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.
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