Krzy Kat
05-13-2008, 03:41 PM
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.'
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.
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.'
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.