AltWeeklies Wire
Shot in the Parknew
A Sacramento cop guns down a schizophrenic man. Police say it's justified. Witnesses tell a different story. Whatever the truth, it's a tragic reminder of the region's ongoing mental-health crisis.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
09-02-2015 |
Crime & Justice
The Rehab Racketnew
California realigned its prison system more than two years ago, but rehabilitation is still out of whack.
Sacramento News & Review |
Raheem F. Hosseini |
04-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: california prisons
Conspiracy of Duncesnew
Three would-be eco-terrorists were arrested last January for plotting acts of sabotage for the Earth Liberation Front -- but would there have been a conspiracy without the prodding of FBI infiltrator Anna?
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
07-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Drug Justicenew
Powder cocaine is the drug of choice among the yuppies; crack cocaine is popular on the poor side of town -- the disparity in how criminals are punished for using either drug is vast and controversial.
Sacramento News & Review |
Stephen James |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
50,000 Voltsnew
Taser guns have become a favored control device for local law-enforcement officers, but something's gone wrong with this "nonlethal" weapon. In Sacramento, as well as across the nation, the dead bodies are mounting.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
11-17-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
FBI Invites Reporters to Leave Their Thumbprintsnew
A reporter visiting the FBI's Sacramento headquarters on FBI Media Day beats the polygraph test, leaves his thumbprint and footprint for who knows what purposes, and is assured by an FBI official that the Patriot Act has "minimal effect" on what the agency does.
Sacramento News & Review |
Harmon Leon |
08-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
