AltWeeklies Wire
Release the tapes from the Alexia Christian shootingnew
Nearly eight months have passed since controversial officer-involved killing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
12-17-2015 |
Crime & Justice
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
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
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
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
Waiting for an Executionnew
The long road to Jackson, Ga., to watch a lethal injection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Daniel Beauregard |
08-28-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Burden of Proofnew
Execution of Warren Lee Hill reignites debate over Georgia's stringent death-penalty standard.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jessica Blankenship |
02-27-2013 |
Crime & Justice
'Girls Gone Wild' comes to Georgia's highest courtnew
Cobb County resident who appeared in video deserves day in court.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
11-07-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Lindsey Bullard, Girls Gone Wild
Police Scannernew
A ride along with an Atlanta cop includes guns drawn, profanity used, and promises kept.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: APD ride along, Atlanta Police
Beyond the Beating of Brandon Whitenew
The problems in Pittsburgh go beyond the assault of Brandon White.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: victim-blaming, Brandon White
Cocaine Townnew
One in three men arrested in Atlanta has cocaine in his system. And that's an improvement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
01-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Cocaine in Atlanta
In Atlanta, Neighbors Try to Dethrone a Club King's Empirenew
Michael Gidewon is very concerned about the 1,400 Atlanta residents who've signed an online petition aimed at keeping him from opening the clubs' doors and the hundreds who've shown up to neighborhood meetings calling for his defeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-22-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Rap Superstar T.I. Revamps His Imagenew
Faced with a stiff sentence or turning his life around, T.I. chose well.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
04-01-2009 |
Crime & Justice
