Maricopa County Jail

I want to know who owns the commissary at Maricopa county jail. I have heard that Sheriff Joe's family owns it.

I was recently in the jail for not paying a traffic ticket and was treated like I was on trial for murder. They only feed you every 12 hours, if you can call that food. Most of it has gone bad and is inedible. When I was told we were eating bread and peanut butter I wasn't upset about that, I was so hungry I didn't care. But when I came I could barely force myself to eat it. That bread was so bad I'm surprised it wasn't molded, the peanut butter was frozen. It's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, yet you're treated worse in jail than in prison. The hardened felons are eating gourmet

compared to what they feed you in there. Not to mention that sanitation in a joke in that place. I would put a dog in a room as dirty as those cells and we're supposed to sit in there for 12 hours before we even see a judge to decide if we should even be subjected to this shit?

I'd like to comment on those that say things like "this is not Burger King" in reference to the food. Out of common decency, the food should be at least edible. If you've watched MSNBC, you'd see that bean slop being pumped out of giant tubes, not unlike the tubes they use to empty sewers. It should be edible food. Most in jail won't eat that food, so they are getting inadequate nutrition. Any amount of common decency would prevent you from thinking that's acceptable. My attitude was not unlike yours about the lousy food, until I knew someone who has to endure it. Nobody you love would ever "deserve" this kind of treatment. And I'd like to point out that there are actually people in jail who are innocent of what they're charged with. Did you see recently on the news about the man who spend three years in jail because he had a misfunctioning Toyota. Can you imagine someone you love spending any time in jail for something they didn't do?
They are freezing in there, and they can't get a blanket to adequately keep out the cold, AND they don't have pillows.
So I'd like to point out again that not everyone in jail is guilty, and being the unfortunate victim of someone who frames you shouldn't get you this kind of treatment.
Yes, jail shouldn't be wonderful, but it shouldn't be inhumane, either.

I just got out of the tents. this is one place that should not be around. they have very corrupt guards and seem to be there to make money from the gangs that they allows to run the place. also they have all kids of vending machine products that sheriff joe's brother owns, and have no place for the recycleables.

I agree. The sheriff and his playground bully staff will have to answer to God for the things they do. The public only knows what the sheriff wants them to. Lets get the inside story public. Someone help with this. The public needs to know what is going on in there.

I went to see someone 2 weeks ago in jail and the Sergent treated me like a POS! I think they all have to go threw a evaluation to see how big of a a hole or B-- you can be! I think anyone that works there should have to spend atleast a week in there with the inmates and eat, sleep and sh-- like the inmates do. Then maybe they wont treat them so bad! The treat the public just the same! The information that is on the computer, over the phone or there at the jails in the waiting rooms are a joke! They don't have the correct information up when it says that it has been updated on the mcso.org website.

Someone is now doing both a story and a dissertation on the process. And, of more significance, it will be published. The point is that this Sheriff and his personnel are conducting themselves as if they were running a Gulag or Stalag.

No matter how many people complain nothing is going to be done about this and how they treat people!

Sheriff joe is not God and in the end we all have to anwser for how we treat one another!

What happened to the days of bread and water? Someone needs to tell these crazy people that jail is NOT Burger King and you don't get it your way!!! If you want it your way, stay out of jail and DO NOT commit crimes. Jail is for people who can not function and/or behave in society, so why should we cater to them in jail and make it easy??? GO Sheriff Joe!!! LOVE your work!!!

you obviously have no idea what you are talking about, the comments made were factual. Most of the people in the jails are professionals, why, because that's where Sheriff Joe can get money, a hardened criminal is not going to be able to pay the OUTRAGEOUS bonds they have in this county for traffic violations. I have lived all over this great nation and I have never, ever, EVER been in any legal problems, not for forty years, that is not until I moved to this state and county. And when all was said and done in the end all that I was charged with was a broken tail light and for that I spent 3 times in jail and paid at least 6 thousand dollars between lawyers and fees. I am a law abiding, god fearing, healthcare provider, who surely did not deserve this treatment. So before you go getting on some soapbox, you should really check your facts!!!

you are an idiot most people in there are professionals who got stopped for having a glass or two of wine or a beer with buddies but of course im sure you dont drink but if you do i hope you get stopped and then see how you feel when your treated like a hardened criminal while really the fact is you got a traffic ticket! dumbass!!!

It's pretty sad when someone made a mistake and is in jail for not paying the courts because of this crappy economy and now has to be in this prison with killers rapists and extremely violent people, yet they do not have a violent record. There are terrible fights everyday and the guards only walk around every 3 hrs, on the website it states "no bond is too much" all about money, money money!!! sad huh? this jail needs help and someones has got to take charge, people are afraid for there lives in there ...sad huh, yeah they shouldn't have done the crime but the time, and place should fit the crime. all I can say is Karma is a something not nice..

From what I know!! I feel that the food is not for humans!it is food that is found or donated! I would like to see joe and his high comands eat thar food for a few days

I think that's exactly what joe is trying to do - make people not want to go back. Maybe you don't like it, but the real question is does it deter crime or not? If it does it should be replicated across the country.

for that matter, why aren't we giving them daily beatings and mandatory loss of an eye? that would surely deter them from ever committing any other crimes, and should be replicated across the country!

Because we aren't North Korea or Iran. If you want barbaric punishment, move out of the U.S.

Just had a hanging last week at 35th Ave jail, leaving a note "please help". Something very evil is happening in Arpaio's jails.