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Thread ID: 92385	2008-08-08 07:11:00	Gang Riots in Prison.......One man's solution	Billy T (70)	PC World Chat

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695897	2008-08-08 07:11:00	You may have heard of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb . Well . . . . . . . . . SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN! Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx . $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs . Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay . The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners . They feed and care for the strays . Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily . He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior . They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal . He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows . The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million . The writer and his wife adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County Shelter two years ago . He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day they got him . Cost them $78 . The prisoners get the benefit of about $0 . 28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day . Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc . He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals . Many people have wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas . He has a huge farm, donated to the County years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand . He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer . It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the holidays and plant it later . Yup, he was re-elected last year with 83% of the vote . Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again . He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens . Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border . He's a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff . TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY: Sheriff Joe Arpaio who created the 'Tent City Jail' has the cost of jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them . He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails . Took away their weights, cut off all but 'G' rated movies . He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects . Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't get sued for discrimination . He took away cable TV Until he found out there was a Federal Court Order that required cable TV for jails so he hooked up the cable TV again, but only let in the Disney Channel and the Weather Channel . When asked why the weather channel, he replied, "So they will know how hot it's gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs . He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value . When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This isn't the Ritz/Carlton . . . . . If you don't like it, don't come back . ' He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails . When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place . More on the Arizona Sheriff: With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports: About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts . On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing pink boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or Chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before . Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their pink socks . 'It feels like we are in a furnace,' said James Zanzot, an inmate who has lived in the tents for 1 year . 'It's inhumane . ' Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic . He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: 'it's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to wear full battle gear, but they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths!' Way to go, Sheriff! Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders . Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves . Joe Arpaio was just re-elected Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona . Cheers Billy 8-{) :thumbs: Me? A redneck? . . . . . Never :D	Billy T (70)
695898	2008-08-08 07:31:00	Way to go! Can they clone him?	BobM (1138)
695899	2008-08-08 07:54:00	awesome......can we borrow him for a while ;)	tweak'e (69)
695900	2008-08-08 10:09:00	Sheriff Joe Arpaio is mentioned in another part of this well-known blog but here is a good start to trying to understand the "criminal mindset": jonsjailjournal.blogspot.com	zqwerty (97)
695901	2008-08-08 23:55:00	awesome......can we borrow him for a while ;) Not for long, just a week or two, promise!	beeswax34 (63)
695902	2008-08-09 01:06:00	Oohh ... I wonder if that would work on the forum. If you get an infraction, it turns the font in your posts pink until it expires. Lovely huh? Or maybe this shade of pink? :D Unfortunately I think some would actually like it. :waughh:	Jen (38)
695903	2008-08-09 02:42:00	Interesting coming from B and zqwert,both pinkos. I say that in a nice way:)	Cicero (40)
695904	2008-08-09 03:14:00	If we just adopted half of his policies .....	Digby (677)
