Short Creek community (Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah) prior to arrest

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The Short Creek community, encompassing Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah, is a remote, historically insular settlement dominated by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), known for its practice of polygamy and strict religious control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf polygamist settlement ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
associatedWith Rulon Jeffs ⓘ
Warren Jeffs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalNorm communal religious gatherings ⓘ
discouragement of outside media ⓘ
separation from mainstream society ⓘ
demographics high birth rate ⓘ
large proportion of children ⓘ
predominantly FLDS members ⓘ
dominantReligion FLDS Church ⓘ
dressCode long hair in braids for women ⓘ
long prairie-style dresses for women ⓘ
modest clothing ⓘ
economy FLDS-run businesses ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
construction industry ⓘ
educationSystem FLDS-controlled schools ⓘ
religious curriculum ⓘ
governedBy FLDS Church leadership ⓘ
FLDS prophet ⓘ
historicalName Short Creek ⓘ
housingPattern clustered family compounds ⓘ
large multi-family homes ⓘ
knownFor child marriage allegations ⓘ
communal lifestyle ⓘ
insularity ⓘ
large families ⓘ
obedience to FLDS prophet ⓘ
polygamy ⓘ
religious fundamentalism ⓘ
strict religious control ⓘ
languageUse English ⓘ
lawEnforcementRelationship historically limited outside oversight ⓘ
tension with state authorities ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona Strip ⓘ
Colorado City, Arizona ⓘ
Hildale, Utah ⓘ
border of Arizona and Utah ⓘ
marriagePractice arranged marriages ⓘ
early-age marriages (alleged) ⓘ
plural marriage ⓘ
mediaReputation polygamist enclave ⓘ
secretive community ⓘ
partOf FLDS settlements network ⓘ
religion Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ
socialStructure male-dominated hierarchy ⓘ
theocratic patriarchy ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed prior to major FLDS leadership arrests ⓘ

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Warren Jeffs → residence → Short Creek community (Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah) prior to arrest ⓘ