Sheriff Joe Arpaio is one of the most creative, practical, and down to earth public servants I have EVER heard of.
Joe Arpaio is Sheriff of Maricopa County that is located in the central part of the state of Arizona. As of July 2007, its population was 3,880,181, which ranks fourth among the nation's counties and is greater than the population of 24 states. The county seat is Phoenix which is Arizona's largest city and capital. The center of population of Arizona is located in Maricopa County. It is Arizona's most populous county.
Some of you may have your memory tickled by the fact that he was the Sheriff Joe was the one, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb?
Well here's an update:
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. A women by the name of Teresa 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 re-elected 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 enforc ing 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.'
He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape 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 might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
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.
but additionally, this is one of the few places where REHABILITATION takes place, They are taught trades, and those inmates who work with animals have got to be "humanized" by the experience.
I wonder whether this NO Nonsense Sheriff, would consider Governor of Arizona, and Potentially President.
I sense that he would not be willing to put up all the machinations of the egomaniacal wimpy politicians, and would tell them to go right where they deserved.
6 comments:
I LOVE the man and have since he took over the job of Sheriff. To bad this country doesn't have more EXACTLY like him. I'd sure as heck vote for him and he'd never have to worry about seeing my face in his Garden of Eden because I'm not stupid enough to want his "pink" fashions.
JOE-- The Official SLAVE owner!
Just what we need--paves the way for future Nazis like him!
Aren't the BONDS enough for you?
They make Millions off the Slaves, but you won't hear them telling you about that.
That's why Amerika has 3 Million in prison--It's about the money!
He thinks he's a God. He's not!
Please please come to New Zealand we need guys like him here
SLAVE owner how rediculous. Everyone of those men gave away their rights by commiting whatever crime they commited. Good for him cheap labor makes it better for everybody.
Anonymous who wrote that Joe is a slave owner is probably a typical white punk who's upset at his parents while spouting off at anyone he deems mean in his world as a Nazi. Poor dumb kid does'nt know or understand what Nazi's truely were. Yet even know what Country Nazi's existed in. Idiot child, please try to understand that criminals cause crimes by creative thinking and actions on their own behalf; it's societys laws that require criminals to enter the legal system to prevent these persons from committing further crimes and to try to get them to realize their mistake. We should dump these criminals onto your doorstep or your mommys home so you can do as you see fit; meanwhile we will continue to house such individuals until they can make wiser and better choices. This costs money idiot! If you don't want to become part of the millions of profit as you put it, then knock of the bull**** and accept responsibility for ones actions, or create a better system you f****ng whiner
What a wonderful man you are Sheriff Joe Arpaio! We need more men like you in leadership positions. If we had men with your qualities in Congress and the Presidency we wouldn't be in the mess we are in today. All of our prisons need to be run like yours but it takes a lot of work. God bless you Joe, keep up the good work!
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