swardboy
10/24/2006, 04:32 PM
I love this guy.....
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1024b1talker1024.html
Arpaio starts 2-week mandatory English classes for inmates
Mike Cronin
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 24, 2006 12:00 AM
Go directly to jail. Do pass a competency exam.
Non-English-speaking inmates in Maricopa County jails began mandatory English classes on Monday.
At the end of their two-week course, inmates must take a test to see how well they learned about American government, the words to God Bless America and the communication of health and safety needs. http://www.azcentral.com/imgs/clear.gif
"These inmates happen to be incarcerated in the United States of America and in Maricopa County where I run the jails," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a statement. "And we speak English here, not foreign languages."
Classes will last two hours a day. The curriculum comprises the three branches of government, how a bill becomes law, state government, law enforcement and court services, and jailhouse "situational" terminology.
Most students will be native-Spanish speakers. Of the 10,000 prisoners in Maricopa County jails, about 3,000 are Hispanic, including roughly 1,000 undocumented immigrants.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1024b1talker1024.html
Arpaio starts 2-week mandatory English classes for inmates
Mike Cronin
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 24, 2006 12:00 AM
Go directly to jail. Do pass a competency exam.
Non-English-speaking inmates in Maricopa County jails began mandatory English classes on Monday.
At the end of their two-week course, inmates must take a test to see how well they learned about American government, the words to God Bless America and the communication of health and safety needs. http://www.azcentral.com/imgs/clear.gif
"These inmates happen to be incarcerated in the United States of America and in Maricopa County where I run the jails," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a statement. "And we speak English here, not foreign languages."
Classes will last two hours a day. The curriculum comprises the three branches of government, how a bill becomes law, state government, law enforcement and court services, and jailhouse "situational" terminology.
Most students will be native-Spanish speakers. Of the 10,000 prisoners in Maricopa County jails, about 3,000 are Hispanic, including roughly 1,000 undocumented immigrants.