As sent to me by a suppossedly Liberal friend in NYC. I'm not so sure she's all that Liberal anymore. I kind of like this Sheriff, though.
Democrats or Republicans, I think we're all fed up with the prison system
and we can agree on this one - ??? (Well, here's from one Democrat that
sees nothing wrong with it.)
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 an average 20 cents a serving and charges the
inmates for them.
He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their
weights and 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."
He bought Newt Gingrich' lecture series on videotape that he pipes into
the jails.
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 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 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 damned
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.
If you agree, pass this on. If not, just delete it.
http://www.reelectjoe.com/
Sheriff Joe was just reelected Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Is this true or just an urban legend? True.
"Indeed, much of the material is excerpted verbatim from press coverage of
Arpaio's 12-year (and counting) term."
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_sheriff_joe_arpaio.htm