Estrella Jail

IN PURSUIT OF PUBLICITY ATTORNEY GENERAL POSES WITH ESCAPED CONVICTFELON FLEES CUSTODY, THEN SELLS HOT DOGS IN FRONT OF JAIL ONVICT

JAILHOUSE BLUES

PACK 'EM IN AND TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHTS. THAT'S SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO'S PHILOSOPHY

Shooting Star

Three years ago, at the pinnacle of their 15-year career, local rock heroes the Meat Puppets vanished from view, after bass player Cris Kirkwood became addicted to cocaine and heroin. The story only gets worse from there.

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, August 25, 2005

Huffington Post Picks Up on Plight of Immigrant Mom Torn from Children by Joe Arpaio's Goons

When, I wonder, will Ciria Lopez-Pacheco finally be reunited with her children? The extremely well-read site Huffington Post just picked up on the plight of undocumented mom Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, who was torn from her children the evening of January 9, during Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio' ... More >>

Mother's Day: My Visit with Ciria Lopez-Pacheco in Maricopa County's Estrella Jail

Already, Lopez-Pacheco looks a few pounds lighter than in this January 9, MCSO mugshot.Ciria Lopez-Pacheco looks longingly at children in the Estrella Jail visitation room who have been brought in to see their mothers. The activist I'm with, Lydia Guzman of the human rights organization Respect/Resp ... More >>

Jan. 19 In Blogs: Cardinals, Super Bowl, Fight Club and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale -- (Not Cheap) -- in Arizona Republi ... More >>

Barack Obama's Promise, and Ciria Lopez-Pacheco's Removal to Mexico

The nativists can howl at the moon in victory. As of today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, the mother torn from her children January 9 by a ski-masked MCSO deputy as part of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's latest anti-immigrant sweep. ICE spokesman Vinnie Picard c ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Latest Victim? Yet Another Hispanic Mom in Estrella

MCSO mugshotFrancisca Perez-Mendoza, aka, Alejandra Alvarez I paid another visit to the sad hellhole of Estrella Jail last weekend to talk to one more target of Arpaio's ethnic cleansing raids: Alejandra Alvarez, a 31-year-old mother of four American children who was arrested during the MCSO's raid ... More >>

Arizona State University's Future Arts Research is Shortsighted in Failing to Focus on Phoenix

MCSO mugshotFrancisca Perez-Mendoza, aka, Alejandra Alvarez I paid another visit to the sad hellhole of Estrella Jail last weekend to talk to one more target of Arpaio's ethnic cleansing raids: Alejandra Alvarez, a 31-year-old mother of four American children who was arrested during the MCSO's raid ... More >>

The Wily Warbler Visits Ciria Lopez-Pacheco and Courtney Bisbee Behind Bars

MCSO mugshotFrancisca Perez-Mendoza, aka, Alejandra Alvarez I paid another visit to the sad hellhole of Estrella Jail last weekend to talk to one more target of Arpaio's ethnic cleansing raids: Alejandra Alvarez, a 31-year-old mother of four American children who was arrested during the MCSO's raid ... More >>

Arpaio’s Jail Staff Cost Ambrett Spencer Her Baby, and She’s Not the Only One

MCSO mugshotFrancisca Perez-Mendoza, aka, Alejandra Alvarez I paid another visit to the sad hellhole of Estrella Jail last weekend to talk to one more target of Arpaio's ethnic cleansing raids: Alejandra Alvarez, a 31-year-old mother of four American children who was arrested during the MCSO's raid ... More >>

Inhumanity Has a Price

Corpses, a flesh-eating virus, the most-sued sheriff in America. Lawsuits against Joe Arpaio have cost us $41 million, so far

Turn Up the Heat

Napolitano should get behind the state's new fire marshal and force Tent City's closure

The Devil's in the Details

Sheriff Arpaio uses police powers to shamefully punish enemies, protect pals and finance his campaign

Jailgate Explodes

A new poll shows Outlaw Joe Arpaio's popularity plummeting among county Republicans

Posse Galore

Staking out Maricopa County's wildest political race -- to unseat Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Soft Cell

Special handling for a federal prosecutor's drunken-driving case sparks controversy in sheriff's ranks

Jail Suits Could Cost County Taxpayers Tens of Millions

Special handling for a federal prosecutor's drunken-driving case sparks controversy in sheriff's ranks

Death and Laxness

If the jailers had paid attention, they might have noticed that Jose Rodriquez was dying

Tent City Beating is Nearly Fatal

If the jailers had paid attention, they might have noticed that Jose Rodriquez was dying

FEDS PROBE ALLEGED ABUSE IN COUNTY JAILJOE ARPAIO'S FAMOUS JAIL IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

If the jailers had paid attention, they might have noticed that Jose Rodriquez was dying

FLASHES

If the jailers had paid attention, they might have noticed that Jose Rodriquez was dying

PLAYING THE MARKET

MARICOPA COUNTY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH A FINANCIAL CRISIS OF ITS OWN MAKING. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT TOP COUNTY OFFICIALS--NOTABLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS--LIED TO TAXPAYERS ABOUT THE ENORMITY OF THE PROBLEM. NOW NEW TIMES HAS LEARNED THAT THE COUNTY AL

Zack de la Rocha Talks 287(g); and a Desperate Letter from Inside Estrella Jail

Zack talks about Arpaio and 287(g) with artist Ernesto Yerena I'll give you two reasons why demonstrators will be marching May 2 in Phoenix from the Wells Fargo building downtown -- where Sheriff Arpaio maintains two floors of pricey executive offices -- to Joe's Estrella Jail, a hellhole that's ho ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Panics Over May 2 March; Activists and Law Enforcement Fear Violence from Provocateurs Infilatrating Protesters' Ranks

