SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!
You all remember 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. Teresa and I 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 we got him. Cost us $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.

I have long 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. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.

Yup, he was reelected 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 kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of S heriff.

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 (In Arizona ) who created the ' Tent City Jail':
He has 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' 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 . 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.'


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 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.

let's be fair and point out the ways Arpaio hurts Maricopa county and Arizona.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maricopa_County_Sheriff%27s_Office_controversies

Mainly these snippets of information:

"Family members of inmates who have died or been injured in jail custody have filed lawsuits against the sheriff’s office. Maricopa County has paid more than $43 million in settlement claims during Arpaio's tenure."

"In 1998, Arpaio commissioned a study, by Arizona State University criminal justice professor Marie L. Griffin, 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.""

-In March 2009, the United States Department of Justice notified Arpaio of that they were investigating him for civil rights violations, in unfairly targeting Hispanics and Spanish-speaking people.

-In October 2009, it was reported that the FBI was investigating Arpaio for using his position to settle political vendettas

-In January 2010, it was reported that the Department of Justice has impaneled a grand jury to investigate allegations of abuse of power by Arpaio.

-In March 2010, it was reported that an investigation into Arpaio is "serious and ongoing", according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

I received it in an email from my daughter. I thought it was funny, maybe not. Second time I've posted something like this...It won't happen again.

Well, I'm all for prisoners being treated as prisoners. Arpaio is doing that.

Can we clone him, I'd like one like that here!

The people keep electing him,
so i guess it's true,
you really do get the government
you deserve.

You go, Joe! And I agree with Dave; these are prisoners who need to be treated as such. There is a documentary on cable right now about Sheriff Arpaio, the prison and the inmates that's very interesting. Don't you worry, Veronica, over 55% of Maricopa County (of those that voted) love this man! I live in the next county and am proud of him.

Awww, thanks ClaraSue, Rayven and Dave!

Maybe this should have gone into 'Jokes'...But I love Joe, and everything he's done.

OK, now let's hear how many horrible things he's done to people who have done horrible things...And why we care.

Arpaio does bring up a good point...it does hit 120°F+ in Iraq and that area, and those soldiers who are protecting our freedoms are in full battle gear. In both cases, humidity is low. The lowest high temperature this month has been 113°F, and the coolest it has been is 84°F. Two mornings ago, the low was 95°F!

If you take the Iraq analogy to its logical conclusion, is the Sheriff going to let citizens who don't like the prisoners attempt to blow them up with IEDs? Is it OK for fanatics to mount suicide attacks on the jail because that could also happen to soldiers in Iraq?

I'm sure this sheriff could find examples of people in a worse situation than his prisoners to justify almost anything he wanted to do to them, but is it what a nation expects from its criminal justice system? I seem to remember that the US Prison system has something called the Department of Corrections, not Punishments.

The website of the Arizona Corrections department has this statement from the Deputy Director:

"I am honored to serve among 9,750 well-trained corrections professionals who are dedicated to public, staff and inmate safety by effectively employing sound correctional practices, efficient operational procedures and proven programming opportunities for inmates."

Does that figure of 9750 include this sheriff?

"If you take the Iraq analogy to its logical conclusion, is the Sheriff going to let citizens who don't like the prisoners attempt to blow them up with IEDs? Is it OK for fanatics to mount suicide attacks on the jail because that could also happen to soldiers in Iraq?"

Dippo, the analogy about soldiers in full combat gear vs. felons who cry out "oh poor me it's too hot" and are looking for sympathy does not merit a "LOGICAL???? CONCLUSION".

Department of Corrections. Jail. Prison. Whatever you want to call it, is a Penal system where offenders who have broken the law are sent to be punished. Humility goes a long way. Should prisoners have a cot with a mattress that Goldilocks finds 'just right'? Should all the comforts of home be made available for the lawless? Should sympathy be doled out for the poor unfortunate souls who maliciously violated the lives of innocent victims?

The only logical conclusion is the old saying, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime." And it sure is nice that this country isn't full of radical bombers, but if the Sheriff would let someone have an IED to blow up the two guys who killed my best friend....

The incarcerated felons should take a look at how lucky they are that they aren't part of your logical conclusion. They should look forward to the day they get released, hopefully knowing they have been put on the right path so they don't return.

So prisoners don't have it so good. Good.

Quote: "And it sure is nice that this country isn't full of radical bombers, but if the Sheriff would let someone have an IED to blow up the two guys who killed my best friend.... "



I don't think that this was just an example. leelee63, my sympathies to you for the loss of your friend. And I couldn't have said what you said any better.

I guess what bothers me is that people don't seem to realize that these prisoners are not there because they were speeding, or trespassed on someone's property, or some other minor infraction. These are people who killed, maimed, robbed at gun or knifepoint, or commited some other crime where the punishment should be more than just a slap on the wrist and sent home. I mentioned earlier about the documentary. If it comes on again, it should be watched. "Lockup"