WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department says it may sue a controversial Arizona sheriff for failing to cooperate in negotiations to correct alleged civil rights violations.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is accused of unconstitutional racial profiling in traffic stops and arrests of Latinos. The Justice Department says a 3 1/2-year federal investigation found the sheriff's office discriminated against Latinos with limited English-speaking ability in jails, denied them services other inmates receive and retaliated against critics of unconstitutional racial profiling in traffic stops and arrests of Latinos.