Tent Jail

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jan 22, 2009 10:35 am Post subject: Tent Jail

TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO, HE IS THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF ( ARIZONA ) AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

These are some of the reasons why:

Sheriff Joe Arpaio created the "tent city jail" to save Arizona from spending tens of millions of dollars on another expensive prison complex.

He has jail meals down to 20 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.

He banned smoking and pornographic magazines in the jails, and took away their weightlifting equipment and cut off all but "G" movies. He says:
"They ' re in jail to pay a debt to society not to build muscles so they can assault innocent people when they leave."

He started chain gangs to use the inmates to do free work on county and city projects and save taxpayer ' s money.

Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't ' 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 allows the Disney channel and the weather channel.

When asked why the weather channel, he replied: "So these morons will know how hot it ' s gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs."
He cut off coffee because it has zero nutritional value and is therefore a waste of taxpayer money. When the inmates complained, he told them, "This isn ' t the Ritz/Carlton. If you don ' t like it, don ' t come back."
He also bought the Newt Gingrich lecture series on US history 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 that actually tells the truth for a change would be welcome and that it might even explain why 95% of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.

With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record for June 2nd 2007), the Associated Press reported: 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.

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TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO, HE IS THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF ( ARIZONA ) AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

These are some of the reasons why:

Sheriff Joe Arpaio created the "tent city jail" to save Arizona from spending tens of millions of dollars on another expensive prison complex.

He has jail meals down to 20 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.

He banned smoking and pornographic magazines in the jails, and took away their weightlifting equipment and cut off all but "G" movies. He says:
"They ' re in jail to pay a debt to society not to build muscles so they can assault innocent people when they leave."

He started chain gangs to use the inmates to do free work on county and city projects and save taxpayer ' s money.

Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't ' 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 allows the Disney channel and the weather channel.

When asked why the weather channel, he replied: "So these morons will know how hot it ' s gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs."
He cut off coffee because it has zero nutritional value and is therefore a waste of taxpayer money. When the inmates complained, he told them, "This isn ' t the Ritz/Carlton. If you don ' t like it, don ' t come back."
He also bought the Newt Gingrich lecture series on US history 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 that actually tells the truth for a change would be welcome and that it might even explain why 95% of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.

With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record for June 2nd 2007), the Associated Press reported: 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 the Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing pink boxer shorts were overheard chatting in the tents, where temperatures reached 128 degrees.
"This is hell. It feels like we live in a furnace," said Ernesto Gonzales, an inmate for 2 years with 10 more to go. "It ' s inhumane."
Joe Arpaio, who makes his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. "Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it ' s time for parole, only to go out and commit more crimes so they can come back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things many taxpayers can ' t afford to have for themselves."

The same day he told all the inmates who were complaining of the heat in the tents: "It ' s between 120 to 130 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to walk all day in the sun, wearing full battle gear and get shot at, and they have not committed any crimes, so shut your damned mouths!"

Way to go, Sheriff! If all prisons were like yours there would be a lot less crime and we would not be in the current position of running out of prison spaces.

Sheriff Joe was just re-elected as Sheriff in Maricopa County , Arizona

stompin9s · Posted: Jan 22, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, THAT SUCKS!

that Sheriff is a crazy kook, but he is saving tax payers money. i wouldnt want my tax dollars going to help make a prisoner's life better...

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

that guy is awesome! That is a great idea. We need to do that everywhere.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

dude he is like a hard arse military gen. that knows that those ppl are there for a reason.
they shouldnt have a club med gym, flatscreens, and great lunches

jail is supposed to suck

thats why they put the bad guys there

if u dont wanna go

DONT GET IN TROUBLE Smash

i think he is one of the last americans with a set of balls in this pu$$afied country

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

Yeah that guy definitely has the right ideas I watched a documentary type thing on him, his views, and his jail it was pretty interesting and the inmates that are in the Tent Jail all seemed to really respect him and they were all surprisingly happy

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

edrex, tents or no tents

they arnt going to have fun

i think igloos are approperate.

they would definately hate that

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

imo that's how every prison should be I mean when you get convicted they're supposed to strip you of your rights and punish you not put you in some classy jail/prison where the tax payers have to pay out the ass to support them

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I say they go back to the old way of doing things

Chain Gangs FTW ! ! ! !

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

I like what he's doing for the most part... but I don't think your average non-violent-crime citizen deserves time in this facility. Like being pulled over for DWI, spouting off to a cop, or not paying child support, or maybe I'm too sympathetic toward non-violent offenders.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/056/RipOff0056674.htm

Just flaunting, lol:
http://www.sheriffjoe.org/images/stories/vacancy_lg

Parker · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 1731 City: Norman

on one hand i think they deserve to treated better but on the other i bet it cuts down on crime

Jim.Branton · Guest

Thats is a great way to save cash and really get to those guys heads