[Announce] [Peace-discuss] Another perspective on Sheriff Joe Arapaio

[John W.]

Very informative and insightful reply, Neil.  Thank you.


On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Neil Parthun <lennybrucefan at gmail.com>wrote:

Sheriff Joe is obnoxious and grandstanding.  I mean, he just got a new show
> on Fox Reality network called "Smile, You're Under Arrest" to further put
> himself in the media limelight.
> From In These Times, "The Selma of Immigration Rights" about Sheriff Joe.
> http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3973/the_selma_of_immigration_rights/
>
> From Wikipedia on Sheriff Joe: From 2004 through November 2007, Arpaio was
> the target of 2,150 lawsuits in U.S. District Court and hundreds more in
> Maricopa County courts; 50 times as many prison-conditions lawsuits as the
> New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston jail systems combined.  The
> County has had to spend more than $43 million in lawsuit settlements during
> Arpaio's tenure.
>
> In her book on prison policy The Use of Force by Detention Officers,
> Arizona State University criminal justice professor Marie L. Griffin
> reported on a 1998 study commissioned by Arpaio to examine recidivism rates
> based on conditions of confinement. Comparing recidivism rates under Arpaio
> to those under his predecessor, the study found "there was no significant
> difference in recidivism observed between those offenders released in
> 1989-1990 and those released in 1994-1995."
>
> While I commend Sheriff Joe's animal adoption program, even a broken clock
> can be right twice a day.
>
> Live hard,
>      Neil
>
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