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Michael Gressett Speaksnew
The longtime prosecutor who no longer face rape charges goes public with his story as he prepares to sue Contra Costa County and the men who put him in jail.
East Bay Express |
John Geluardi |
03-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Michael Gressett
Wear a Hoodie for Trayvon Martin Tonightnew
Hoosiers will rally for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen slain without retribution, at 6 p.m. tonight at the American Legion Mall and advancing to Monument Circle.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
03-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial issues, Trayvon Martin
A Tangled Webnew
New Judi Bari documentary reignites raging controversy.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
03-22-2012 |
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
Questions Over Testing Stall Bartee Executionnew
The night of August 16, 1996, gunshots rang out from David Cook's East Side home shortly before neighbors heard someone take off down the street on Cook's prized red Harley.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-02-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Anthony Bartee execution
The $65,000 Mannew
Meet Daniel Cazenave, the liaison between the NOPD and the U.S. Department of Justice on the forthcoming consent decree.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
02-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
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
Tags: Public Defenders
Live, Work, Paynew
How an accident pushed one Orlando woman into the intersection of Orlando's professional-incest machine.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
02-23-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: graves amendment, tort law
Who Killed Richard Burick?new
A simmering mystery raises questions about the Los Alamos National Laboratory's past.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Wren Abbott |
02-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Out of Boundsnew
A Cleveland cop killed a man at his own home. Was it police business or a personal vendetta?
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
02-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Daniel Ficker, Matthew Craska
Underage sex trafficking is everywhere, but will law enforcement budgets hold out?new
On any given day, the 19-year-old takes to the streets, turning tricks for cash to feed her heroin habit. She's long bounced between sex work, jail, and unsuccessful stints in treatment.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: sex work, sex trafficking
Pushing the Limitnew
Advocates say the biggest opposition to abolishing statute of limitation on child sex abuse in Pa. is the Catholic Church.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
02-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
