AltWeeklies Wire
Bad Seedsnew

Baltimore police misconduct profiled in lawsuits portrays a department beset by costly allegations of illegal violence and dishonesty.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: baltimore polioce
Calling All Men of Characternew
To reverse the abuse cycle, it takes all of us, especially men.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Skinheads, KKK, Antifa -- What's Going on in Northeast Philly?new

Stemming from a car accident and recent KKK activity, tensions rise between Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist groups in one Northeast Philly neighborhood.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
09-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Can Colorado's Prisons Reform?new

After the murder of Tom Clements, can Colorado's prison system rehabilitate itself?
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
08-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Colorado Prisons, Tom Clements
Will the Pepper-Spraying Westlake Security Guard Be Punished?new

Last week's incident involving an innocent bystander wasn't the first time this security company has been accused of racial profiling.
The Stranger |
Ansel Herz |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
War gear for local copsnew

As riots play out in St. Louis County, Mo., reports have resurfaced that police departments are being equipped with free gear such as armored vehicles from the military.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck and J. Adrian Stanley |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ferguson Cop Lies to Justify Tear-Gassing Protesters in Their Own Back Yardnew

A police officer who has been part of the militarized police apparatus holding down operations on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson is spreading lies about Ferguson protesters online.
Riverfront Times |
Ray Downs |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Mike Weston, officeranon2
End police militarization nownew

The use of military tactics isn’t just a Ferguson issue. It’s a Georgia problem too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Vincent Fort |
08-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Standoff in Fergusonnew

A chronological compilation of 72 hours worth of Riverfront Times' reporting on Brown's death, the investigation and the violence that erupted after the sun set in Ferguson, Mo.
Riverfront Times |
Riverfront Times Staff |
08-15-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Ferguson Missouri
The High Cost of Justicenew

Alameda County is now charging high fees to look at court documents online — a new cost that legal experts say may be unconstitutional.
East Bay Express |
Beth Winegarner |
08-13-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Family of Michael Brown, Teenager Shot to Death By Police, Talks About His Lifenew

Barely 24 hours after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, his family wanted people to know two things. First, that they would like anyone who is sharing photos of Brown's lifeless body laying in the middle of Canfield Drive to take them down.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
08-10-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Michael Brown
Charlie Beck in the Crossfirenew

Accessing LAPD reforms, leadership and the contract.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-07-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Good Investments: Teaching Texas Inmates About Business Can Turn Criminals Into CEOsnew
The Prison Entrepreneurship Program is a program turning Texas convicts in to Texas businessmen. This isn't just good for the prisoners either- it's good for the general public as well.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
08-06-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Cruel and Usual Punishmentnew

Like thousands of Americans, Sharanda Jones faces life in prison for a nonviolent drug crime.
Dallas Observer |
Amy Silverstein |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Drug policy
Georgia's Deadly Prisonsnew

A legal rights advocacy group wants reform, a congressman wants an investigation, and the family of a dead inmate wants answers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice