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April 5, 2017

Phoenix to Close Scorching Outdoor Jail Known as "Tent City"
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In Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone has announced
he'll be closing the infamous Tent City-a scorching outdoor city jail,
which longtime former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio once referred
to as his own "concentration camp." Arpaio was voted out of office in
November, after a massive grassroots effort by immigrant rights
activists. In response to the announcement of the closing of Tent City,
Carlos García, director of the group Puente Arizona, said, "We applaud
Sheriff Penzone making the decision to close Arpaio's tent city. The
next step in removing Arpaio's stain from the Maricopa County Sheriff's
Office is to remove federal deportation agents from its main jail."


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