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21. Sidebar

    Dead End

    Beaten, hanged, strangled, and ignored, these men and a woman lost their lives in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's custody

    By John Dickerson

    Published: December 20, 2007

    • On March 26, 1996, Jose Rodriquez, 39, died in a pool of his own vomit on a jail floor. His cries for help went ignored by Arpaio's jail employees. Rodriquez's...

22. Sidebar

    Inmates' Rights Lawsuit Languishes

    The unresolved Hart vs. Hill suit was filed 30 years ago in federal court. It brings up the same jailhouse abuses that occur today

    By John Dickerson

    Published: December 20, 2007

    The lawyer behind the arrests of New Times executives Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin is central in a seminal lawsuit alleging that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office...

23. Feature

    Walking on Water

    Fred Unger's idea of gondolas on Scottsdale's canal went under. Now he's back with a bridge and $250 million

    By John Dickerson

    Published: November 8, 2007

    The conference table in Fred Unger's office is cheap. The walls are papered with photos and magazine spreads tacked into drywall — there's none of the mahogany and marble...

24. News

    Hot Potato

    When it comes to neighbors, just what legally constitutes a nuisance?

    By John Dickerson

    Published: November 8, 2007

    In August 2005, Nathan Thinnes sold his house. It must have been a relief. Coming home from work one evening, just days before the closing, Thinnes heard his dog whimpering...

25. News

    Dance Gestapo

    Colorful San Tan Flat's owner says Pinal County's out to get him, and he's probably right

    By John Dickerson

    Published: September 13, 2007

    Pinal County Supervisor Sandie Smith stood at her front door, barefoot, and she did not want to talk. She had ignored three phone calls, opportunities to answer claims that...