It's unclear whether Barkley is being housed separately from other inmates in the tents.
The 45-year-old basketball great pleaded guilty last month to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from his Dec. 31 arrest shortly after leaving a Scottsdale nightclub and failing a field sobriety test.
A message left with Barkley's attorney was not immediately returned Saturday morning.
Barkley said last month that he made a mistake and just has "to take the beatdown."
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