The Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's detention officers must face excessive-force claims in the death of a mentally ill Army veteran. PHOENIX (CN) – The Ninth ...

Maricopa County’s new sheriff will close a controversial tent jail opened by his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, more than 20 years ago. PHOENIX (CN) — Maricopa County’s new sheriff will close a ...

During his controversial, scandal-plagued tenure as Maricopa County’s top law enforcement officer, Joe Arpaio styled himself as “America’s toughest sheriff.” Now, at 92 years old ...

1. Sheridan tried to calm fears about a possible return to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's aggressive immigration-focused enforcement as he spoke to the audience at Frank Elementary School in ...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio left most students and the professor of a justice and social inquiry class shocked by a comment, which the majority of students in the lecture deemed racist. Michael ...

Donald Trump said this week that he was "strongly considering" pardoning Joe Arpaio. The controversial former sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County gained national attention for his aggressive ...

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Sacha Baron Cohen's ritual humiliation of prominent Republicans has once again borne fruit - and this time it's in the form of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In the latest episode of Baron Cohen's ...

A student in a justice studies class received an apology Monday from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio after the sheriff referred to him as "the football player" during a lecture delivered to the ...