So, for the last four nights, Brandon and I have been camping out in our bed from 10PM-2AM watching Season One of "Prison Break". And, it's good.
In way of defending these bad habits, I have started to justify that it is helping me open my eyes to the "other side". Aside from the fact that I have spent my fair amount of time in jail (that's another story), watching "Prison Break" has definitely helped me realize that I don't ever want to break the law. EVER! So...that's why I watch it. It's more of a reverse-psychology service for myself.
However, I was on my friend Morgan&Steph's blog, and was led to an article about a sheriff in Arizona. He is the Warden of the prison there. And, let's just say that he has the right idea about how prison should be.
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JOE ARPAIO, HE IS THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF ( ARIZONA) AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
These are some of the reasons why:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio created the 'tent city jail' to save Arizona from spending tens of millions of dollars on another expensive prison complex.
He has jail meals down to 20 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
He banned smoking and pornographic magazines in the jails, and took away their weightlifting equipment and cut off all but 'G' movies. He says:
'They're in jail to pay a debt to society not to build muscles so they can assault innocent people when they leave.'
He started chain gangs to use the inmates to do free work on county and city projects and save taxpayer's money.
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 but only allows the Disney channel and the weather channel.
When asked why the weather channel, he replied: 'So these morons will know how hot it's gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs.'
He cut off coffee because it has zero nutritional value and is therefore a waste of taxpayer money. When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This isn't the Ritz/Carlton. If you don't like it, don't come back.'
He also bought the Newt Gingrich lecture series on US history 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 that actually tells the truth for a change would be welcome and that it might even explain why 95% of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record for June 2nd 2007), the Associated Press reported: 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 the Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing pink boxer shorts were overheard chatting in the tents, where temperatures reached 128 degrees.
'This is hell. It feels like we live in a furnace,' said Ernesto Gonzales, an inmate for 2 years with 10 more to go. 'It's inhumane.'
Joe Arpaio, who makes his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. 'Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for parole, only to go out and commit more crimes so they can come back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things many taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.'
The same day he told all the inmates who were complaining of the heat in the tents: 'It's between 120 to 130 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to walk all day in the sun, wearing full battle gear and get shot at, and they have not committed any crimes, so shut your damned mouths!'
Way to go, Sheriff! If all prisons were like yours there would be a lot less crime and we would not be in the current position of running out of prison spaces.
Sheriff Joe was just re-elected as Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona
7 comments:
Shout out to prison break! Our wonderful new season addiction:) And I totally agree...I DO NOT EVER want to go to prison (compliments of the guy on prison break that I hate and the guard, Burreck is it?). And, I would vote for Sheriff Joe too.
That is totally cool information. I seriously think every Sheriff should do that for their prison. That is really neat. The show has always sounded interesting I just got addicted to 24 last year and I just never want to feel that again, but maybe it would be worth it.
Oh no! Not ANOTHER really good TV show, Brandon and I just started Heroes Season one and now I am feeling like we have to start Prison Break. I have heard good things. They are just so addicting. Isn't it awful! And wonderful at the same time!
Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE prison break! Especially Michael Schofield! Ya-I think I'd go to prison if he were there. Haha! YES,Sheriff Joe is quite the man here. I have actually witnessed the chain gang before. Pink suits and all!
lol...so glad you're becoming such an expert on prison, with chain gangs and whatnot :) i think you guys need a more positive show to get into...
Oh, I'm so excited to see this post. From Day 1, I've loved Season Break. The day Season 1 came out, I bought it. The day Season 2 came out, I bought it. And you better believe on August 26th, I'll be picking up Season 3. I actually just got some guys in my ward to start watching it and they've been addicted and watching it to all hours of the night as well. enjoy! it's so great!
Prison Break. I was also addicted. I just finished season 2, and I'm so...well, when you finish season 2, please let me know your feelings. We'll discuss them at that time. Onward. :)
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