Crowding at jail hits crisis level: "This week, the inmate population at the Coconino County Jail Detention Facility reached "crisis" levels for the third time in three years, according to jail managers.
The Coconino County Sheriff's Office says the surge in prisoners is making it harder to manage various groups of inmates in a way that prevents conflict and is reducing how much money the jail can make from renting beds to state and federal agencies.
And if the problem persists, the jail might have to erect a "tent city" next summer to handle the overflow, especially if it must house more state prisoners for free."
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Showing posts with label Arizona Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona Politics. Show all posts
Sunday, September 18, 2011
GAO report reveals a rift over National Guard's role at border
David Wallace/The Arizona Republic
Arizona National Guardsmen scan the surrounding area for illegal activity near the border in Nogales.
And political analysts say there is a good chance the troops, scheduled to leave Dec. 31, will remain through the 2012 election because President Barack Obama won't want to risk the political fallout of a move that could be viewed as retreating on border security.
But a new report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, reveals a rift between the military and Homeland Security officials over border strategy and the Guard's role."
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Ahwatukee.com's Stacie Spring Covers the Scottsdale Six Drive-in Closure
http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/valley_and_state/article_a938930c-846e-5ef8-b01a-10390255788a.html:
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Check out Stacie Springs' , Ahwatukee.com article on the Scottsdale Six Drive-in Closure. Lovers of the Drive-In will sure appreciate having more coverage. Her write up includes some nice comments from the locals, too.
Residents mourn closing of drive-in, loss of Americana
Scottsdale Six
The Scottsdale Six Drive-In theater has closed after nearly 34 years, shown Thursday, September 15, 2011. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
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In small Arizona towns, politics can turn bitter
Who can forget the Wild West politics in Quartzsite, Az?
Quartzsite politics, aka corruption, became well known after the arrest of Jennifer Jones during a local Council Meeting.
Small town politics have big city troubles in Arizona. Azcentral provided a small update to some of our states small town issues today.
Check out the article below and as usual, click on the link for the full story:
Council meetings seem anesthetically uneventful.
But, once in a while, all hell breaks loose in America's rural burgs. Residents get their dander up, often over some relatively minor slight. Sides are chosen. Rumors spread. Insults are traded."
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Who knew the Cherokees owned slaves? - In The Aggregate – Arizona's political blogs
Who knew the Cherokees owned slaves? - In The Aggregate – Arizona's political blogs: "There have been several articles in recent days referring to the Cherokee Nation’s sparring with the descendents of slaves the tribe once owned.
Shocking as it sounds, tribal members owned black slaves. In fact In the 1830s, when the Cherokees were forced from their lands in the southeastern United States, many brought their slaves to Oklahoma. When the Civil War broke out decades later, numerous Cherokees fought for the Confederacy."
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Shocking as it sounds, tribal members owned black slaves. In fact In the 1830s, when the Cherokees were forced from their lands in the southeastern United States, many brought their slaves to Oklahoma. When the Civil War broke out decades later, numerous Cherokees fought for the Confederacy."
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Arizona Ready pushes to get kids reading at grade level, beyond
Arizona Ready pushes to get kids reading at grade level, beyond: "In an age of rampant distractions, like cellphones with games and iPads with movies, teachers face more pressure than ever to help kids learn to read well.
A new state initiative, Arizona Ready, will require all third-graders to read at grade level by 2013. Those who still read like second-graders will be held back from fourth grade.
And Mesa Public Schools is setting an even higher goal for its elementary school teachers: Kids should not just be able to read but should have a passion for the printed word by the time they get to junior high."
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A new state initiative, Arizona Ready, will require all third-graders to read at grade level by 2013. Those who still read like second-graders will be held back from fourth grade.
And Mesa Public Schools is setting an even higher goal for its elementary school teachers: Kids should not just be able to read but should have a passion for the printed word by the time they get to junior high."
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Sheriff Arpaio's posse assigned to review Obama birth certificate
Sheriff Arpaio's posse assigned to review Obama birth certificate: "Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona has constituted a special law enforcement posse to investigate allegations brought by members of the Surprise, Ariz., Tea Party that the birth certificate Barack Obama released to the public April 27 might be a forgery, WND has learned."
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Rogue states threatening the calendar - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com
Rogue states threatening the calendar - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com: "“I’ve been following what Arizona did and I’m still following what other states like Michigan and Florida may do. That certainly could have an influence on us,” Kemp told POLITICO. “It’s important for everybody to know we have all options still on the table and we’re going to continue to watch what everyone else does.”
The order of states in the 2012 calendar is more than an arcane procedural issue. Every time a state leapfrogs the calendar, it scrambles the strategic calculus for presidential candidates who have largely focused on a small band of officially sanctioned early primaries."
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The order of states in the 2012 calendar is more than an arcane procedural issue. Every time a state leapfrogs the calendar, it scrambles the strategic calculus for presidential candidates who have largely focused on a small band of officially sanctioned early primaries."
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Panel wants volunteer’s name on preserve’s amphitheater and trailhead - Arizona News from The Arizona Republic
Panel wants volunteer’s name on preserve’s amphitheater and trailhead - Arizona News from The Arizona Republic: "When Chester “Chet” Andrews set out to join the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust in 1992, he wanted to do more than just preserve views of the McDowell Mountains.
Andrews, an avid hiker and co-organizer of the group’s steward program, said the land was meant to be explored and, at the same time, respected.
“We knew there were a lot of people who were interested in having the land preserved so they could go and hike in it,” Andrews said.
Scottsdale has set aside nearly 17,000 acres for its McDowell Sonoran Preserve, with plans to acquire another 4,500 acres this winter."
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Andrews, an avid hiker and co-organizer of the group’s steward program, said the land was meant to be explored and, at the same time, respected.
“We knew there were a lot of people who were interested in having the land preserved so they could go and hike in it,” Andrews said.
Scottsdale has set aside nearly 17,000 acres for its McDowell Sonoran Preserve, with plans to acquire another 4,500 acres this winter."
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Arizona Court of Appeals hears Mesa tattoo case - Arizona News from The Arizona Republic
Arizona Court of Appeals hears Mesa tattoo case - Arizona News from The Arizona Republic: "The Arizona Court of Appeals is weighing whether the Mesa City Council denied the constitutional rights of two tattoo artists by denying them an operating permit 21/2 years ago.
Attorneys argued both sides of the case Thursday morning at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. The court from time to time will hear a case at a school as an educational exercise.
The case stems from the council’s denial in March 2009 of permission to Ryan and Laetitia Coleman, who live in Nice, France, to open Angel Tattoo in a strip mall on the southeastern corner of Dobson and Baseline roads."
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Attorneys argued both sides of the case Thursday morning at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. The court from time to time will hear a case at a school as an educational exercise.
The case stems from the council’s denial in March 2009 of permission to Ryan and Laetitia Coleman, who live in Nice, France, to open Angel Tattoo in a strip mall on the southeastern corner of Dobson and Baseline roads."
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