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Just Bustednew

Public defenders are underfunded and overworked but uniquely positioned to change the way we think about crime, poverty, and punishment.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Chris Davis  |  02-27-2012  |  Crime & Justice

West Memphis Three are Freednew

Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were released from custody Friday in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The three men plead guilty in exchange being released for time served.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Flyer Staff  |  08-19-2011  |  Crime & Justice

Former Prostitutes Visit the Local Women's Prison With Message of Hopenew

Katrina Robertson and several others from Nashville's Magdalene program, a nonprofit residential treatment program to help prostitutes turn their lives around, visited the women's prison this week as part of the "Find Your Way Home" national prison tour.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bianca Phillips  |  01-15-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Profanity Police in Memphis?new

During the Center City Commission's (CCC) pilot program to curb aggressive panhandling downtown, safety patrol officers also reprimanded people for loitering and profanity.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bianca Phillips  |  10-03-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Tourist or Terrorist?new

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the FBI teach people to spot potential terrorists.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bianca Phillips  |  04-04-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Little G's in Memphisnew

As the city's gang members get younger, schools and law enforcement struggle to turn the tide.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Tony Jones  |  02-22-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Memphis Woman Uses Infant To Pull Robberiesnew

Kids! They do the darndest things.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Staff  |  07-16-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Inside the Memphis Police Dept's New Data-Driven Policing Programnew

Operation Blue Crush battles Memphis' crime problem -- and an epidemic of black-on-black violence.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Preston Lauterbach  |  04-06-2007  |  Crime & Justice

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