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Shortly after taking office, Arpaio reinstituted chain gangs, a form of inmate labor that had been virtually eliminated in the United States. According to Arpaio, his chain gangs are not a form of punishment, but of rehabilitation.

Jail inmates with disciplinary problems are sent to lockdown, where they are confined to a four-person cell for 23 hours a day. Once in lockdown, low-risk inmates can volunteer for unpaid work on a chain gang as a step to rejoining the general jail population. After 30 days on the chain gang, inmates are eligible to rejoin the general population. Chain gangs perform public-service tasks such as creating fire breaks, cleaning up graffiti, weeding, removing trash, and burying deceased homeless in the county cemetery. They work eight-hours a day, six days a week, mainly outside. Like the rest of the county's jail population, chain-gang members wear traditional black-and-white-striped uniforms and caps.

Arpaio later expanded the chain gang concept by instituting female volunteer chain gangs.[23] Female inmates work seven hours a day (7 am to 2 pm), six days a week. He has also instituted the world's first all-juvenile volunteer chain gang; volunteers earn high school credit toward a diploma


I Like This Guy... A Lot!

Reckon we could do with his like in U.K.

Kim x

One of Arpaio's most visible public relations successes was the introduction of pink underwear, which the Maricopa County Sheriff's website cites as being "world famous." Arpaio has claimed that that traditional white underwear, labeled with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, was being smuggled out of the jails and sold on the streets, and he thus had the underwear dyed pink, believing that pink is not considered a "macho" color, and would not be stolen.

Arpaio subsequently started to sell customized pink boxers (with the Maricopa County Sheriff's logo and "Go Joe") as a fund-raiser for Sheriff's Posse Association. Despite allegations of misuse of funds received from these sales, Arpaio declined to provide an accounting for the money.

Arpaio's success in gaining press coverage with the pink underwear resulted in him extending the use of the color. He introduced pink handcuffs, using the event to promote his book, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, America's Toughest Sheriff.. Later, Arpaio ordered that sheets, socks, towels, and other fabric items be dyed pink.

Congrats Joe who has been re-elected...Four more years of law and order we hope and immigration , drug control, Keep our Streets safe..Good luck for your next term of Office....

Yaaaaaaaaaay...I second that Dame...can we borrow him?

EErrrrr no lol...

meanie.....you not sharin then?

How Rooood...okies gives a g & t...and I will let you orf....

This man has been discussed on these boards before with some interesting information coming to light:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1049508
As Eeyore said in an edit to her first post, read the posts towards the end from Amazon Woman. It might make you think twice about lauding him.

He has just been re elected Sally...thats why th thread has been put up!

***Congratulations Joe****

The deletion above is mine.

I've just been reading other stuff about this man, and am horrified - I knew nothing about the other side of him.

I have to say, though, that I wish the local scum were threatened with treatment from him. At the mere mention of him, it may make them think twice.

Maybe.

He may have been re-elected KK, it doesn't mean he's somone who deserves admiration. Not in my opinion anyway.

Your Opinion Sally?

Or your mates..Janey Canucks?

I feel that the UK have had enough of the softly softly approach to prisoners.

Sherriff Joe may be a bit extreme...but sometimes you need that extremism to balance things out? And make people aware of what is going on.

Kim

My opinion.
If it's the same as other people's then that's fine.

As for his extremism then a bit of research shows what that can lead to. Mentally disabled people dying in custody for one. Not something I would ever want to see here to balance things out. There is no way I could ever lend my voice to someone like him.
Again, my opinion.
Not yours probably, but that's up to you, obviously.

**Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 m illion 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.**