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Maricopa County Jail Modification

33°25′40″N 112°07′26″W / 33.427713°N 112.123775°W / 33.427713; -112.123775 (Maricopa County tent jail)

Prior to the election of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in 1993, the prisoner population in Maricopa County Jail, Arizona, the 4th largest jail system in the world[25], exceeded the maximum number of inmates allowed in its facilities. Prisoners were routinely released from custody prior to completing their sentence due to the overcrowding. In a study conducted in 1993 it was estimated that construction of a new facility would cost approximately $70,000,000. Sheriff Arpaio, concerned about the cost of a new facility and reasoning that military tents were good enough for the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who fought in Operation Desert Storm, ordered that a Tent Jail be constructed utilizing inmate labor [26]. It consisted of Korean War era tents donated by the United States armed forces, and a 50 ft (15.4 m) observation tower with a vacancy sign mounted on the front. The final cost of the project was approximately $100,000 and it is capable of housing over 2400 Inmates.

All inmates housed outside in the open tents (N yard for males and O yard for females) are "volunteers" in the "Working Inmate Program" and must agree to work an assigned job and comply with the Sheriff's grooming standards. Inmates who decline to work or refuse to groom themselves are relocated inside a hardened facility along with the rest of the jail population..

and for recidivists, we could sink large culverts for them to reside in, and toss food in once in a while.

H. I. McDunnough's parole hearing:

YouTube

BTW, that vid is another example of Southern dialect for ATY's collection.

Oh THAT sounds secure, yep! Those hardened criminals will never get out of there!

People, isn't it obvious our laws are unreasonable? We cannot imprison everyone! The overcrowding is because we allow the government to overcontrol us!

Originally posted by zeeblebot
BTW, that vid is another example of Southern dialect for ATY's collection.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
How thoughtful! 😉

well, the winner in 1987 was The Last Emperor. Maybe it should have won over R.AZ.

but if they'd held out for a 1988 release it'd have been a shoo-over against Rain Man, the '88 winner!

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
How thoughtful! 😉

No wonder those three thugs escaped Arizona prison not long ago.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
No wonder those three thugs escaped Arizona prison not long ago.

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
You do understand the difference between a prison and a jail, right?

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
You do understand the difference between a prison and a jail, right?

Originally posted by avalanchethecat
There's a difference?

btw, what are we discussing here?

it seems to have degenerated into nonsense.