695905	2008-08-09 03:43:00	And the other side: Controversy and criticism To several organizations such as the ACLU and Amnesty International, Arpaio's actions may be based less on a desire to serve the public and to lower crime, but more on demagoguery and grandstanding that does not serve the public welfare. Amnesty International issued a report critical of the treatment of inmates in Maricopa County facilities[2]. The family members of inmates who have died in jail custody (as well as survivors of people killed during deputies' high-speed pursuits) have filed lawsuits against the sheriff’s office. The lawsuits have cost Maricopa County more than $43 million in settlement claims during Arpaio's tenure. [20] [21] From 2004 through November 2007, Arpaio was the target of 2,150 lawsuits in U.S. District Court and hundreds more in Maricopa County courts.[20] Arpaio is named in a class-action lawsuit, Hart v. Arpaio, brought by Phoenix attorney Debra Hill and the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of jail inmates. The lawsuit centers on the treatment of pretrial detainees, who are legally innocent until proven guilty. The lawsuit claims that Arpaio is violating the constitutional rights of those detainees. Health and corrections experts are currently examining conditions in Arpaio's jails, in connection with the suit, which is scheduled to go to trial in August 2008.[20] By mid-2007, more than $50 million in claims had been filed against the sheriff's office and Maricopa County. In her book on prison policy The Use of Force by Detention Officers, Arizona State University criminal justice professor Marie L. Griffin reported on a 1998 study commissioned by Arpaio to examine recidivism rates based on conditions of confinement. Comparing recidivism rates under Arpaio to those under his predecessor, the study found "there was no significant difference in recidivism observed between those offenders released in 1989-1990 and those released in 1994-1995."[22] [edit] Charles Agster Charles Agster, a 33-year-old mentally handicapped man, died in the county jail three days after being forced by sheriff's officers into a restraint chair used for controlling combative arrestees. Agster's parents had been taking him to a psychiatric hospital because he was exhibiting paranoia, then called police when he refused to leave a convenience store where they had stopped enroute. Officers took Agster to the Madison Street jail, placed a "spit hood" over his face and strapped him to the chair, where he had an apparent seizure and lost consciousness. He was declared brain dead three days later. A medical examiner later concluded that Agster died of complications of methamphetamine intoxication. In a subsequent lawsuit, an attorney for the sheriff's office described the amount of methamphetamine in Agster's system as 17 times the known lethal dose. The lawsuit resulted in a $9 million jury verdict against the county, the sheriff's office, and Correctional Health Services.[23] [edit] The Scott Norberg case One major controversy includes the 1996 death of inmate Scott Norberg, a former Brigham Young University football wide receiver, who died while in custody of the Sheriff's office.[24] Norberg was arrested for assaulting a police officer in Mesa, Arizona, after neighbors in a residential area had reported a delirious man walking in their neighborhood.[25] Arpaio's office repeatedly claimed Norberg was also high on methamphetamine, but a blood toxicology performed post-mortem was inconclusive. Norberg did, however, have methamphetamine in his urine, proving that he had used the drug at some point fairly recently before his death. During his internment, evidence suggests detention officers shocked Norberg several times with a stun-gun. According to an investigation by Amnesty International, Norberg was already handcuffed and face down when officers dragged him from his cell and placed him in a restraint chair with a towel covering his face. After Norberg's corpse was discovered, detention officers accused Norberg of attacking them as they were trying to restrain him. The cause of his death, according to the Maricopa County medical examiner, was due to "positional asphyxia". Sheriff Arpaio investigated and subsequently cleared detention officers of any criminal wrongdoing.[26] Norberg’s parents filed a lawsuit against Arpaio and his office. The lawsuit was settled for $8.25 million (USD).[27] [edit] The Brian Crenshaw case Brian Crenshaw was a blind inmate allegedly beaten into a coma by guards working under Arpaio. Crenshaw suffered injuries that included a perforated intestine and a broken neck. He later died at a local hospital. Crenshaw's family filed a lawsuit against Arpaio and his office, which resulted in an award of $2 million dollars.[28] As in the Scott Norberg case, it was alleged that Arpaio's office destroyed evidence in the case. In the Crenshaw case, the attorney who represented the case before a jury alleged digital video evidence was destroyed.[29] [edit] The Richard Post case Richard Post was a paraplegic inmate arrested in 1996 for possession of marijuana and criminal trespass. Post was placed in a restraint chair by guards and his neck was broken in the process. The event, caught on video, shows guards smiling and laughing while Post is being injured. Because of his injuries, Post has lost much of the use of his arms.[30] Post settled his claims against the Sheriff's office for $800,000.