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Subject: 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
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
> taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for
> themselves.
Subject: 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
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
> taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for
> themselves.