In the blistering Arizona desert, Tent City Jail housed inmates outdoors in military tents under 145 °F heat—built by Joe Arpaio in 1993 as a symbol of “tough on crime.” For over two decades it ...

A structure at a tent city located in CRAB Park in Vancouver, shortly before residents were compelled to move so the city could clean the site in April. Photo for The Tyee by Jen St. Denis.