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It's Been a Year Since Steven 'Butter' Miller Was Killed. Does Anyone Remember?new
When Butter was shot dead by police -- shot at 85 times, hit about 20 -- he was high, standing on a corner and waving a loaded gun. He hadn't pointed it at anyone, or if he had, it had been completely accidental, coincidental, because Butter was blank-eyed, detached from the world.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako and Doron Taussig |
07-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Locked Down: What It's Really Like Inside Philly's Overcrowded Prisonsnew
The city's prisons woefully overpopulated and have been for several decades. Efforts to fix this problem have come up against the seemingly immutable fact that, on an average day, 108 people enter the six-prison system while only 105 leave it.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
06-24-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Philly's Prison Problemnew
Why didn't Mayor Nutter mention prison costs in his first budget address?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can You Find the 10,000 Men?new
The 10,000 Men movement has been marred by declining momentum, poor communication and shoddy organization.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who's Watching the Watchers in Philly?new
A police-oversight agency is shuttered.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mapping the Trajectory of Blame for Philly's Gun Epidemicnew
Is there any chance of getting over the statewide impasse that could lead to stronger crime gun laws? Or are we stuck with the way things are now?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Shootings Are On the Rise in Phillynew
But the watchdogs continue to go unheeded.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Cops Shot 85 Times ...new
... On Steven "Butter" Miller's last day alive
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako and Doron Taussig |
07-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Former Inmates Call for Capital Punishment Moratoriumnew
At the largest gathering of cleared death-row inmates, Harold Wilson was a living testament to the need for a moratorium debate in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
04-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Shots in the Darknew
Could Philadelphia finally get to control its own gun laws?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
04-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
