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Practices. such as constructing an outdoor housing facility with tents. the striped uniforms and pink underwear inmates are required to wear. and the use of chain gangs to perform everything from maintenance work to burying the indigent. behind it all is the man who has run the jail since 1992. sheriff joe arpaio. >> one of my philosophies is you should never live better in jail than you do on the outside. >> you purposely want your jails to be tough, correct? >> well, i sure dont want it to be ...

Facilities. >> i would describe maricopa county jail as, like, no other jail ive ever seen before. first of all, the sheer volume of it is staggering. so just walking in there and figuring out whos important, how the systems work, even how you get through the doors is a challenge. >> go to the west gates, see officer von reagan. >> the maricopa county jail has been the subject of more media attention than probably any other jail in america. in recent years its been due to the countys policies to...

I spoke with the chairman of that council on buildings and he told me the following: based on the new design the spire is an antenna. it was a spire because it was clad and without that it is an antenna from tim johnson. they will not decide until it is finished in 2014 so this is time to make adjustments. >>shepard: they will work something out. thank you, rick, and the feds are suing sheriff joe arpaio would made prisoners wear pink underwear and revive the use of prison stripe wearing chain g...

♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] pringles... bursting with more flavor. [ crunch! ] megyn: there was a twist in the showdown between the departments of justice and sheriff arpaio of arizona. he makes his inmates wear pink. he used chain gangs and the justice department alleges he engages in racial profiling. a charge it sheriff denies. after months of back and forth. the sheriff says hes not going to allow an independent monitor. negotiations are off and they are heading to court.

juvenile court. that is happening this afternoon. ohios attorney general says he thinks it is likely that the suspect is going to be tried as an adult. a lawyer for his family says the young man is distraught, remorseful. but a student who was grazed by a bullet says the shooter didnt look like that way during the attack. >> his face was expressionless. it looked like he was on a mission and he knew that he was about to do it. >> were going to go straight to a police news press confere...

Housing facility with tents. the striped uniforms and pink underwear inmates are required to wear. and the use of chain gangs to perform everything from maintenance work to burying the indigent. behind it all is the man who has run the jail since 1992. sheriff joe arpaio. >> one of my philosophies is you should never live better in jail than you do on the outside. >> you purposely want your jails to be tough, correct? >> well, i sure dont want it to be a hilton hotel like some other prisons arou...

We dont want the trains to go the path of air planes and air travel. and we a got to -- >> you you cant crash a train into anything. >> i disagree. i have to pull joe into this because we have to move on. we havent had a successful attack since 9/11. i think we are complaisant. when i am on a train i feel vulnerable because i dont see security. im sorry. i really do feel it. >> you gotta be vulnerable once in awhile. >> how many times have i been vulnerable with you? >> look, we keep letting thi...

Now. >> when i lived in los angeles, the first time i saw prisoners doing work was actually right on pch. they had them all in jump suits, yeah. >> chain gangs? >> no, they werent chained. they were just asked not to leave. it worked, i guess. >> probably a pretty good idea. meanwhile, while health care took the spotlight last month, backstage at the house of representatives quietly passed the $6 billion disaster relief and summer jobs act. congress ignoring it once again. how does this affect y...

Cities and chain gangs, immigration. i dont need this to get on a camera. so its a tough decision. i think someone should say, hey, thanks, sheriff, at least youre one politician staying where you are at and theres no doubt -- i dont want to be egotistical, but i could be the governor if i ran. but i decided to stay as sheriff. tough decision, but i think i can do a lot as the third largest sheriffs office. and the majority of people live in maricopa county anyway. so i can still do my part for ...

San antonio. >> some people are saying maybe not chain gangs, but this is a luxury of life that should not be afforded to somebody whos broken our laws. >> we do it for three reasons. we maintain the support system for the inmates. thats important. family can give them a little treat every once in a while to let them know theyre still supporting him even though hes in jail. it saves the county a little money. also we use it as a management tool. this is a privilege that the inmates have to earn....