Audio By Carbonatix
Independent Journalism in Phoenix Needs You
We need to raise $15,000 by August 9 to support the reporting our community depends on. Reader support keeps us independent and is playing a larger role in funding local journalism and shaping what comes next. If you believe independent local journalism matters, make a contribution today.
Believe it or not, there’s a purpose to taking someone’s picture when they’re booked into jail.
The preceding sentence appears to have been left out of the training manual for the jail guards at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
See, you’re supposed to be able to put a face to the name. It helps the cops, and sometimes victims of crimes, to identify them.
Even if someone’s passed out next to the toilet, you have to get the face.
Sometimes, you just have to grab ’em by the ear and neck-skin, and get ‘er done.
Really, what would happen if there were suddenly a massive manhunt for the woman pictured at the top of this post?
“Here ya go, boys, here’s who we’re all looking for. She may appear to be napping when you see her.”
Wake up, Fourth Avenue Jail mugshot camera operator guy.
