Yet Another Reason to Fire Sheriff Joe

Sheriff Joe Arpaio is Arizona's version of George W. Bush - struts around with a proverbial big stick while the operation he's supposedly managing turns to a pile of manure.

Maricopa County jails are no longer accredited by a national health commission because the facilities failed to meet federal standards for care and that county officials provided incorrect information to the accrediting agency, officials said.

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care sent Maricopa County administrators a letter late last week notifying them the group was pulling its accreditation of the county's jail system.

Tucson Citizen

Fortunately, residents of Maricopa County have a choice in the November election to get rid of Sheriff Joe's racist and mismanaged tenure as sheriff, replacing him with a competent, proven leader: Dan Saban.