{"article":{"id":246796,"heading":"Sheriff Joe's Tent city jail hits 145?F ( 63°C)","author":"Not Sheriff Joe","created":"2011-07-04 11:31:46","modified":"2013-11-11 01:06:28","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:06:28","article":"
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\r\nTemperatures rise to 145 inside Tent City\r\n<\/p>

\r\nby Eugene Scott - Jul. 3, 2011 12:00 AM\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe Arizona Republic\r\n<\/p>

\r\nMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the temperature inside one of the tents at Tent City Saturday afternoon.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe tents can sometimes mimic ovens or hot cars. The gauge in Arpaio's hand indicated 145 degrees, nearly 30 degrees hotter than the day's high.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe sheriff said it was exceptionally hot at the outdoor jail but said there was nothing he could do about it.\r\n[Translation - Sheriff Joe is a sadist and he refuses to do anything about it, because Sheriff Joe gets his jollies by torturing people]\r\n<\/p>

\r\n\"What am I going to do, take them out of jail because it's too hot?\" he said. \"Our men and women are working out here in this heat, too. Does anyone feel sorry for them?\"\r\n<\/p>

\r\nAt 118 degrees, Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far. To keep inmates cool, deputies passed out 6-ounce cups of ice to inmates at Tent City, located near 35th Avenue and Durango Street in Phoenix. It was the first time Arpaio has given inmates ice this year, and he said he doesn't know when he'll do it again.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nEach of the 1,400 inmates in Tent City has been convicted of non-violent crimes, such as driving under the influence.\r\n[\r\nThat sounds wrong.\r\nLast time I checked Sheriff Joe's Tent City Gulag\r\nis used to house prisoners who have not been\r\nconvicted of anything, but are awaiting going to\r\ntrial.\r\n]\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe facility, which has been open since 1993, can accommodate up to 2,000 inmates beneath its military surplus tents.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nFemale prisoners waited in a long line Saturday to receive their cup of ice while joking around with Arpaio. Many eagerly asked him to autograph Sheriff's Office postcards.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nAfter receiving the ice, a few complained to media members that the fans near their beds were broken and the intense heat was causing their shoes to melt\r\n[Sounds like more hype by the reporter. \r\nI have lived in Phoenix most of my life and\r\nnot once have my shoes melted in the summer.].\r\n<\/p>

\r\n\"They're just doing this for the media attention. This cup isn't going to do anything (to cool us down),\" said Danielle Meek, 32, of Phoenix.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nDespite the discomforts, Carrissa Satmarean, 21, of Mesa, said the moment wasn't completely wasted.\r\n<\/p>

\r\n\"We just came over here to see the guys (male inmates),\" she said.\r\n<\/p>

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\r\nPhoenix hits 118 degrees, has hottest day so far of year\r\n<\/p>

\r\nby Kristena Hansen - Jul. 2, 2011 05:14 PM\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe Arizona Republic\r\n<\/p>

\r\nAt 118 degrees Saturday afternoon, Phoenix saw its hottest day of the year so far, trumping earlier forecasts and setting a new record from a decade ago, according to the National Weather Service.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nTemperatures at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were expected to reach 116 degrees, the record for the day set back in 2001, said Charlotte Dewey, a weather service meteorologist in Phoenix.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nSaturday also marked the first day of monsoon activity.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nStorm systems active in Gila County earlier in the day are settling over the Valley, but metro Phoenix isn't expected to see anything more than slightly lower temperatures and blowing dust in the evening, Dewey said.\r\n<\/p>

\r\n\"We haven't had any reports of rain yet,\" Dewey said shortly before 5 p.m. \"It may be sprinkling, but no measurable rain.\"\r\n[I got hit by at least 12 drops of rain when I was in Mesa, maybe as many as 20 drops of rain]\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThat could change by the July Fourth holiday. Dewey said there is a chance for thunderstorms Monday evening. The high for Monday is expected to reach 107 degrees, with mostly sunny conditions until about 5 p.m. A 25 to 30 percent chance of thunderstorms will last until about 11 p.m., Dewey said.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nAs for Sunday, the expected high is 109 degrees with a slight chance of evening thunderstorms.\r\n<\/p>

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\r\nJul. 2, 2011 9:55 PM ET\r\n<\/p>

\r\nPhoenix sets record heat for day at 118 degrees\r\n<\/p>

\r\nPHOENIX (AP) — About 4,000 homes in the metropolitan Phoenix area are without power — and air-conditioning — on a record-shattering day of heat in one of the nation's hottest cities.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nPhoenix hit a high temperature of 118 degrees on Saturday, topping a 10-year-old record of 116 degrees for the date.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe National Weather Service say clouds from monsoon activity likely kept the area from reaching 120 degrees, but they say it's still the city's hottest day so far this year.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe monsoon brought wind gusts that toppled power lines and knocked out electricity to homes in Phoenix suburbs.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ordered thousands of bags of ice to the county's outdoor jails, saying inmates could have as much as they want and for any use — including to sit on.\r\n[How are you going to sit on a cup of ice?]\r\n<\/p><\/div>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/community\/phoenix\/articles\/2011\/07\/03\/20110703tent-city-temperatures-rise-145.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"If Sheriff Joe's thugs are going to lock people up\r\noutside in the heat they should at least treat\r\nthem humanely. I love hot weather, but I even thought\r\nit was a bit warm yesterday, but I had no idea it\r\nhit 118°F (48°C) yesterday. For years 118°F was the record for\r\nPhoenix until we hit 120°F and then 122°F (50°C) on June 26, 1990","numcomment":5,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/07\/246796.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":246799,"heading":"Visit Sheriff Joe's best buddy, Fulton Brock","article":"If you are coming to Phoenix please visit one of\r\nSheriff Joe's best buddies, Maricopa County\r\nSupervisor Fulton Brock\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2011\/07\/246775.php","author":"Sex for Guns and Money Susan","parent_id":246796,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2011-07-04 12:07:24","modified":"2011-07-04 12:07:24","fileurl":""},{"id":246800,"heading":"Visit Sheriff Joe's best buddy, Fulton Brock","article":"If you are coming to Phoenix please visit one of\r\nSheriff Joe's best buddies, Maricopa County\r\nSupervisor Fulton Brock\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2011\/07\/246775.php","author":"Sex for Guns and Money Susan","parent_id":246796,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2011-07-04 12:07:54","modified":"2011-07-04 12:07:54","fileurl":""},{"id":246801,"heading":"Check out Arizona Police Web sites hacked by Freedom Fighters","article":"While we are talking about the police state in Arizona\r\ncheck the out the Arizona Department of Public Safety's\r\nhacked police web sites\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2011\/06\/246629.php\r\n\r\nChinga La Migra - Fuck the INS\r\n\r\nChinga Sheriff Joe - Fuck Sheriff Joe","author":"root","parent_id":246796,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2011-07-04 12:10:43","modified":"2011-07-04 12:10:43","fileurl":""},{"id":246803,"heading":"Visit Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon when you in Phoenix","article":"Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon says to come by and visit\r\nhim at his home when you come to Arizona to check\r\nout Sheriff Joe's Gulag.\r\n\r\nDirections to Mayor Phil Gordon's new home are here:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2011\/06\/246726.php","author":"Phil on Central & Palm Lane","parent_id":246796,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2011-07-04 12:19:30","modified":"2011-07-04 12:19:30","fileurl":""}]}