[31] [edit] Jeremy Flanders In 1996, Jeremy Flanders was attacked by inmates at Tent City who used rebar tent stakes, which were not concreted into the ground. Although these stakes had been used as weapons in a previous riot at the facility, the Sheriff's office chose not to secure them properly. During the trial, the defendant "presented evidence that, among other things, the Sheriff and his deputies had actual knowledge that prisoners used rebar tent stakes and tent poles as weapons and did nothing to prevent it." Furthermore, "the Sheriff admitted knowing about, and in fact intentionally designing, some conditions at Tent City that created a substantial risk of inmate violence." After the attack: "another inmate entered the tent and found Flanders unconscious, gasping for air, and spewing blood out of his mouth, nose and ears. Flanders had been bloodied and beaten so badly that the other inmate initially did not recognize Flanders." Flanders suffered permanent brain damage as a result of the attack. On appeal, Flanders was awarded $635,532, of which Arpaio was personally responsible for thirty-five percent.[32] [edit] The Fountain Hills prank calls case During April 2004, Arpaio became involved in more controversy when he accused the West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Police Department of being unprofessional over their handling of surveillance tapes from an AT&T store that showed a suspect making prank calls to several restaurants. The calls instructed restaurant managers to strip-search female customers, including minors. Several managers were arrested as a result. Arpaio believed that the suspect in the tapes from West Bridgewater might be connected to a similar case in Fountain Hills, Arizona. [edit] Webcam broadcasts of pretrial detainees Starting in July 2000, the Maricopa County Sheriff's website hosted images broadcast from cameras installed in the Madison Street Jail, which housed only pretrial detainees. After the Sheriff's website was unable to handle the traffic, alternative hosting arrangements were made with the commercial website Crime.com. 24 former detainees brought suit against the Sheriff's office, arguing their fourteenth amendment rights had been violated. The appellate court ruled in favor of the former detainees, stating in their judgement of Demery v. Arpaio: "We fail to see how turning pretrial detainees into the unwilling objects of the latest reality show serves any... legitimate goals... Inmates are not like animals in a zoo to be filmed and photographed at will..."[33] [edit] James Saville James Saville was arrested in 1999 for allegedly attempting to murder Joe Arpaio. A jury decided that officers from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office had entrapped Saville and found him not guilty.[34] [edit] Patrick Colleary Patrick Colleary was a Catholic Priest accused of molesting an altar boy in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1978. Facing two counts of felony sexual conduct with a minor, he fled to his native Ireland and fought extradition. An Irish High Court judge, Philip O'Sullivan, refused to extradite Colleary back to Arizona, writing in his decision that Arpaio "gloated over the inhumane treatment he dishes out to his inmates" and "appeared to take a chillingly sadistic pleasure in his role as incarcerator. It was the duty of any Irish court to see that no citizen was handed over to such a regime." [35] An Icelandic court in 1997 had come to the same conclusion on a different case.[36] [edit] Raid on Phoenix residence In 2004, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office SWAT team led a raid on an Ahwatukee home in a gated subdivision, looking for illegal weapons. No illegal weapons were found, but during the raid, the house burned down, killing a dog, and an armored vehicle rolled into a neighbor's parked car. [37] [edit] Illegal immigrants In 2005, Arizona passed a law making it a felony, punishable by up to 2 years in jail, to smuggle someone across the border. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew P. Thomas has issued a legal opinion that those being smuggled can be considered co-conspirators to the smuggling and can be charged under the same law. Under this opinion, Arpaio has instructed his deputies and members of his civilian posse to arrest illegal aliens. Arpaio said to Fox News, "My message is clear: If you come here and I catch you, you're going straight to jail. [...] I'm not going to turn these people over to federal authorities so they can have a free ride back to Mexico. I'll give them a free ride to my jail."[38] To date, Arpaio has arrested at least 263 people under this program.[39] The New York Times published an editorial denouncing his techniques.[40] The county attorney's legal opinion has been unsuccessfully challenged in court. Many critics, including two of the co-authors of the Arizona anti-smuggling law, claim that Thomas and Arpaio are misusing the statute, which was meant only for human smugglers and not for illegal immigrants who are being smuggled.[41] However, the judge in the legal challenge case stated that there was no evidence that legislators "intended to exclude any prosecution for conspiracy to commit human smuggling." [42]	pctek (84)
695906	2008-08-09 04:47:00	JoesGotToGo: http://joesgottogo.com/	zqwerty (97)
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