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The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office run by U.S. Senate candidate Sheriff Mark Lamb has spent at least $217,000 from a jail commissary fund that Arizona lawmakers mandated be used “for the benefit and welfare of inmates” to instead buy a cache of weapons, ammunition and ballistic vests.

The purchases violate state law, criminal justice experts say.

Arizona Luminaria reviewed expenses and revenues from the sheriff’s office inmate welfare fund over a five-year period. From July 2018 to July 2023, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spent just over $4 million for inmate services. At least $217,000 of that, or about 5.5%, was spent on guns, bullets and vests for the law enforcement agency, according to county budget documents obtained via a public records request.

Over the same five years, the county spent less than $900 on books for people detained in the jail

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 75 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sherrifs have been doing shit like this for as long as we've had sherrifs....

It's almost like we need a national agency to hold police accountable or, I dunno, try fucking anything?

[–] aaaaa@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The police unions would start foaming at the mouth.

[–] NovaPrime@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's hope it's cyanide foam

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

It's a bit of rabies foam mixed in with zombie foam.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.ml 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alright, now give them to the inmates.

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's one solution, the other is make the Sheriff (and anyone else involved) an inmate.

[–] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I feel like "give them to the inmates" could serve dual purpose here, intentionak or not!

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

Arizona has a long history of shitty sheriffs

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is it Pie-nal, pee-nal, or pin-al?

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Pe-nile, and residents are called Pe-nis. /s

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Make the Sherrod an inmate, as he committed a criminal act. Should be fun for him to see how criminals are treated

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well that's one way to ensure their welfare i guess

[–] Fraylor@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

While not surprising unfortunately, you'd be amazed at how many IBF's get used like administrative slush funds. I bet they got some nice upgrades when they appropriated due to COVID.

One thing that I think needs a lot more attention is the victims compensation fund, and how at least in my state inmates skirt ever having to pay anything into it by abusing the indigent system.