Arpaio sticks it to the prisoners, while rumors of provocateurs in tomorrow's march aboundSheriff Joe Arpaio is officially freaking out over the May 2 anti-Arpaio Walk for Respect, which will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Wells Fargo building downtown (100 West Washington Street) and continue on ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Signs Hundreds of Autographs at Fundraisers for Tonatierra, Macehualli

Zack de la Rocha Friday night, just before signing hundreds of autographs to benefit Tonatierra and the Macehualli Day Labor Center Apologies for leading with my stomach (something I do in real life, physically), but the mole sauce at Garibaldi's Real Mexican Grill -- the site of a fundra ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Leads a March of Thousands to Joe Arpaio's Jails, Neo-Nazis and Nativists Back Arpaio

Zack de la Rocha addresses the crowd at the end of Saturday's Walk for RespectBefore today's successful march of thousands from the Wells Fargo building in downtown Phoenix to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's gulags, many in the Phoenix activist community tried to dissuade civil rights leader and march organi ... More >>

Videos of Zack de la Rocha's Speech, and Neo-Nazis and Nativists Supporting Joe Arpaio

Zack de la Rocha at the anti-Arpaio rally Saturday in front of Tent City -- footage by Dennis Gilman If you only read the coverage of Saturday's anti-Arpaio march in Phoenix's paper of record, and/or watched it on our local news channels, you wouldn't know that neo-Nazis were present in the nativis ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Protests Arpaio, Who Cozies up to White Supremacists, Plus, Jeff Farias Finds a Home with the Lord

Zack de la Rocha at the anti-Arpaio rally Saturday in front of Tent City -- footage by Dennis Gilman If you only read the coverage of Saturday's anti-Arpaio march in Phoenix's paper of record, and/or watched it on our local news channels, you wouldn't know that neo-Nazis were present in the nativis ... More >>

Durango Hunger Strike on Cinco de Mayo Confirmed by Board of Supervisors

Following up on yesterday's blog item about the hunger strike in Joe's jails, I spoke with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors spokesman Richard DeUriarte this afternoon, and he confirmed that a massive hunger strike did take place yesterday in MCSO's Durango Jail. DeUriarte said that on Cinco de ... More >>

Dr. Deception: Joseph Franzetti Dispenses $300 Psych Evaluations Like They’re Flu Shots, but the Reports Are Useless

Following up on yesterday's blog item about the hunger strike in Joe's jails, I spoke with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors spokesman Richard DeUriarte this afternoon, and he confirmed that a massive hunger strike did take place yesterday in MCSO's Durango Jail. DeUriarte said that on Cinco de ... More >>

One Mother’s Suffering, Joe Arpaio’s Bigotry, and Stories of Racial Profiling by the MCSO

Following up on yesterday's blog item about the hunger strike in Joe's jails, I spoke with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors spokesman Richard DeUriarte this afternoon, and he confirmed that a massive hunger strike did take place yesterday in MCSO's Durango Jail. DeUriarte said that on Cinco de ... More >>

Where in the World's Deputy Adam Stoddard? Our Bet's in the Mesa Hilton

Sheriff Joe has maintained one jail for prisoners -- and another for his friends. We wonder where Deputy Adam Stoddard is ...​Yesterday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy accused of brazenly swiping -- and photocopying -- a defense lawyer's paperwork reportedly checked himself into jail, ... More >>

Strip Searches at Maricopa County Jails Are Under Fire, As Is PMT Ambulance; But Phil Gordon's Romance Is in the Clear

Sheriff Joe has maintained one jail for prisoners -- and another for his friends. We wonder where Deputy Adam Stoddard is ...​Yesterday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy accused of brazenly swiping -- and photocopying -- a defense lawyer's paperwork reportedly checked himself into jail, ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Sticks Up for Missing Baby Gabriel's Jailed Mom

Joe Arpaio​While the public seems to view Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, as a couple of horns short of being the devil, Sherriff Joe Arpaio says she's been a little angel while in his custody. Johnson has been in the Estrella Jail since early thi ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Victims Celia Alvarez, of Busted Jaw Fame, and Armando Nido File Suit

Celia Alvarez, after being arrested by the MCSO during the infamous HMI worksite raidCourthouse News Service was the first to catch notice of two suits just filed in federal and state court, respectively, of a Hispanic mom whose jaw was busted during an MCSO immigration raid, and a man allegedl ... More >>

A Great Day (Coming): We Invoke Iconic Art For Our 40th and to Honor Community Resistance to Oppression

Celia Alvarez, after being arrested by the MCSO during the infamous HMI worksite raidCourthouse News Service was the first to catch notice of two suits just filed in federal and state court, respectively, of a Hispanic mom whose jaw was busted during an MCSO immigration raid, and a man allegedl ... More >>

Joe Arpaio/SB 1070: Witnesses for Thursday's Congressional Hearing by Rep. Raul Grijalva

Catherine Figueroa, one of Arpaio's many victims, is slated to testify at a Congressional hearing ThursdayArizona Congressman Raul Grijalva's office has released a schedule of witnesses for the hearing he's holding Thursday afternoon in D.C., and it includes several Phoenix residents, some of whom h ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 23, 2010

Catherine Figueroa, one of Arpaio's many victims, is slated to testify at a Congressional hearing ThursdayArizona Congressman Raul Grijalva's office has released a schedule of witnesses for the hearing he's holding Thursday afternoon in D.C., and it includes several Phoenix residents, some of whom h ... More >>