Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jails
One of the largest jail systems in the country — Lower Buckeye, 4th Avenue, Estrella and the Towers — with its deaths in custody and conditions, Correctional Health Services, the Melendres v. Arpaio court monitor and its costs, and the legacy of Tent City.
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- New Lawsuit Against Sheriff Arpaio, AZ's Maricopa County, Should Take ICE Out of 4th Avenue Jail
- Old Phoenix jail to house Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: Escaped inmate captured in Avondale
- Former Tent City inmate wins $10,000 on Food Network cooking show
- Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City Jail propels former inmate to 'Chopped' cooking fame
- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Charged With Contempt of Court
- When asked to trim costs, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office cut pay raises to keep Tent City
- MCSO considered closing Tent City
- Former MCSO inmate restrained during labor gets chance in court
- Joe Arpaio: Tent City inmates to wear uniforms with American flags
- Pink underwear at Sheriff Joe Arpaio jail
- Kids don jail-issue jumpsuits, spend the night at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City
- Inmates endure extreme heat in Tent City
- Former inmate arrested for spraying graffiti on Lower Buckeye Jail
- Repeat DUI suspect released from Maricopa County jail on no bond
- Joe Apaio hosts summer boot camp at Tent City where kids are treated like prisoners
- Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied court order to stop racial profiling, judge says
- Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio found in contempt over racial profiling
- Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Found in Contempt of Court
- Judge: Arpaio, aides disobeyed court orders
- Phoenix looks for ways to save on jail costs as its tab from Maricopa County keeps rising
- Maricopa County MASH Unit pairs veteran inmates with abused dogs
- Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to launch program with veteran inmates, dogs
- Estrella Jail inmates find a voice to tell their stories through Gammage's Journey Home program
- Bernie Sanders calls Joe Arpaio’s Tent City a ‘disgrace to this country’
- 'America's Toughest Sheriff' Joe Arpaio Tours Jail With Sanders' Wife
- Arizona: Jane Sanders Visits 'Tent City' Jail, Talks to Immigrant Families
- MCSO: Inmate tries to escape at 4th Ave. jail