Arizona inmate dies after hours in outdoor cell

05-24-2009 • Philly.com

An Arizona inmate who died after spending nearly four hours in the desert heat was left in an outdoor holding cell for twice as long as she should have been, the state prisons director said Wednesday.

2 Comments in Response to Arizona inmate dies after hours in outdoor cell

Comment by RickStone

Entered on: 5/24/2009 10:23:04 AM

Nobody will ever be held accountable. They will do a dog and pony show with reports and investigations, but nothing will ever happen. This will be another " tragic accident" that nobody is ever responsible for. Another death at the hands of the police that are investigating themselves. Does anybody ever expect any conclusion other than no policeman will be held crimially responsible for any person that they kill? This make me sick to my stomach.

Comment by Powell Gammill

Entered on: 5/24/2009 10:18:57 AM

Death through cooking seems a bit harsh for prostitution. But then a 27 month sentence seems a bit harsh too, for what is a made up crime by the government.

In AZ, were you to keep you dog in an unshaded pen for four hours, much less leading to the dog's death, you would spend at least five years in jail with a felony conviction. AZ has the harshest mistreatment of animals law in the nation. Anybody wanna bet how much time the guards spend on the other side of the bars in prison? I bet not even four hours in a pen.

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