CLE Credits Ricky Wassenaar had 16 life sentences. He warned prison officials he would kill anyone placed in his cell. They did it anyway. Three people are dead. Join Steve Scharboneau, John Fabricius, and Jared Keenan for a critical legal conversation about what happens when the system fails — and how to fight back in court. ⚖️ Attorneys: $50 | 1.5 CLE credits 🆓 General Public: FREE with promo code JUSTICE 🔗 Register: live.givebutter.com/c/gO2PrM Session 1 of 6 | Law Behind the Walls CLE Series Who watches the watchers? We do.

⚠️ TOMORROW | Law Behind the Walls: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders He had 16 life sentences. He warned them. They didn't listen. 3 people are dead. Friday 2/20 @ 12PM AZ | Virtual CLE Webinar ⚖️ Attorneys: $50 | 1.5 CLE credits 🆓 General Public: FREE — promo code JUSTICE 🔗 live.givebutter.com/c/gO2PrM

Continuing Legal Education Webinar Event: Multiple murders inside a “High-secure” Arizona prison. This Friday: a legal breakdown of the Ricky Wassenaar case—Eighth Amendment liability, failure to protect, and what the record shows vs. what was said publicly. Law Behind the Walls #1 🎟 givebutter.com/gO2PrM Public free w/ code JUSTICE

Reentry isn’t something you can understand from a distance. On December 3rd, we’re hosting Walk the Walk: A Reentry Simulation at the Arizona Capitol — an interactive, fast-paced experience that puts you inside the first moments after release and shows how the system actually functions when real time and real expectations collide. 📅 Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3 🕙 10:00 AM Historic Senate Room 🍽 Lunch for the first 50 registrants 🔗 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/walk-th…

Ever wondered how you would do coming home from prison, starting over from scratch? On December 3rd, you can experience it for yourself at the Arizona Capitol. • Starts at 10 AM at the Historic Senate Room, 3rd Floor Arizona Capitol Museum • Lunch at 11 AM (first 50 free) • Lawmakers and Keynote speakers • Full interactive reentry simulation facilitated by Arouet Foundation 👉 Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/walk-th… All are welcome — bring a friend, colleague, or family member.

Walk the Walk: A Reentry Simulation is happening Dec 3 at the Arizona Capitol Museum. Lawmakers, returning citizens, advocates, community groups, families, and system partners will step inside the first 30 days after release — the pressure, the choices, the barriers, the reality. 10:00 AM–3:00 PM | Historic Senate Room Free to attend. Lunch for first 50 registrants. Register: bit.ly/4odlZlk Reentry isn’t abstract. It’s lived. Let’s face it together.

“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps”? Come test that theory. Walk the Walk: Reentry Simulation Dec 3 • 10 AM • AZ Capitol • Keynote by Allison Rapping Lunch Provided to Registered Attendees RSVP: bit.ly/3LSeBy9

Walk the Walk — Dec 3 at the AZ Capitol. Experience the real pressures of reentry: IDs, housing, probation, fees, deadlines. 10 AM remarks → 11 AM lunch (first 50 free) → keynote → full simulation. Hosted by @PraxisInit + We Stand AZ. RSVP: bit.ly/3LSeBy9

Walk the Walk — December 3rd at the Arizona Capitol Praxis Initiative and We Stand AZ are hosting a full Reentry Simulation at the Capitol on Wednesday, December 3rd, and you’re invited. We start at 10:00 AM in the Historic Senate Room with lawmaker remarks on reentry and oversight. Lunch at 11:00 AM — first 50 registrants eat free. Then Allison Rapping of Arouet delivers a keynote on workforce readiness and the realities facing people returning home. Afterward, we move to New Senate Room 1 to run the full simulation. You’ll step directly into the first month after release and navigate IDs, transportation, probation, housing, fees, and deadlines — all under real time pressure. Nothing is dramatized or softened. This is the system as people experience it today. 👉 Register now: bit.ly/3LSeBy9 Hosted by Praxis Initiative + We Stand AZ Supported by Right on Crime, Dream.org, Stand for Children Arizona, Arizona Justice Project, Social Purpose Corrections, Alliance for Safety and Justice, FAMM, Arnold Ventures, Justice Action Network, Stephen George Law, and more. Please credit all partner organizations when sharing.

Our ED is proud to have contributed to this @Reuters' powerful piece on extreme heat in U.S. prisons. This issue needs urgent attention—lives are at stake. Check out the full story: reuters.com/graphics/USA-T… #PrisonReform #ClimateJustice"

🎉 WE DID IT! ADCRR OVERSIGHT PASSES! 📊 SB 1507 VICTORY in Arizona Huge thanks to @LaurenKrisai and @JusticeActionNet for excellent leadership! & our coalition partners who made this happen: @FAMMorg @Dream_Org @ACUNolan @Arnold_Ventures ✅ Independent oversight established ✅ 34,500 people in ADCRR custody protected ✅ Safe working conditions for correctional staff ✅ Increases public safety When evidence meets lived-experience advocacy, reform wins. Please consider supporting our next campaign, we have a lot to do: givebutter.com/oNmY8J

🎉 WE DID IT! SB 1507 PASSES! 🏆Huge thanks to the legislators who made ADCRR oversight possible: 📋 Bill Sponsor: Sen. @ShawnnaLMBolick - thank you for your leadership and steadfast commitment to getting this into law! 📝 House Amendment Sponsor: Rep. @BlackmanForAZ - your multi-year commitment to oversight and all your work on this issue made a massive difference! & ⚖️ Sen. @RepAnaliseOrtiz - Your dedication on this issue and your selfless acts in securing bipartisan support were instrumental in securing this victory! With a special shout out to @NealCarterAZ for sponsoring the bill previously and your support throughout this process. Finally, to the visionary lawmaker that gave us our first chance at this legislation and has never wavered in his support, @Diego4Justice When legislators work across party lines, Arizona wins. 34,500 people in ADCRR custody now have independent oversight protecting their constitutional rights AND ensuring safe working conditions for correctional staff. #SB1507 #BipartisanWin #ADCRROversight Please consider supporting our next reform: givebutter.com/oNmY8J

🚨 WE DID IT! SB 1507 PASSES! WE PASSED OVERSIGHT OF THE ADCRR for the first time in state history! 34,500 people in ADCRR custody—25,000 under direct 8th Amendment violations, 9,000 more who can be transferred back anytime—finally have a path to accountability. Bipartisan coalitions work. Lives matter. Change is possible. Next up: Full criminal legal system reform 🧵1/2 Please consider supporting our next campaign, we have more wins to get: givebutter.com/oNmY8J

🚨 RIGHT NOW: SB 1507 (Independent Corrections Ombudsman) could pass in AZ’s House today. Call Dem leaders & tell them: “Pass SB 1507 NOW—AZ needs oversight!” Find your Representative ➡️ azleg.gov/memberroster/ Ask them to Pass SB 1507 today! Please act NOW!!

John Fabricius, executive director of the Praxis Initiative and formerly of Arizonans for Transparency and Accountability in Corrections. Now, as a lead on criminal justice policy, he sees an extra set of eyes and ears as an absolute necessity. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/06/2…

I just signed a @PraxisinAZ petition: Urgent Action Alert! <br> We need the Legislative Democrats to Keep SB 1507—Independent Prison Oversight—in This Year’s Budget. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell…