It's only the penalty phase, but why do it? Just get life without parole plea deal. I want to see her in prison, not Estrella.

One good thing is Sheriff Joe said no more interviews and she stays in solitary.

I would love more details. Specific examples beyond the Marcia whoever who died in an outside enclosure from the heat.

Yes, things could always have been worse - they could have voted manslaughter and that would be unimaginable!

From the interview of the foreperson, I wonder if HE was one of the 4 and he kept them standing strong with their non-death vote? He seems pretty bossy. Ugh!

This relieved me so much, you have no idea! I also read Arpaio was transferring Jodi to Perryville soon becuase she has been convicted? Good! Let her get a taste of what she will face.

Be back later, gotta run out!

I agree. My guess is at least 2 of the 4 weren't really "death penalty qualified."

I just don't know to avoid these types on DP juries. How does one truly know if they can sentence someone to die if they haven't done it?

Yep. I'd love to know why he changed his mind on the interviews. He kept saying he's always had an "open door policy" and believes in the First Amendment.

Maybe he realized Jodi's interviews were causing further harm to the Alexander family.

I think he was probably swamped with Arizona residents screaming at him. I'm one of them. Maricopa County residents are the ones who keep voting him in for Sheriff.

I'm also emailing him wanting to know why Jodi can't be shipped to Perryville since she is convicted. Minimum time in Maximum security there is three years for lifers.

She would be in the part of the prison put aside for death row female inmates and crazy people. There are vacant cells there. She would be treated exactly like a death row inmate. Solitary confinement. She has to earn her way to medium security.

I like your idea. A LOT.

I'm gonna see what I can find on Perryville tonite, just for shits and giggles.

She has NO idea according to this what awaits her! My oh my.

Look at this and feel better!!!

I hope this is not a re-run. Going back now to read ... Yeaaaa!

Look at the person the jury had as their "leader". OMG. I sure liked juror #8. Bright, good, honest, competent. No wonder the poor guy had a few drinks. Even I wanted a few drinks ... and I am NOT really involved. I probably should have!!

KJ so sorry. I was so excited to have found this ... wanted everybody to see it.

I see WAY BACK lol that you posted it. I didn't mean to copy you.

Isn't it great though?

I feel so much better now, either way. You too? Whew!

That video makes me feel better too. Also glad that Sheriff Joe has stopped the press junket she was on and is keeping her in solitary for 23 hours. She needs to get used to it!

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Congrats to Remote and her daughter!!!


Enjoy the New York pizza!! (I'm still on the hunt for a good New York tasting pizza in South Florida. You'd think with all the New Yorkers (& NJers) in South Florida that it wouldn't be so difficult to find. It definitely must be the water!)

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Mal what happened to his open door policy? He has nothing to hide he keeps saying.

There are more things involved in life than your "hiding things" Sherrif Joe. I couldn't understand
your always saying THAT.

Mal, lots of east coast people I know, have moved to FL.
but none that I know opened a Pizza Shop! They moved there to retire - or are snow birds.

Let's do a search! I will.

A Perryville inmate's letter of complaint to a prisoner advocate on the outside dated mid-September 2012:

"In the winter months, the heat is turned on by date rather than temperature. The heat runs full blast and the rooms get to be unbearably hot. The officers do not have the authority to turn the heat off, even if it is an unseasonably warm day. On a "warm" winter day, the room temperatures can reach the 90+ degree mark. The window cranks in most of the rooms are broken and do not open so there is no way to get any relief. This is absolutely cruel and unusual punishment.

In the summer months, the evaporative coolers or air conditioners are turned on by date rather than temperature. Some rooms have coolers, others have AC. In the early spring, the rooms are very cold. In the heat of the summer, when the humidity rises, the coolers do not work well. Once again the temperatures inside the rooms can reach the 90+ degree mark, with no way to get any relief. When the AC works, the rooms that have it are comfortable in the summer. The challenge is that they are often broken. As of this writing, the temperature outside is 113. The AC In my room and the 7 other attached rooms is not functioning at all. It has been out of service for the past 2 weeks. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I do not perspire very much. Extreme heat causes my muscles to cramp. I get very light headed and dizzy and ultimately vomit. I do not know if there is a medication of any kind of solution since I cannot seem to get to medical. Often we live in exceedingly hot, or exceedingly cold rooms with windows that do not open. Just another example of cruel and unusual punishment.

