Jane Sanders Finds Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Tent City Jail ‘Disturbing’ and ‘Inhumane’

[eridani]

http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/03/16/jane-sanders-finds-sheriff-joe-arpaios-tent-city-jail-disturbing-and-inhumane/

While meeting with Native American and Latino leaders in Arizona, Jane Sanders, the wife of presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, visited Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s notorious Tent City jail on Monday and described the experience as both “very disturbing” and “inhumane.” Although Arpaio surprisingly gave Sanders a tour of the facility, he refused to answer most of her questions while boasting about the routine abuse inflicted on his prisoners.

Social worker and former president of Burlington College, Jane Sanders met with Native American leaders in Oak Flat on Sunday in support of keeping their sacred land from being destroyed by a foreign-owned mining corporation. Last year, her husband introduced legislation to prevent the transfer of Oak Flat, which would set a dangerous legal precedent for the lack of protection concerning sacred tribal areas located on federal lands. Besides demolishing a beautiful place of worship, the mining project will greatly impact the local water supply by draining resources and polluting the underlying aquifer and drinking water.

On Monday, Sanders met with immigrant rights leaders to witness the horrid conditions at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s infamous Tent City jail. Expecting to simply view the facility through the fence, Sanders was surprised by an unexpected visit from Arpaio. After inviting Sanders on a tour of the unorthodox jail, Arpaio immediately informed her of his undying support for Donald Trump.

In response, Sanders admitted to being a loyal Bernie supporter and began asking Arpaio about Trump’s violent rhetoric as well as the abusive conditions reported at Tent City. When asked about the inhumane treatment of prisoners forced to live outside in temperatures that reach above 130 degrees, Arpaio did not deny the accusation. Instead, the sadistic sheriff bragged about removing meat from their meals and utilizing chain gangs. In prior interviews, Arpaio has proudly referred to Tent City as a concentration camp.

[warrprayer]

1. Amazing

That this little thug is still operating.

[StandingInLeftField]

2. Arizona is a beautiful State

with some very ugly inhabitants.

As is true with most States.

[SamKnause]

3. So true.

[Mosby]

4. It's never been "above 130 dergees" in Phoenix

The highest recorded temp was 122 in 1990.

Most summers the temps rarely go above 108 on the hottest days.