Way to go Joe !!

[90Xjay]

[for those who have not heard of him, Joe Arpaio is the sherrif from Maricopa county, Phoenix, who makes the inmates live in tents and wear pink underwear]

Joe Arpaio starts 2-week mandatory English classes for inmates

Mike Cronin
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 24, 2006 12:00 AM

Go directly to jail. Do pass a competency exam.

Non-English-speaking inmates in Maricopa County jails began mandatory English classes on Monday.

At the end of their two-week course, inmates must take a test to see how well they learned about American government, the words to God Bless America and the communication of health and safety needs.
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"These inmates happen to be incarcerated in the United States of America and in Maricopa County where I run the jails," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a statement. "And we speak English here, not foreign languages."

Classes will last two hours a day. The curriculum comprises the three branches of government, how a bill becomes law, state government, law enforcement and court services, and jailhouse "situational" terminology.

Most students will be native-Spanish speakers. Of the 10,000 prisoners in Maricopa County jails, about 3,000 are Hispanic, including roughly 1,000 undocumented immigrants.

 

[Green97TJ]

Its about time...

 

[TwistedCU]

We ought to put him in charge of something bigger.

 

[Sparky-Watts]

Joe's my kinda Sheriff! Despite all the whiney inmate-coddlers and their disdain for Joe, he's making prison what it should be....punishment and not a resort hotel for the sociologically challenged.

 

[90Xjay]

He has his enemies for sure, but he is a hero to the people and the taxpayers he serves.

I like his citizen posse program where regular citizens can sign up and help with deputy duties.

 

[Utah_jeepster]

He has his enemies for sure, but he is a hero to the people and the taxpayers he serves.

I like his citizen posse program where regular citizens can sign up and help with deputy duties.

I had the pleasure of growing up in Arizona, I was a citizen posse member for over 12 years. Rescue diver and Mountain rescue.
Joe Arpaio is not your typical sherriff.
For his posse members he goes out of his way to make asure you have the right equipment and training nessasary for your role.

Now if your an inmate....
He has pulled the coffee from county jails, the cable and porn. Brown bag lunches for the inmates, and hard labor.
He makes county jail a place you dont want to go.

And all of this he still is a down to earth guy...who you can give a call to when you need him. The only public figure I know who lists his private phone number in the Phoenix phone directorys.

 

[dropseys]

Thats great. Now its just waiting to hear when the ultra prinsoner lovers sue the county and state and have it made illegal for him to do that. Its only a matter of time before one of the ultra hippies (criminals are just misunderstood crowd) gets that rule thrown out.

 

[Utah_jeepster]

Thats great. Now its just waiting to hear when the ultra prinsoner lovers sue the county and state and have it made illegal for him to do that. Its only a matter of time before one of the ultra hippies (criminals are just misunderstood crowd) gets that rule thrown out.

They have tried...and failed. His policies have stood the test of time. 20+ years (I think 28 and counting)

 

[90Xjay]

It is awesome to have someone on Jeepz that has had personal experiance with him!
I saw an interview with some former inmates who actually did respect the sheriff, while not liking the situation, they did at least admit it was a deterant to not return.

 

[judge09]

We definitely need more of this kinda of justice. Any chance he wants to run for president.

 

[Laph]

Joe is my hero, has been since I first learned of his ways about 4 yeas ago, glad to see he is still making things for the better down there.

 

[90Xjay]

We definitely need more of this kinda of justice. Any chance he wants to run for president.

You're right, sadly, I don't think he would make it for president because his ways are contraversial, while they make sense to folks like us, the libs up north would tear him up over it.

 

[Laph]

You're right, sadly, I don't think he would make it for president because his ways are contraversial, while they make sense to folks like us, the libs up north would tear him up over it.

thats why we should round them all up as trators and send them to north Korea and designate N.K. our Nuclear Test site, we would just be finishing what the communist pres. started.
Just my humble Opion
:twisted:

 

[mud4feet]

............but he is a hero to the people and the taxpayers he serves...........

Regardless of anyone's opinion of him, I believe that is the duty of an elected official. I'd like to meet him.

 

[90Xjay]

Regardless of anyone's opinion of him, I believe that is the duty of an elected official. I'd like to meet him.

I also admire him greatly. He's one of the few elected officials that see things as common sense and don't bow to political correctness.

 

[droopey]

I think he is great, also I think he should be the official trainer for all institution's!