Latina magazine reports:

"Once she reached the hospital, nurses repeatedly begged the Sheriff's staff to allow them to unchain the mother, but they refused and Chacon was forced to give birth while still shackled to the bed. At one point, the nurse asked for them to release her so that she could be escorted to the bathroom for a urinalysis, but even that request was denied. But the worst came once Chacon gave birth to her baby girl.

Still chained to the bed, Arpaio's police staff refused to allow Chacon to hold her newborn baby and then warned her that if no one came to pick up the child within 72 hours, she would be turned over into state custody."

What are your thoughts?

Utterly ridiculous. There has to be a place for sense and humanity in the law, and he crossed the line.

A search of United Press International and Associated Press sites reveals plenty on the sheriff, but nothing about this case. A Google search turns up only articles from well known liberal media like Latina magazine and Huffington Post. Each article villifies the Sheriff in an obviously biased manner.

I'm not saying the article isn't true, but I have to wonder about the facts.

i live in Tucson Az. and believe me if this actually happened it would have made every news coverage here. It was never reported on. Although I believe some of the things Sherriff Joe is "ballsy" and probably harsh, he has lowered the number of illegals entering our state, trashing our beautiful deserts and depleting our healthcare funds.