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Posts Tagged prisoners’ rights

Judge Orders Sheriff Arpaio to Stop Pre-Charging Prisoners for Abortions

By | 10.20.09 | 2:56 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union just won a court order against Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona, who was illegally pre-charging female prisoners hundreds of dollars for the costs of being securely transported to medical clinics to obtain abortions.

Arpaio Requires Female Prisoners to Pre-Pay Transportation and Security Costs Before Obtaining Abortion Care

By | 10.19.09 | 12:57 pm

Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not content with arresting illegal immigrants despite having lost his federal authority to do so, is now resisting a federal court order to allow women in his prisons to obtain abortions, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which is suing him More…