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Arizona Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Initiative On June 18th, Sheriff Penzone joined community and business leaders to announce the Arizona Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Initiative, which will provide PPE to Arizona’s health care professionals and first responders on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. As a result of the recent surge across the State of Arizona, this group will work diligently with public and private partners to get these supplies out as quickly and safely as possible. Generous PPE Donation for Staff and Inmates Over 5,000 PPE masks were donated to the Sheriff’s Office Estrella Jail complex for staff and inmates. The donation was facilitated by the Televerde Foundation, an organization which provides social support for women in custody to help increase their success and avoid recidivism once they are released. The Televerde Foundation received the masks as part of the Represent Justice Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund. Musician and songwriter Pharrell Williams made a donation of 20,000 masks which were part of the masks provided to MCSO.