The Arizona sun can be punishing,. especially for those of us that have little or no tolerance for heat exposure. Lines for medical appointments, property pick up, state issue, and the store are often long. In the medical waiting area, shade and water are provided. Not much can be done to reduce the heat since the waiting area is outside. The wait can be several hours. The lines for property, state issue, and store are not in shaded areas. The wait is usually a couple of hours at best.

The mattresses in most of the cells are worn out. They are leaking black material of some kind. The coverings are cracked. The mattresses are thin and do not provide any kind of support or much protection from the metal bunks.

Many of the cells have cracks in the walls that leak rain water. In my cell, water seeps in only one corner so I am lucky that mine is not one of those that floods. However, in that corner mold is growing. In one of the rooms next to a shower, the mold is so bad that it is growing down the outside walls as well as the inside.

The showers leak gallons of water daily. Some of them have been leaking for years. The erosion of both the concrete and the metal support beams is clearly visible. I am not a building inspector, but I can clearly see that the iron railings and support beams are rusted clear through.

Hot water for showers is not always available. Sometimes we have no hot water for days at a time. When this happens, there is no hot water for washing the trays or kitchen utensils either. This has been an on-going challenge since I have been here (1997). Budgets were not restricted for the majority of those years so I find it difficult to understand the situation. The trays, sporks, and cups in the kitchen are frequently dirty. Dirt is actually embedded in the trays and sporks where the plastic coating has been worn away.

On 16 yard, dinner "sacks" are passed out at 5pm Monday-Friday. Breakfast starts being served at 8 or 8:30 on Saturday mornings. 15+ hours between meals. ON weekends, we are provided with breakfast and hot dinner, just two meals. The ladies from 14 yard walk to our kitchen and eat breakfast around 7am. The kitchen on 14 yard has been closed and the building has been condemned. At 5pm the ladies from 14 yard come to our kitchen once again for dinner. Our yard has dinner after all of them have left the yard. That is usually around 6:30 or so. For those that do not have money to purchase food from the store, it is a very long time between breakfast and dinner.

Adequate clothing is no longer provided. I waited over 6 months to have 2 pairs of panties that were lost in the laundry replaced. per policy, we are allowed to exchange clothing or linens once every 90 days. The challenge is that most of the time, state issue does not have the size or the items that are needed. On this unit we have been out of medium panties, small pants and medium t-shirts for months. When I tried to exchange clothing I was told sizes 3x were the only one available. I weigh 120 pounds! Incoming inmates are not provided with the policy-stated issue.

Each inmate is provided with 1 roll of toilet paper for the week and 12 sanitary napkins for the month. Further discussion of this is probably unnecessary."
The State vs jodi arias- the travis alexander murder trial

That sounds awful. Trying not to think about what happens when they run out of t.p. and napkins, esp in that heat.


The good news for Jodi is not having/using hot water and a/c is good for the environment and she can "recycle" the t.p. and napkins when she runs out.

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But that sounds like REAL prison, not a country club. Good. I am so glad she is in solitary even now ... in the county jail. Knowing her though, she is doing her homework on her "case".

Looks like she started her murder "plan" the day she got that email from Travis.
1. Steal the gun from the house as soon as they are both gone!! (Two days later).
2. Buy a notebook.
3. Wash clothes for the trip.
4. Write out the master plan including entire trip/stops, gas cans, clothes, weapons, rental car not here,
get some money, food to eat in the car, figure out how many gas cans needed,
5. Notify Darryl about the gas cans.
6. Look up Salons that will dye my hair brown in _____. Make appointment.
7. Call Ryan. Call Travis. Call Darryl again about the gas cans.
8. Buy gun.
9. Take knives and gun - put in back pack.
10.Call ______. Arrange pick up time - here with him.
She did go inside to rent the car with a MALE. WHO? Did she meet him somewhere then drive with him to get the car? Was her car not working great?

ETC.

Was the email from Travis shown at trial? I've not seen/read it and would like to.