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Maricopa County

Defunding 287(g) Can Not Come Soon Enough

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 06.05.2013 | Politics
Azadeh Shahshahani

A federal judge in Arizona recently held that Sheriff Arpaio and his Deputies have engaged in racial profiling against Latinos in Maricopa County. Th...

"Joe's Law" Gets the Boot: A Lawyer for the Plaintiffs Explains

Andre Segura | Posted 05.31.2013 | Latino Voices
Andre Segura

While Sheriff Arpaio declared in a pre-recorded video statement posted May 29 that he would appeal, we remain confident that the court's extensive and detailed findings of fact and law are indisputable.

Joe Arpaio Recall Bid Falls Flat

AP | JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 05.31.2013 | Politics

PHOENIX — A campaign to force a recall election against the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix failed on Thursday after recall organizer...

Joe Arpaio Violated Latinos' Rights, Judge Rules

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2013 | Politics

PHOENIX, May 24 (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a ...

Kids' Bath-Time Photos Cause Couple Grief With Walmart

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.13.2013 | Business

An Arizona couple awaits an appeals court ruling that could end a long battle against Walmart over bath-time photographs of their daughters, ABC News ...

Group Tries To Run Arpaio Out Of Town

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 03.07.2013 | Politics

Some of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's foes are rallying together to remove him from office. A group of organizers from Respect Arizona say t...

Controversial Sheriff Makes Inmates Pay For Jail Food

Posted 03.04.2013 | Crime

There's no such thing as a free lunch and for inmates in jails around Phoenix, there won't be free breakfasts or dinner either. Sheriff Joe Arpaio...

Arpaio Supporters Assail Takedown Effort

UPI | Posted 02.27.2013 | Politics

Opponents of efforts to recall Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio are criticizing the role of out-of-state resources in the campaign....

The Jail With The Most Immigration Detainers Is...

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.26.2013 | Latino Voices

A Maricopa County jail holds the title for most immigration holds. ICE put more detainers on inmates over the last four years in Maricopa County...

Man Arrested For Sending Arpaio Death Threat

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 02.26.2013 | Politics

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio might want to watch his back -- and his Facebook feed. Ignacio Carbajal, an Arizona resident, was arrested Tues...

Controversial Arpaio Program Locked And Loaded

AP | JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics

PHOENIX — The sheriff for metropolitan Phoenix has launched a plan to have as many as 500 armed volunteers patrol areas just outside schools in ...

Arpaio Dispatches Armed Volunteer Posses To Patrol Schools

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's armed volunteer posses are set to begin patrolling areas around Phoenix, Ariz. schools on Monday, more than a wee...

David Lohr

Jodi Arias Crime Scene Photos (GRAPHIC)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 01.04.2013 | Crime

Prosecutors in the trial of Jodi Arias have entered dozens of graphic crime scene photos into evidence during her murder trial. Photos of the location...

David Lohr

Who's Who In The Jodi Arias Case (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 01.03.2013 | Crime

The long awaited trial of Jodi Arias began in Maricopa County County Superior Court in Arizona on Jan. 2. The 32-year-old photographer is accused o...

Who Will Protect the Students From the Guards?

Jason Silverstein | Posted 03.04.2013 | Home
Jason Silverstein

If we intensify the policing of schools without eliminating racial disparities in criminal justice, we will only intensify the burden some children are forced to bear in the name of saving others.

David Lohr

Missing Baby Gabriel's Mom Sentenced: 'I Am Ashamed'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.07.2012 | Crime

An Arizona state judge has sentenced Elizabeth Johnson to five years in prison in connection with the Christmastime 2009 disappearance of her son, Gab...

Sheriff Joe Says He Wants Peace With Latinos

The Huffington Post | Daniel Lippman | Posted 11.08.2012 | Politics

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has long tangled with Hispanics in Arizona over his harsh immigration policies, but after winning reelection this week, he apparent...

Elise Foley

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wins AGAIN

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Joe Arpaio won a sixth term on Tuesday as sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., after a long and controversial run that has included birthe...

WATCH: Keep Out The Vote

The Huffington Post | The Political Mashups Team | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics

Remember the good old days, when voting was as simple as dropping a piece of paper in a box or pulling a lever behind a curtain? Well, they're long go...

Arizona's Election Promise: Record Early Latino Vote Taking on Sheriff Arpaio Just the Beginning of Historic Shift

Jeff Biggers | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Jeff Biggers

Outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, after the Citizens for a Better Arizona turned in more than 3,000 ballots collected from area voters, Parraz hailed the record turn out and predicted, "Sheriff Arpaio is going to be in for a surprise tomorrow night."

Republican Jeff Flake Robocalls Democrats With Wrong Polling Place Information (VIDEO)

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Pamela Powers Hannley

Phoenix NBC Channel 12 has reported that Jeff Flake's US Senate campaign made robocalls over the weekend to registered Democrats and gave them the wro...

Joe Arpaio Faces Powerful New Effort To Oust Him

The New York Times | Posted 01.02.2013 | Politics

This election year, community activists working to get more Latinos to turn out and vote have enlisted the help of an unwitting ally: Sheriff Joe Arpa...

Elise Foley

Ousting Arpaio: Arizona Democrats Blueprint 'Team Awesome' With Local Focus

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.27.2012 | Politics

PHOENIX -- About a year and a half ago, a firefighter named Danny Valenzuela decided to run for Phoenix City Council. He went to Grand Canyon Universi...

Elise Foley

Arizona County Puts Out Another Spanish-Language Flyer With Wrong Election Date

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics

The general election is Nov. 6, but Spanish-speakers in Maricopa County, Ariz., are being told otherwise, with now two documents from the county's ele...

Elise Foley

'King Joe Arpaio' And Court Jesters Disrupt Maricopa County Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.17.2012 | Politics

PHOENIX -- The nation's self-professed "Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio is pretty good at getting attention, be it through birther investigations or keep...