Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 3:43pm MST
Sheriff Joe Arpaio setting up separate Tent City for illegalsPhoenix Business Journal
This Comments (2)Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday he is creating a new Tent City jail for illegal immigrants and would segregate those detainees behind an electrified fence.

Arpaio said his office will put 200 illegal immigrants in chains Wednesday and march them from existing jail facilities into the segregated tent area at the county jail near 35th Avenue and Durango Road.

Arpaio has been aggressive in his enforcement of immigration violations and said the new Tent City would free up space in existing jails and help the county save money on the cost of housing illegals until they are deported or sentenced for other crimes.http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stor ... ily31.html