How Sheriffs Are Extracting Wealth from People in Jail
Through fees and forced labor, sheriffs typically exacerbate the financial costs of incarceration, but they could also mitigate them.
Katie Jane Fernelius Jun 30, 2021
Joe Arpaio’s Longtime Deputy Could Become the Next Sheriff of Maricopa County
Jerry Sheridan, who beat Arpaio in the Republican primary, has been complicit in many of the former sheriff’s worst misdeeds.
Jerry Iannelli Sep 17, 2020
Cincinnati Voters Oust Sheriff Who Cooperated with ICE and Championed a New Jail
“The solution to the problem of mass incarceration is certainly not more mass incarceration,” said Charmaine McGuffey, who won. In neighboring Greene County, voters rejected a tax increase to build a bigger jail.
Daniel Nichanian Apr 29, 2020
This Tense Sheriff’s Race Could Change Cincinnati’s Poor Jail Conditions
Ohio advocates are resisting proposals to expand the jail and local cooperation with ICE. In the primary on Tuesday, the sheriff and his challenger disagree on both fronts.
Teresa Mathew Mar 12, 2020
On Tuesday, Two Alabama Sheriffs Regained Power to Divert Jail Food Funds
“This incentivizes them once again to underfeed people in their custody if they know the extras can be used on bells and whistles or guns,” warns an Alabama advocate.
Lauren Gill Mar 05, 2020
Spotlight on the Flagler County Sheriff and His Boastful Statements
Flagler County expanded its county jail in July 2016, more than tripling the number of people it could detain. Later that year, the county elected a new sheriff—Rick Staly—who has since boasted about the record number of individuals in the jail and about the poor conditions therein. Staly has unveiled signs labeling the jail the “Green Roof […]
Milwaukee Votes for Sheriff after David Clarke’s Lengthy Tenure
Daniel Nichanian Seven people died in the Milwaukee County Jail under Sheriff David Clarke’s tenure. One man died in 2016 after being denied water for seven days, and a criminal complaint later described “an institutional practice of punitively shutting off water to unruly inmates.” Clarke was also known nationally for harsh policies toward immigrants, disparaging comments toward Black Lives Matter, and […]
Daniel Nichanian Aug 09, 2018