In June 1997 an Amnesty International delegation visited Maricopa County, Arizona, to collect information on the treatment of inmates in the local jails and the conditions under which they are kept. The visit followed concern about allegations of ill-treatment of prisoners and the death of inmate Scott Norberg in Madison Street Jail on 1 June 1996, after he was placed in a restraint chair. Maricopa County, covering the state capitol Phoenix and surrounding area, has one of the largest jail systems in the USA, housing prisoners awaiting trial or serving sentences of up to one year. At the time of Amnesty International's visit the five jails in the county held more than 6,000 inmates. During their visit Amnesty International's toured Madison Street Jail, consisting of a central intake area where many of the allegations of ill-treatment took place, and housing pre-trial adult inmates. At the time of the visit, 180 male pre-trial detainees and sentenced juveniles were held in the jail. Amnesty International's representatives also visited the First Avenue Jail (which houses sentenced male inmates and some pre-trial juvenile female inmates) and the controversial 'In-Tents' facility, situated in the desert outside Phoenix where inmates live in tent accommodation. The In-Tent facility was established in 1993 to alleviate overcrowding in the jail system. Amnesty International remained concerned about aspects of the jail, including use of stun guns and the restraint chair, the ill-treatment of juveniles and other allegations of ill-treatment or use of excessive force, covering an 18-month period up to the time of Scott Norberg's death.
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