NPR: With the latest payout, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has cost Arizona taxpayers $100M
Nearly five years after Arpaio was voted out, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits his headline-grabbing tactics inspired.
The Republican sheriff was first known for jailing inmates in tents in the triple-digit Arizona heat.
Joe Arpaio cost Arizona taxpayers $100 million.
$100 million for attorney fees, settlements, and other costs the county has paid from lawsuits over jail deaths, failed investigations of the sheriff's political enemies, and immigration raids of businesses.https://t.co/OonXaeJRux
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 30, 2021
