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We offer information and products that are intended to help individuals make a stay in the tents as stress free as possible. We do not offer any legal advice. We do however have links to law firms that can address your legal issues. We are not affiliated or associated with any government agency, or law firm. We keep this site up through donations, purchases of our products and our web advertisers. |
About This Site |
Are you going to Tent City Jail? This site is dedicated to providing valuable information on the Arizona jail referred to as Tent City. While many people of all ages get sentenced to spend time in tent city, most have never been in trouble before and don't know what to expect. The information and resources available on this site are intended to help you. We are always looking for new information to post, so feel free to contact us with updates. Please check out our store. We accept donations to help fund this site. Some features are still being developed. Our store is a secure site and we accept PayPal as well as major credit cards.
The Tent City DVD |
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| This documentary is a must have for anyone that has been sentenced to the tents. People going to the tents are very afraid of what they are about to experience. This 30 minute DVD will help them to deal with what they are about to face, by giving them the insight of an individual that went through the experience. You will learn the rules, language and expectations of a "stay in the tents". After viewing, individuals will go into the tents knowing rules, how to get along, how to eat and live healthy, and how to make their time a bit more bearable. This DVD was produced by an individual that was sentenced to 60 days in the tents, with work release. |
Tent City History |
Self-Surrender Directions |
| The Tents Jail was begun in 1993 when Sheriff Joe Arpaio was able to obtain some surplus military tents. These tents were set up in an area adjacent to one of the existing Maricopa County Jails in Phoenix, Arizona. Sheriff Arpaio had previously decided that he would not release any inmates due to jail overcrowding, and housing sentenced inmates in the tents seemed a good solution. Funding for the project was minimal, and included the cost for cement necessary for base pads, secure fencing, and electric costs for heating, cooling and lights. | Self-surrender is usually at the Lower Buckeye Jail, between 27th and 35th Avenues on Lower Buckeye Road (map). When sentenced you will be given instructions on where to report. There is parking on the east side of the Lower Buckeye Jail. You will see a large steel door with the Sheriff insignia on it. There is a shaded waiting area with seats, a vending machine and a pay phone. Arrive at your designated time and wait. The large steel door will open and a Correction Officer will call you in and you will begin your processing and wait in various holding cells. More Info |
Work Release Directions |
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| Work release is from a gate at the tents. A dirt parking area is available for overnight parking. If you leave your car at Lower Buckeye, you will have to walk or catch a ride back to it from the tents, when first released. If someone is picking you up for work release they can enter from 35th Ave and Gibson, which is where the Animal Control building is. Follow Gibson to the parking lot of Durango Jail and turn right. The tents are at the end of the parking lot. If you get to 30th Drive and turn right, you'll see the dirt overnight parking lot. There are other entries. Use this map address, and choose Aerial View. You can zoom in and see the tents and roads. | |
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