Tent City Jail – a prison in the desert of Arizona, USA. If you’re in this place, you are in for tough times. As the name indicates, tents instead of cells make up prison housing, old army tents left over from the Korean War. The problem with tents – no insulation so it gets unbearably hot in the summer, freezing cold in the winter. Summer daytime temps can get up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit with nighttime temps often dropping to below freezing.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio came up with the idea of tents. He is a hardliner and won’t spend any more than he has to on his prisoners. Harassment is part of the deal and is officially known as a ‘prison program.’ Male prisoners are required to wear pink underwear. And while the same monotonous meal is served daily, the food channel is on, taunting the prisoners. Prison work troops are chained together. Chain gangs were prevalent in the late 19th century – in Tent City Jail, they still exist to this day.
The 21-year-old street gang member Freddie was sentenced to a year for illegal arms and drug possession. As a repeat offender he accepts his fate but he considers Tent City the worst of all prisons. Female inmate Katie hates the chain gang, but sees it as a chance to get herself back on the right track. And German inmate Jennifer is just appalled by the conditions in the Tent City Jail.
The documentary accompanies these inmates and their daily prison routine between harassment, hard work, infinitely hot temperatures and countless raids and reprimands. The only one who does not lose his smile, is Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Proud of what he has created for his prisoners, he leans back, smug in the belief in his methods.
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This video was posted by Best documentary years ago why are you posting it on your site ffs
You really need to read up on what went on in concentration camps. This is nothing that can be compared as such.
Sheriff ain't fuckin around lol
That sheriff is a nasty piece of work
Sad situation there.
No sympathy. In the not too distant past these criminals would never have made it to the safety of a prison. Remember Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow? Roadside justice. John Dillinger sidewalk justice. The police were defunded a long time ago. Then there’s those Johnny Cochran F. Lee Bailey lawyers.
I would rather be in a cell 24/7 alone to be safe
Sheriff is a psycho…
No American prison OR jail should be attached to a video titled extreme prisons.. compared to other countries.. americas worst is paradise
This is old. Tent city is closed. That racist mf got sue. Think he went to see the devil already.
That still a walk in the park compared to what these people have done to other people.
Ancient history.