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May 5th, 2005, 19:03 PM
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Hardened criminals were forced to wear nothing but pink underwear, flip-flops and handcuffs to walk to their new prison.
The prisoners were made to wear the outfits as they were transferred from their old overcrowded jail to a brand-new facility in Pheonix, Arizona.
Humiliating the tough inmates by forcing them into shocking pink underwear, flip-flops and handcuffs was the brainchild of Joe Arpaio - America's toughest sheriff.
Sheriff Arpaio reckoned the dangerous hardmen would be too embarrassed to go on the run.
He said: "I put them on the street so everybody could see them. They can see this is what happens to people who break the law."
Continued... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1372461.html
Hardened criminals were forced to wear nothing but pink underwear, flip-flops and handcuffs to walk to their new prison.
The prisoners were made to wear the outfits as they were transferred from their old overcrowded jail to a brand-new facility in Pheonix, Arizona.
Humiliating the tough inmates by forcing them into shocking pink underwear, flip-flops and handcuffs was the brainchild of Joe Arpaio - America's toughest sheriff.
Sheriff Arpaio reckoned the dangerous hardmen would be too embarrassed to go on the run.
He said: "I put them on the street so everybody could see them. They can see this is what happens to people who break the law."
Continued... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1372461.html