Articles by Michael Lacey

Prisoners Hang Themselves in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Jails at a Rate that Dwarfs Other County Lockups

Loaded on March 31, 2016 by Michael Lacey published in Prison Legal News April, 2016, page 22

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Jail Specific, Suicides.

How many people have died in our sheriff’s jails? On May 4, 2015, I asked a spokesman for Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a cadaver count.

It was not an idle question.

Since he was elected sheriff in 1993, county taxpayers have shelled ...

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution - Sheriff Arpaio's assault on the First Amendment

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2007 by Michael Lacey

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Retaliation, Criminal Prosecution, Attorneys General, Publications/Books, Police. Location: Arizona.

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution

Joe Arpaio, Andy Thomas and Dennis Wilenchik hit New Times with grand jury subpoenas

By Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin

Published: October 18, 2007

This newspaper and its editorial staff -- both current and former -- are the targets of unprecedented grand jury subpoenas dated ...