AltWeeklies Wire
Mississippi Sticks with Private Prisonsnew
This summer, private-prisons company MTC will take over running three Mississippi Department of Corrections facilities from The GEO Group.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Private Prisons, Public Problemsnew
Sometime around 3 o'clock on May 20, a disturbance at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Miss., erupted into a full-scale melee.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Fail Safenew
A charity puts violent offenders to work at the zoo, raising questions about safety.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
05-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Crime, Dismas Charities
Anatomy of a Wrongful Texas Executionnew
Until the day Texas executed him in 1989, Carlos DeLuna insisted another Carlos stabbed and killed 24-year-old Wanda Lopez at a Corpus Christi gas station in February 1983. At trial, prosecutors dismissed the idea, calling the other Carlos "a phantom" that didn't exist.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
05-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: execution, Carlos DeLuna
Gilbert's Kidsnew
Gilbert Olivares, a popular counselor at Salinas High School, faces dozens of sex-related charges, including manufacturing child pornography and molestation. The case is built on an astounding number of what-ifs.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin, Nic Coury and Mary Duan |
05-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Another Cops-Beating-Homeless-Man Storynew
It isn't just the Kelly Thomas killing in which cops believe they have the right to execute a citizen during a scuffle.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
How Rape Victims Cope After Exonerationnew
Debbie Jones spent decades coming to grips with the fact Thomas McGowan raped her. Then she found out he didn't.
Dallas Observer |
Anna Merlan |
05-11-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Rape, Thomas McGowan
The Art Gallery of Calgary Vs. Valerie Coopernew
Valerie Cooper, longtime president and CEO of the Art Gallery of Calgary, is being sued by the gallery to recover $500,000 it alleges she stole through falsified expenses since 2006.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
05-04-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The Freeing of Gordon Newlinnew
How the notorious criminal persuaded the Ohio Parole Board to give him a second chance.
The Other Paper |
Dave Ghose |
05-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Laura Carter, Gordon Newlin
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
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
Code Bluenew
Police pursuits cost a life a day. Does it matter?
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: high-speed chases, police pursuits
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
Sicko Sexnew
Indiana is gaining a reputation for the way its women are treated - and it isn't pretty. 1 of 5 women raped?! National leader in teen girls experiencing sexual violence!
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
