mcso in fact recognizes this obligation and in a position statement dated june of 2010 mcso noted the importance of providing language assistance to prisoners stating that such assistance is, quote, essential to the overall operation of the jails and the safety of the prisoners and the officers. the complaint outlines how mcso has failed to put this policy in practice in its jails. mcso and the sheriff routinely failed to provide necessary spanish language assistance to latino prisoners with limited english skills. as the complaint outlines mcso detention officers routinely issue commands only in english and in some instances when latino prisoners with limited english skills failed to follow a command given in english because they couldn't understand it, the detention officers placed an entire area of a jail in lockdown. this practice obviously insights unwarranted hostility toward inmates, potentially placing prisoners and officers alike in harm's way n other circumstances mcso detention officers have forced latino prisoners with limited english skills to sign key legal documents tha

we travel to phoenix and met with lawyers for mcso. the man to my left was there who was also a member of my team. we met with attorneys for the county and the sheriff and we met with them and we discussed the parameters of this -- a potential settlement. we've made it clear it would require an independent monitor. we gave mcso a 128 draft settlement agreement that we hoped would serve as a framework for further discussion. unfortunately, these discussions were brief and discussions broke down because mcso and arpaio would not agree to any settlement that included an independent monitor. this is not a new requirement. monitors have been critical components in other cases from las vegas to pittsburgh to elsewhere. they play an important role in making sure reforms are carried out in a sustainable fashion. ronald reagan was correct. trust but verify. there was a provision that stated "the monitor shall not and is not intended to replace or assume the role or duties of the defendant including the share of." monitors work collaboratively t

in september of 2007 following repeated unsuccessful efforts to obtain mcsos and the sheriff's voluntary compliance with the legal obligation to provide information in connection with our

. >> there is reasonable cause to believe that mcso engage in a pattern of practice of discriminatory latinos. >> sheriff arpaio tells me there's no way he's going to stand for it. >> i'm not going to let the federal government run my office. i'm the elected constitutional sheriff. i report to the people, 4 million in this county. they want to take over my office and i have to tell them every time i want to do something. that's the problem with this lawsuit. that's the sticking point. >> let's go on. because you talk about -- you say they say you're racist and you're not. and if you look at the evidence and look at what has been reported and on the record. for example, just giving you an example and there are a number of them. one example is a pregnant latina was pulled over in her driveway, the complaint is the officer slammed her against the car and threw her in the back of the car for 30 minutes, she failed to show i.d., but everything was dropped. so people will question that and look at that and say how is that not profiling, sheriff? >> you mean one case out of 51,000 illegal al

number one they say profiling. 9 times more likely as a latino driver to be stopped by mcso than a whiter. also they say if you look latino here you are fair game for deputies. inmates will be punished for speaking spanish. they were called by deputies wetbacks and mexican bitches. thirdly retaliation. that critics were silent and basically to instill fear against judges and public officials and citizens who would protest. >> the police are supposed to protect and serve our communities, not divide them. at its core this is an abuse of power case involving a sheriff and a sheriff's office that disregarded the constitution, ignored sound police practices, compromised public safety and did not hesitate to retaliate against perceived critics. >> reporter: the sheriff says discrimination is not systemic in his agency. that the feds' allegation are based on an i can dots that would not be unusual in a department his size. he says this is politically motivated. saying the obama administration and eric holder have been gunning for him for four years because of his enforcement of immigration. >>

. >> there is reasonable cause to believe that mcso and sheriff arpio engaged in a pattern or practice latinos. >> the moment everyone is waiting for in the john edwards trial not going to happen. prosecutors will not be calling rielle hunter to the stand before resting their case today. edwards is accused of using campaign donations to cover up his affair with hunter. we can tell you we are on verdict watch for the man accused of horrific crimes against the family of jennifer hudson. the jury is deliberating in this case of hudson's former brother-in-law, william balfour. prosecutors say he killed hudson's mother, brother, and her seven-year-old nephew a couple years ago. >>> newly elected russian president vladimir pu tin will not be attending the g 8 summit at camp david. he called the president to say he needs to finalize his cabinet. the prime minister will attend in his place. putin and obama were shown here in 2009 in moscow. the white house says they will meet next month around the g-20 summit in mexico. a lot more brewing here. watch. in a place where so many americans retire,

. >> there's reasonable cause to believe that mcso and sheriff arpaio engage in a pattern of practiceunty, arizona, sheriff joe arpaio. so, sheriff, there's no way you're going to stand for this without a fight, i'm sure. >> well, i'll tell you, don, i spent many, many years with the department of justice head of the federal drug and enforcement mexico, turkey, i can go on and on. 30 years of my life fighting drug traffic with the justice department, now they're going after me because i'm following the law, took an oath of office to do, and they want to get rid of this sheriff, want to monitor my office, take over my office for political reasons. and i'm not going to stand for it. >> are you worried, sheriff? >> why should i be worried? i don't worry. my dedicated deputy sheriffs are doing their job. and i don't like the justice department saying we are racist and we have a pattern of racial profiling. so you know what? they'd had their press conference december 15th, just when the supreme court was going to hear the 1070 law. now the supreme court has heard it just recently, they hav