cavanami Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 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 ca re 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 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 (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 taxpayer s money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 yeah a guy like this would be reelected in LOS too I predict? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Maricopa county does not border Mexico. Actually, there are 3 counties you have to cross before you get to Maricopa county. Recently, Sherriff Joe was in Tucson, Arizona and got chased back to Phoenix where some say he belongs after destroying an effigy of him with clubs. Some people like him and some hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Must have a lot of crooks and wets in Tucson. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Okay, maybe I'm in a left of center mood because of supporting Dems this year. So, that will be my excuse for the following. Now, I'm all for punishing criminals, etc. but I cringe a little when I hear they get pennies an hour. I'm assuming they can be legally excluded from minimum wage laws. I approve of a lot of the Sheriff's programs (pink undewear for example). Even this animal rescue thing. However, with regards to the pay we pay prisoners, its closer to the slave labor we accuse China of doing. I think there is even a road gang like in the old days in Alabama somewhere. I know I'll be labeled soft on prisoners. Maybe even rightfully, but I'm in an ACLU/Human Rights mood lately...lol...(I used to despise the ACLU). Shouldn't they get minimum wage? And then give the victims of certain crimes the money they receive. Is that proposition slave labor or paying back for your crime? Am I getting soft in my old age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yeah, Stev-oh. You are, indeed, getting soft at your old age. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay too soft. These guys aren't choir boys, I'm sure. For crying out loud! They're getting free food, medical, clothing and shelter...and maybe a "401k" :-) BTW, the ACLU can fuck off HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loner w/a boner Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Hey CS: The thing about making only a few cents an hour--that's the way all prisons are that allow people to work. None of them make hardly anything. Not sure why. So that's not exclusive to this sheriff. I've talked to some ex-cons. They'd work in the laundry for only pennies an hour. I'm not a big believer in prisons. For violent repeat offenders, I'm for the death penalty. For property crimes, I'm for public lashing THEN restitution. Since restitution takes a long time, it would be a form of "bond servitude", a type of slavery, actually. I do think that making people live in 138 degree temps is way outa line. I don't see how that can be constitutional. Forget putting this guy in charge of animals--put him in charge of the economy! Self-sufficiency, own farm, own hogs, managing difficult people. McCain oughta name this guy VP if he wants to shore up his conservative base. IMNSHRWO (in my not-so-humble right-wing opinion) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF16 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 So how are the stats on re-offenders? Does what he do work? I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Does what work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loner w/a boner Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I doubt this is rehabilitation. It is punishment. Whether an offender repeats is up to the offender. Not the sheriff's job. I'm too lazy to Google it, at least for now, but I am curious as to the crime rate in that county. You'd think the word would have gone out a long time ago to stay out of that place if you don't want trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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