Arpaio served in the Army from 1950 to 1954 in the Medical Detachment Division and was stationed in France for part of the time. In 1992, Arpaio successfully campaigned for the office of Maricopa County Sheriff. The voters of Maricopa County re-elected him in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
In his prison he serves inmates surplus food, and limits meals to twice a day. He banned "Sexually Explicit Material" such as Playboys after the inmates began "self pleasuring" when they saw female correctional officers and verbally harassed the officers. The ban at some point was challenged on First Amendment Grounds. He instituted an in-house radio station that broadcasts classical music, opera, patriotic music and educational programming.
Arpaio also set up a "tent city". An extension of the prison where inmates stay outside. The "city" is in the yard next to a permanent structure containing bathrooms,showers and an area for meals. During the summer of 2003 the temperatures outside exceeded 110 degrees, and when the inmates began to complain he told them:
Arpaio re-instituted Chain Gangs in '95(All chain gangs are voluntary). A year later he expanded and instituted a female chain gang, the female inmates work 7 hrs a day (7 am-2 pm) six days a week. He instituted the worlds first juvenile chain gang:volunteers earn school credit toward a diploma.
One of his most public-relations actions was the introduction of pink underwear. Due to the success with the underwear he extended the color to handcuffs, shirts, socks etc. He said "I can get elected on pink underwear..I've done it 5 times"
In '01 he was the first to require all inmates 18 and over to register for the Selective Service System( the means by which the US government maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription). He also started the "have a Heart" program, where inmates may volunteer to be organ donors.
Many feel this mans methods are unconstitutional, inhumane etc etc. I want to tell those people to go F*&$ themselves. Prison is not supposed to be a cake walk. It is not a vacation from the real world, it is a punishment!
I applaud Arpaio for his tactics and methods. When someone goes to prison they shouldn't be comfortable. Do you realize that prisoners in jails and prisons across america receive health care? dental care? There are cases all over of people who commit crimes knowing when they get to prison they will get more medical attention than they did when they were free. Inmates gets dental care whereas out veterans only receive dental care if its life threatening or they meet a criteria that apply's to less that 50% of out veterans.
Screw them, they committed crimes, they don't have rights. I think prison should be absolutely miserable, that way when and if they get out, they wont want to come back. Sleeping in tents,wearing pink, 2 meals a day (not necessarily hot meals), 110 degree weather, limited TV and Radio, they should all be that subtle reminder not to go back to prison.
He's obviously doing something right, he has been re-elected 5 times.
"It's 120 degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents, have to wear full body armor, and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths."Many complain about these tents saying they are not adequate or humane and that there are violations of human and constitutional rights. Those that are critical of Arpaio also point out that the majority of inmates in "tent city" have not been convicted but awaiting trail.
Arpaio re-instituted Chain Gangs in '95(All chain gangs are voluntary). A year later he expanded and instituted a female chain gang, the female inmates work 7 hrs a day (7 am-2 pm) six days a week. He instituted the worlds first juvenile chain gang:volunteers earn school credit toward a diploma.One of his most public-relations actions was the introduction of pink underwear. Due to the success with the underwear he extended the color to handcuffs, shirts, socks etc. He said "I can get elected on pink underwear..I've done it 5 times"
In '01 he was the first to require all inmates 18 and over to register for the Selective Service System( the means by which the US government maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription). He also started the "have a Heart" program, where inmates may volunteer to be organ donors.
Many feel this mans methods are unconstitutional, inhumane etc etc. I want to tell those people to go F*&$ themselves. Prison is not supposed to be a cake walk. It is not a vacation from the real world, it is a punishment!
I applaud Arpaio for his tactics and methods. When someone goes to prison they shouldn't be comfortable. Do you realize that prisoners in jails and prisons across america receive health care? dental care? There are cases all over of people who commit crimes knowing when they get to prison they will get more medical attention than they did when they were free. Inmates gets dental care whereas out veterans only receive dental care if its life threatening or they meet a criteria that apply's to less that 50% of out veterans.
Screw them, they committed crimes, they don't have rights. I think prison should be absolutely miserable, that way when and if they get out, they wont want to come back. Sleeping in tents,wearing pink, 2 meals a day (not necessarily hot meals), 110 degree weather, limited TV and Radio, they should all be that subtle reminder not to go back to prison.
He's obviously doing something right, he has been re-elected 5 times.
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