Doe v. Arpaio

OPINION

IRVINE, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 It is well-established law that certain constitutional rights of prison inmates may be curtailed to satisfy legitimate penological interests. This case involves an inmate 1 who asked to be transported to a location outside the jail so she could obtain a first-trimester abortion at her own expense. She was also willing to pay any security and transportation costs. Maricopa County and Joseph Ar-paio, in his official capacity as the Maricopa County Sheriff (collectively “the County”), had no objection to the request, but required her to first obtain a court…