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Stuck With Secretsnew
As questions linger about Missouri's shadowy lethal-injection protocol, the state is days away from killing another inmate.
The Pitch |
Steve Vockrodt |
01-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: death penalty
Mississippi Prisons End Conjugal Visitsnew
Launched in the early 1900s, Mississippi’s was the first and longest-running conjugal-visit program in the nation.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Mississippi Prisons
Beer and Bloodnew
Earlier this year, craft beer distributor Ashley "Ash" Rowell was killed in his Houston home. His mother believes she knows who did it, but the cops are being tight-lipped about the investigation. She wants to know why.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
12-27-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Killing Quardious Thomas: A Castle Doctrine Case Studynew
Mississippi's Castle Doctrine spells out a range of circumstances in which homicide may be justified.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-13-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Quardious Thomas
Mumia supporters liken his imprisonment to Mandela'snew
About 100 youth activists from across Philadelphia gathered at this weekend’s Youth on the Move Forum with one shared goal: For Mumia Abu-Jamal’s legacy to live on, a new generation of social and political activists need to take the helm and spread his message.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
12-13-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: mumia abu-jamal
Homicide, Revisitednew
Two men want detectives made famous by David Simon to pay after flawed murder convictions put them in prison for decades.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
New Revelations About Infamous Lufthansa Heistnew
Cop breaks silence on mob case that left 16 dead, $6 million missing.
Long Island Press |
Shelly Feuer Domash |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Immorality of Incarcerationnew
An estimated 65 million people in this country have a criminal record, more than one out of every four adult Americans. One out of every three black males now in their early teens will end up in jail, according to the Justice Department. For Latino males, it's one of out of every five.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
12-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Injustice for All: How Police in Florence, Ariz. Compromised Public Safetynew
Part one of a three-part series investigating how the Florence, Arizona Police Department's culture of political favoritism undermined serious criminal investigations and compromised public safety.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo and Stephen Lemons |
11-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Prison Punchnew
'Orange is the New Black' author Piper Kerman talks life behind bars and the need for prison reform.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
11-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Jewel Duelnew
A view of downtown Santa Fe's ugly underbelly.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
11-13-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Understand Your Groundnew
New lawsuit challenges Georgia's Stand Your Ground law.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jessica Blankenship |
11-07-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Rainbow Push Coalition
Foreclosed Homes Shelter Crime, Threaten Communitiesnew
With the highest concentration of foreclosed homes in New York State, several Long Island communities have been transformed into boarded-up crime dens, with no solid solution in sight.
Long Island Press |
Timothy Bolger |
11-06-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Have Prioritized Drug Crimes Over Homicidesnew
The department's crime lab now has a decade-long backlog of more than 650 homicide investigations with unexamined evidence, yet it processes 95 percent of drug cases in just 24 hours.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-29-2013 |
Crime & Justice
What's Driving Oakland's Robbery Epidemic?new
Answer: Smartphones. And law enforcement experts say cellphone companies could make our streets a lot safer if they would install kill switches that make their phones inoperable when stolen.
East Bay Express |
Elly Schmidt-Hopper |
10-29-2013 |
Crime & Justice
