Tent jails, pink undies leave new sheriff with choices

In this June 23, 2012, file photo, Rev. Bill Schultz, president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, talks with inmates during a tour led by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio through a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office jail called "Tent City" in Phoenix. Arpaio became a national political figure by taking on duties that none of his counterparts would ever touch, jailing inmates in tents, making them wear pink underwear, leading immigration crackdowns and investigating President Barack Obama's birth certificate. The defeat of the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix raises questions about whether his successor, Paul Penzone, will keep the contentious practices and how he will overhaul an agency that has been criticized for targeting immigrants, creating a culture of cruelty in its jails and serving as self-promotional vehicle for Arpaio.