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Methbustersnew

On the street with the most aggressive drug hunters in Ohio.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
05-02-2012 |
Crime & Justice
How Two Photojournalists Are Taking On Philly's Gun Crisisnew

A new-media project, GunCrisis.org, uses old-school journalism tactics to study Philly's homicides.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
04-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Derby Trafficnew

Louisville's premier event puts police and advocates on alert for human sex trafficking.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
04-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should be Charged, Eric Holder Told in Letternew

A group of former prosecutors sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio
Steal This Bikenew

Who steals bikes? Where do they go?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colin Wolf |
04-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Bike Stealing, Stolen Bikes
How California's Prison Population Explodednew

And why the costs of housing inmates skyrocketed at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
George Zimmerman's Family Member Implies AG Eric Holder Is Racistnew

The family of George Zimmerman has stepped up its public defense, and one relative has sent a highly critical letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking why the Department of Justice has not arrested members of the New Black Panther Party movement.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
Jailhouse Lawsuitsnew

There's been a flurry of legal actions against Orleans Parish Prison and its sheriff, Marlin Gusman.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
To Catch a Scammernew

Con Warner exacts his revenge on the internet's worst con artists.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
What Will be the Next Target of Gun-Rights Paranoia?new

For all of its blue-steel swagger, the gun-rights movement lives in perpetual fear of threats the rest of us have difficulty seeing.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
S.C. Lawmaker Wants to Repeal State's 'Stand Your Ground' Lawnew

A South Carolina lawmaker believes he's the first in the nation to propose a review of controversial self-defense legislation known as "stand your ground" after the killing of a Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Mississippi Man Sentenced for Hate-Crime Murdernew

Deryl Dedmon, a white man, will spend life in prison for the murder of James Craig Anderson, a black man, last year.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-22-2012 |
Crime & Justice
'Stand Your Ground'new

It's been three weeks since a Sanford, Fla. vigilante, George Zimmerman, shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death, apparently for looking suspicious – and, according to Zimmerman's own words, for being black and wearing a hoodie. What's taking so long for police to arrest Zimmerman?
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
03-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Runaway Jury Nearly Sends Man to Deathnew

Overzealous prosecutors, a runaway jury, and a dead 5-year-old.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jeffrey Martinson, Josh Martinson
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