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PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for his unconventional jail policies, which have raised complaints from inmates in the past.
If they dont like it, I would highly recommend not coming to jail, said Sheriff Arpaio.
Now it is not the inmates complaining, but attorney Jason Gronski of the Maricopa County Public Defenders office.
Weve come to find out clients are not eating, are sleep deprived, and arent able to assist us at trial, assist council. Thats become a major problem, said Gronski.
Sheriff Arpaio confirmed that on trial days, inmates in Maricopa County jails are awoken between 3 and 4 in the morning for trials that begin at 10:30 AM. They are given a breakfast when they wake up, then nothing until 6 in the evening when dinner is served at the jail.
Gronski argues that skipping lunch and waking early on trial days is interfering with the judicial process.
My clients are not getting fair trials, he said. What they are doing is giving the state a tactical advantage during trial.
After one client complained of hunger during a trial, Gronski drafted a motion asking the judge to force the Sheriff to provide lunch.