United States · AZ · Phoenix
Estrella Jail
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Background
Estrella Jail is a women-only Maricopa County jail facility located in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility has a capacity of approximately 1,400. It was constructed in 1991. Estrella Jail received media attention in 2013 during the trial of Jodi Arias. The media were invited to view her cell by sheriff Joe Arpaio following reports the accused murderer was having an easy time while incarcerated.
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
AZ
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Gallia County JailGallipolisCounty jail336% occupancy
- Noble County JailCaldwellCounty jail542% occupancy
- Woodman State JailGatesvilleMaximumState prison720% occupancy
- Stark County JailToulonCounty jail3446% occupancy
Data completeness
30%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q17544831)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Estrella Jail. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/estrella-jail
"Estrella Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/estrella-jail.
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title = {Estrella Jail},
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