This is an outrage!  I remember Arpaio joking about the mysterious Mexican deaths in his prison system that was held at a GOP meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Joe Arpaio is the same man Mitt Romney appointed as his Arizona Chair in 2008 when he ran against John McCain.   Turns out Arpaio continues to make light of this issue and is running amuck.

We issued an action alert yesterday and we had a few people come and go during the two hour protest under the unbelievable heat.  We protested in 107 degree weather.  Latinos will not be silent anymore.  The Chicano movement is stirred.

ACTION ALERT: Latino-based national group to protest Sheriff Joe Arpaio!

You can see the UNIVISION video here.  They reported the protest the best out of all media outlets once Channel 3 broke the story.

Channel 3 broke the story and we organized quickly regarding another Latino death that occurred in Arpaio’s prison. Raymond Farinas died suddenly and we hope to see the autopsy results soon, particularly when they beat and tasered Marty Atencio to death in December 2011.  Latinos are dying in Arpaio’s prison, and we believe it is a reasonable request to have the MCSO report to  the public with regard to deaths in the Maricopa County jails.  We are asking this in the name of Marty Atencio who served our country honorably and was a veteran of the Armed Forces.  Marty’s blood is in Arpaio’s hands and there needs to be justice.  Latinos will no longer be silent in our state.  Why did it take so long for us to know about a Latino death that occurred on June 3, 2012?  This is an outrage and it appears there is no supervision over the Maricopa County Jail and their activities!  We have asked the County Counselor to investigate the case of Marty to no avail. We are now asking the FBI to investigate the corruption that is occurring at the MCSO.

Letter to Maricopa County Counselor Bill Montgomery regarding formal investigation on Latino Veteran Death under Arpaio’s supervision

UNIVISION Phoenix covered the story very very well and this story was their top story.  They gave a lot of attention and mentioned the Latino Veteran Marty Atencio, too.