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Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards?new

On Dec. 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail for a DUI-related offense, a probation violation. Farias wound up with a death sentence.
Phoenix New Times  |  John Dickerson  |  09-16-2008  |  Crime & Justice

In Prison, Infamous Inmate Felt Isolated and Unfairly Treatednew

At Albion Correctional Facility, the young Amy Fisher spent years in solitary for dying her hair with lye soap or for growing her fingernails too long. She passed the time plucking the hairs from her legs one by one.
Long Island Press  |  Amy Fisher and Robbie Woliver  |  10-04-2004  |  Excerpts

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