joe arpaio has been dubbed america's toughest sheriff. but when does being tough on crime cross the line? he joins us to break down some of his most controversial policies. ♪ >>> our digital producer wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your live feedback. waj not a little middle ground when it comes to sheriff joe arpaio. >> yeah, he has been in office since '93, so a lot of people in that country love him, but banning tv, salt, pepper, for inmates. check out some of the comments . . . and twitter is just [ technical difficulties ] >> backlash from human rights groups for housing inmates in tents. the facility was built in response to overcrowded jails, but many criticize the living conditions there. here is an inside look at tent city. >> because it's wintertime, they can have up to five blankets. these numbers against the number of blankets are starting to dwindle down as they start to get warmer. if i they happen to need more, they get more. they do not get pillows out here because it's a luxury. >> the sheriff's approach is under f

how many hispanics did you pull over on the way over here, arpaio?nd of guy that you've got to love. as long as you have papers. >> going out with sheriff joe is always an adventure. because usually when we walk into a restaurant, most of the wait staff and cooks dive out the back window. and when they don't, i never know what the hell's in my food. there's a great one. get em, sic em! >> as you might manage those remarks set off a firestorm in the latino community. we wanted to ask mr. cavanaugh what he has to say about it. we invited him on the program of course. he send they ever later he backed out. the invitation stands. in the meantime, the question remains, is this kind of thing really what republicans nationally want to be known for out even in arizona? joining us gop strategist and fellow at harvard's institute of politics, anna that navarro and cnn correspondent anna cabrera. anna, you met up with sheriff arpaio today and got reaction from him. what did he have to say? >> reporter: he graciously send our request for an interview. he answere

joe arpaio has been dubbed america's toughest sheriff.hen does being tough on crime cross the line? he joins us to break down some of his most controversial policies. ♪ >>> our digital producer wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your live feedback. waj not a little middle ground when it comes to

along with her is joe arpaio.ove to hear how he is reacting. >> i top the give more context first. this was a roast and the southern law center cold us they sent in someone to monitor this event. that's how they came up with this reporting and this is the group that has been critical of the sheriff. we reached out to the representative who made the comments. he did not want to do an interview, but he gave us this statement. he said the jokes i made at the roast at his invitation for comedy, they were not directed at minority members, but the target of the roast. he goes on to say this is a partial attack talking aboutrsy roast. this appears to be politically motivated probably due to my support of sv 1070, the controversial immigration law. the sheriff is kind enough to offer his thoughts on what is a controversy. first, did this roast go too far? >> it was a roast. john is my friend. i support him. he is not a racist. he is very funny. he meat his comments. i can't speak to whether he went too far. >> you thought

as the top law enforcement officer in maricopa county arpaio has been criticized conditions and alleged racial profiling we you know the bad guys down and we arrest him and you know over here they're always trying to make the joran part was a racist and a racially profiled and he hates mexicans and it's hilarious because ninety nine percent of guys on my team are mexican and most of the people we arrest are not mexican we don't care if you're chinese japanese filipino german dutch we don't care if you break the law we are. when he's not putting up a fight he's finding his dad so paul tells us how buddhism shapes his world view what's important is to look into the nature of your mind and find out how we as human beings can help each other how we as human beings can be. more thoughtful. really practice all truisms be more compassionate and try to make the world a better place there have been rumors of seagal running for governor of arizona we asked him to set the record straight on his political ambitions lot of people who asked me to do it. may be an arrogant. thing to say but i think if

the cop handed me over to the sheriff i didn't have the documents i was deported sheriff arpaio writes yes i can do anything they bastards there that man has no heart no feelings i don't understand. but this time it went over the wall too as soon as it got across my husband frank church he said and they heard the sole of my foot i said to my husband stop i can't go and he said yes you can then we walked for three hours and i saw that he was do you hate rated and so he told me leave it it's better if immigration gets here rather than staying here in the middle of the desert. after all my doubts go and i'm here with my mom we weren't able to cross over the border she tried one month and a half ago but they caught her for the fourth time and so we're still here and my family's going back to delgado and i god willing we'll get dan from i can't psych one if you know how many times have they could this will be the third time you want to try another ten so yes i want to try again. and i went over to the truth is that you suffer so much to get across and i don't want to risk it again this time

but at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, sheriff joe arpaio personally chose the black andiped uniforms along with the pink underwear and socks to send a message. >> this is joe arpaio's way to express how we are pay our way back to society. the pink is his way to keep us humbled. it's a way to separate us away from regular society. >> put them in pink underwear. because they were smuggling the white underwear out of the jail. that is the official reason. the unofficial reason, they hate pink. you never give them a color they like. why would you give them things they like? >> though generally not allowed, inmates sometimes alter their uniforms to fit their own fashion sense. at the orange county jail in southern california we met a transgender inmate who prefers to be called alexis. >> myself and my celly are dressed as girls and the rest are dressed as guys. >> despite his physical appearance cortez was in fact a male inmate housed in a men's unit. >> if you are in in the process of having a sex change if you have your male genital parts you are considered a male and will

run by the outspoken sheriff joe arpaio, it's one of the most violent and controversial.une 7th, 2006, violence erupts in a crowded holding cell. >> this is the entry point for every inmate other than a few very small jails for some small communities. >> chief of detention, jack mcintyre oversea sees the 4th avenue jail. >> in the holding tank we're looking at the people who have an array of various felony charges. could be a burglary, could be a car theft, could be stealing 12 packs of beer from your local circle k. >> after arrest, suspects wait in the small cement cell for hours. too many prisoners and not enough space is a common scenario. on this day, there are more than two dozen sandwiched in together, including rick herman. >> rick herman was arrested for a number of charges by the phoenix police department. >> the 35-year-old receives a card that lifts his charges, and then his clothes are taken away. >> the phoenix police department took them into evidence and issued him what we call a bunny suit. it's a white paper jump suit. and booked him in that apparel. >>

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third season seagal is taking his police work to arizona he's partnered with the infinite sheriff joe arpaio. as the top line forcing officer in maricopa county. our prayer has been criticized over a jail conditions and alleged racial profiling we. you want the bad guys down in the restroom. you know over here they're always trying to make these innuendos that your opponents erase this in a racially profile isn't heats mexicans in the canaries because nine units in the guise of mine came a mexican. most the people we are rest are not mexican we don't care if you chinese japanese filipino german and dutch we don't care if you break the law a week at two wheeler as to when he's not putting up the fight. he is finding his and so dull tells us how buddhism shapes his worldview what's important is to look into the nature of your mind and find out how we as human beings can help each other how we assumed beans can be more thoughtful. really practice of choosing be more compassionate and trying to make the world a better place there have been rumors of seagal running for governor of arizona. we ask

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arizona has the unique distin distinction of giving a home to joe arpaio.host the 2016 republican national convention, the arizona committee has been playing up the state's 36% hispanic population. the demographics of our community is very important. but the state pride about the demographics of our community, that seems to have been missing when they passed their anti-immigration laws. when a mexican american studies curriculum was prohibited from some of arizona's public schools. it would do well -- i'll see you back here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from detroit lakes, minnesota. let's get things started. >> i'm stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> which still has a long way to go if you want to be the governor and the leader of this country. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or its execution. >> basically placing his entire political future on the

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