And that Arpaio can be held liable for her death..as is said above

Maricopa county is already paying 50 million dollars to settle hundreds of lawsuits directly caused by Joe Arpaio yet they keep reelecting him over and over.

Like Hess in Spandau. There is no legal jail in America bad enough for that man.

Someone should be charged with negligent homicide at the very least.

was that possibly, Arpaio could be charged with either negligent homicide or depraved indifference to human life.

Color me cynical; I'm not holding my breath, but if I read one fine day that Arpaio had been charged with either of those two charges, I'd be happy. I'd be ecstatic if he were to be found guilty of either charge!

The family should sue the Sheriff's Department and all individuals involved. Hit them in the wallet.

sentence early - permanent resident of Tent City, gen pop.

Arpaio pays out more in law suits and settlements than NY, LA, and Chicago combined.

is this fool re-elected to his position?

Don't the voters of Maricopa County care how much he's costing them? Or are they all so blinded by ideological fanaticism that they simply don't care?

Yes, the wrongful death suits get reported in the media, but the majority attitude down there is "They broke the law, so they got what they deserved, and the families filing the lawsuits are a bunch of grubby welfare queens"

The crazies run Maricopa County, and they would bring back public stockades, floggings, and lynchings if they could get away with it

I'm so glad I don't live there anymore--the good people of Maricopa County are beating their heads against the desert winds; Phoenix gets more rain than human decency.

got out of there. Sounds like a case where the inmates took over the asylum (no disrespect to those with mental illnesses).

Maybe someday, I'll run for President. My first act will be to declare Maricopa County no longer a part of the USA - I'm selling it to Mexico. Lock, stock and barrel.

I lived in Phoenix for a few years. Met some very nice people. But the electorate of Maricopa county is just not civilized. Most citizens would not tolerate the cruelty of the Tent City jail. They have chain gangs, and people volunteer for them, just to get away from Tent City for a few hours.

Joe Arpaio is a mean and vindictive asshole, but he has the support of the reprobates that vote for him. Some officials from some of the cities have tried to get him out. But they are always defeated by the desert rats.

--imm

The man is evil.

But don't forget that vile people are the ones that keep him in office...he can't elect himself. The people of Maricopa County know what he does and they see how he humiliates the inmates...the jail has been responsible for other deaths in the past, but the vile people of Maricopa County keep backing him up!

Why you ask? Because the vile people of Maricopa County are as vile and evil as this piece of shit they keep putting into office every election cycle...and if anyone from Maricopa County reads this, then your not part of the evil...because the vile people that support Arpaio and his personal Gestapo, wouldn't be reading this post!!!

Maricopa County is the official capitol of Greater Wingnuttia.

Sounds like an awful place. Thank God I don't live there.

I have even more loathing for the supporters who know of his sins and still keep propping him up...

millions of dollars then they will fire him.

a flak jacket and a good helmet.

I think they should throw the book at Arpaio..

Terrible.

There are three jails. 4th Ave which has the tents which sentenced go to. Lower Buckeye & Durango.

I spent a couple weeks there myself but as un-sentenced and the jails aren't tough, they're inefficient. It amazed me how things that should be simple are horribly mismanaged.

When I went to the nurse's office the detention officer there would talk to someone that was sick and mentioned that she never misses work when she's sick. Or a guy suffering w/ stomach cramps was told, "I don't act like that when I have my period". What is the point in working in a nurse's office if you're just going to minimize others' ailments?

On edit - Estrella it was. Haven't heard of it. There is also the Towers. Durango is minimum, LBJ is medium, and 4th Ave is Max for unsentenced. Protective custody is housed in the towers. Estrella must be a Women's jail.

Civil lawsuits, alone, don't seem to cramp his style.

I was told it would take a week to get any prescription drugs. I had to go without my blood pressure meds for two days before I got out. I felt like my head was going to explode.

Problem is most people are unaware ofmtheirmrights

Prisoners rights protect individuals against discrimination, abuse, or other mistreatment

And he's walking free as you and me.

Then it's regular manslaughter.

I heard the temperature in those tents were 126 degrees...like being roasted alive.

I'd like to see him one of those refrigerated holding tanks waiting for court. See, they wake you up at 2am then get you to the court tower at 4am. Then they put you in a freezing ass holding tank for at-least 4 hours. It makes no sense why they're that cold. When you get upstairs to the holding tanks outside the court room you're scheduled to appear they're reasonable so it isn't like they don't have the means.

So do we have some facts (like a coroner's report) that we can add to all the pitchfork and torchlight rantings?

with the full backing of state government.

under the guise of birth certificate searching or some such bullshit on our dime too. Poor woman didn't have a chance.