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Inside the Lockdown at Community College of Philadelphianew
PW reporter Randy LoBasso teamed with Community College of Philadelphia student Zach Mentzer to write about what it was like yesterday after reports of a gunman on campus locked down the school.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso and Zach Mentzer |
05-29-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Justice System Should Help, Not Just Punishnew
Due to a tragic confluence of a lumbering criminal-justice system that gives prosecutors preference over defendants and ignores the sometimes obvious mental health challenges of the people it locks up, the lives of Larry David McLaurin and Markuieze Bennett ended in the Raymond Detention Center.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
05-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
One Shot Solutionnew
Oklahoma's botched execution puts California capital cases under renewed scrutiny.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
05-08-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Man Featured in Riverfront Times Story Released From Prisonnew
In the thirteen years Mike Anderson was supposed to be in jail, he got married, became a father of four, a homeowner and a master carpenter living in a home he built himself. But that didn't stop police from arresting him for his past crime once they realized their mistake in July. Now, surrounded by his family in a small Missouri courtroom, Anderson learned he will officially be freed, according to a judge's order.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
05-06-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Court Docs Unsealednew
Probation Reports: What we can learn from the 'most important' documents in the criminal justice system.
North Coast Journal |
Thadeus Greenson |
04-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Probation Reports
Protect the Innocent: End the Death Penaltynew
Michelle Byrom is a textbook case of what is wrong with the state executions in Mississippi and the rest of the nation.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-27-2014 |
Crime & Justice
An Innocent Woman? Michelle Byrom vs. Mississippinew
If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, now 56, she will be the first woman the state has put to death in 70 years. It may also be a horrible injustice.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ronald Bower Spent Nearly 23 Years Behind Bars for Crimes He Likely Didn't Commitnew
Ronald Bower has been granted parole after nearly 23 years in prison for crimes an ever-growing number of law enforcement officials believe he did not commit. Most recently, the NYS Attorney General's Office wrote to the Parole Board it was "Highly Unlikely" he committed these crimes. Until he gets exonerated, however, he's still a convicted sex offender. Thus, the family and attorney's quest for justice continues.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
03-17-2014 |
Crime & Justice
A Traffic Ticket and a Bullet Through the Chestnew
As the feds investigate the Cleveland Police Department's use of deadly force, another story emerges of an unarmed man shot by cops in one of downtown's busiest entertainment districts.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
03-07-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Activist Sued by "American Indian Patriot" Doesn't Accept Court's Rulingnew
A local Philly anarchist helped break up a white-pride event in 2010; almost four years later, one of the event's speakers -- a so-called "Native American Patriot" -- successfully sued him in an Oklahoma court.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
02-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Death row's insurmountable burden of proofnew
For Georgia's death-row inmates, convincing the state of mental disability can be nearly impossible.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Stefan Turkheimer |
02-20-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Georgia's Long-Standing Lethal Injection Controversynew
Thirteen years ago, Georgia stopped killing prisoners via the electric chair. But its continued use of deadly drugs hasn't gone so well.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Daniel Beauregard |
02-20-2014 |
Crime & Justice
A Short History of Georgia's Death Penaltynew
Hangings, electrocution, and lethal injections - and the slow change in attitude about executions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
02-20-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Georgia Death Penalty
Police background checks rigorous, but ‘nothing is foolproof'new
The police officer charged with raping a woman while on duty last year had to undergo what Worcester police describe as a “rigorous background check,” but that was when he was initially applying for a job. Officer Rajat Sharda was laid off in 2009 because of budget cuts and reinstated in 2011. When he returned, he had to pass another physical test. His last employer was also checked, but Sharda did not have to go through the same process as when he first applied.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
02-18-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Violent Threat on Facebook Lands Young Man in Jail, and Limbonew
Justin Carter said he would "shoot up a kindergarten," but is that a "terroristic threat" according to Texas law?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
02-14-2014 |
Crime & Justice
