AltWeeklies Wire
Two Murders, Two Murderers, and Our Peculiar Justice Systemnew
Death row is full of people who have committed heinous crimes, but some people who have committed heinous crimes are not scheduled for execution.
Nashville Scene |
Steven Hale |
01-20-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Law & Order: C.L.E.new
What happens when the police need prosecuting?
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
01-20-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Did a Prosecutor and Police Send an Innocent Teenager to Prison for Murder?new
Derrick McRae, 35, is serving a life sentence for a murder he insists he didn't commit. New evidence suggests that McRae could be innocent.
INDY Week |
John H. Tucker |
01-10-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jacksonnew
The murders of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson, her girlfriend, made national news. Then the cameras went away. 40 weeks later, with Cosby's father sitting in a jail cell, no one has been charged with their murders.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
01-07-2015 |
Crime & Justice
James Anderson Hate Murder Fallout Continuesnew
Upon pleading guilty Dec. 12, Sarah Adelia Graves and Shelbie Brooke Richards, both of Brandon, became two of the first women convicted under a federal hate-crime law passed in 2009.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Why Rape Convictions Are So Elusivenew
What a group of jurors says to each other can tell you a lot about why we hear so much about rape, but so little about rape convictions.
Missoula Independent |
Ben Fowlkes |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ferguson On Firenew
Tear gas, shootings, arson and looting in Ferguson after no true bill announcement.
Riverfront Times |
Mitch Ryals |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
It's Not Just Fergusonnew
There were six officer-involved shootings in Monterey County, Calif. in 2014.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Nic Coury |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police shootings
Video Shows Philly Guard Beat Prisoner, but Prisoner is Chargednew
Prisoner John Steckley looks like he might have been mouthing off as he walked out of the visitors' room at Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, but he appeared to be posing no physical threat to the guard standing at the door. Even so, the corrections officer coldcocked Steckley in the face and then, along with another guard, proceeded to beat him.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-30-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prison abuse
The Fire Next Timenew
What's behind 8,000 fires & how Detroit's arson investigators & prosecutor are extinguishing the flames.
Metro Times |
Valerie Vande Panne |
10-29-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Attorneys: Darren Wilson Indictment Unlikelynew
Darren Wilson will not be charged with first-degree murder, and there's a good chance he won't be indicted for any crime, say attorneys who are following -- but are not directly involved -- in the grand-jury investigation of the Ferguson police officer.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-28-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Darren Wilson
The Girl on the Torture Board Speaksnew
Decades ago Rhonda Williams was attacked by Dean Corll and ordered by a judge to never speak about what happened. 40 years later she's telling the whole truth about that night and the aftermath for the first time.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Out of the Mudnew
The use of Young Moose's videos as probable cause makes me wonder if poor black artists can ever escape their pasts.
Baltimore City Paper |
D. Watkins |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
The Truth About Prison Realignmentnew
Does less time equal more crime? According to a recent one-of-a-kind survey by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, recidivism upon "early" release is negligible, if mentionable at all.
Ventura County Reporter |
Michael Sullivan |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
The Always-On Stalkernew
Two women are being relentlessly harassed and the justice system won’t help, even after the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hilary Beaumont |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
