In case you haven't heard of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, he is the 21st century version of Bull Conner. He specializes in keeping prisoners in tents, marching them in chain gangs and making them wear pink underwear. His jail has also faced several lawsuits for inmates deaths, inmate miscarriages and other human rights abuses.
Arapaio specializes in conducting immigration sweeps, where his goons pretty much arrests anyone who looks "foreign," including American citizens. (That means anyone who is not white.) If this sounds like it is against the law, it is and the Justice Department is currently conducting an investigation into Arpaio over accusations of civil rights abuses and racial profiling.
Arapaio, who has conducted several shady business deals, has now taken to launching investigations into his political opponents including a judge. Let's hope that Sheriff Joe soon gets to see the inside of some of his own jails.
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