Sheriff locks down Phoenix jails

PHOENIX, June 30 (UPI) -- The controversial sheriff in Phoenix says he locked down the Maricopa County jails because of rumors of trouble between black and Hispanic inmates. During the lockdown, visitors will not be able to enter the jails and the 10,000 inmates will be confined to their cells, The Arizona Republic reported. Prisoners will still be taken to court and work release and work furloughs will continue. ... He said Monday inmates were apparently upset at not being grouped by race or ethnic background, the newspaper reported. "If we segregate them, they don't like each other, that means I'm giving into them by isolating groups based on the ethnic background," he said. "That's not going to happen."

02 Jul 2009 @ 02:57 am

4 comments

From Dave-co - 02 Jul 2009 @ 10:55 am

In Reply to tiredofit: I dont either, the hisPANIC population should be dropped from the prison population armed

the hard way armed

From Gorilla - 02 Jul 2009 @ 06:11 am

These 10,000 prisoners are not pillars of Maricopa County. They are bad Black guys, bad Hispanic guys and I'm sure some bad White guys. The sheriff is responsible to contain and control these scumbags the way he sees fit.

From Anonyma - 02 Jul 2009 @ 04:53 am

Yes, they aren't in prison to dictate the terms of their confinement. Perhaps some weeks in their cells will make them more open to mingling. These folks are homegrown trash and we're stuck with them.

From tiredofit - 02 Jul 2009 @ 03:22 am

so it is about race...go figure blacks don't like the hispanics...wonder why....

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