AltWeeklies Wire
To Snitch, or Not to Snitch?new
A Community College class tries to understand the question that's dividing the city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can You Find the 10,000 Men?new
The 10,000 Men movement has been marred by declining momentum, poor communication and shoddy organization.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who's Watching the Watchers in Philly?new
A police-oversight agency is shuttered.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mapping the Trajectory of Blame for Philly's Gun Epidemicnew
Is there any chance of getting over the statewide impasse that could lead to stronger crime gun laws? Or are we stuck with the way things are now?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
War Crimes at the Philadelphia VA Medical Centernew
A gang of crooked health-care workers is supposedly responsible for a years-long crime wave that targets the most vulnerable veterans. The money stolen from these vets is used to finance a low-level loan-sharking operation at the VA, say sources.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Gabriele Valentine |
12-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: veterans, crime & justice
Hit-or-Run Overnew
Why isn't anybody in Philly seeking answers about a transgendered prostitute's death anymore?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
11-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Fat Rat is Backnew
In being so public, is Ron Previte pushing his luck?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brendan McGarvey and Gabriele J. Valentine |
10-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freedom Fighters Gone Wildnew
Monitoring the Albanian mob has weighty international implications.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brendan McGarvey |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Shootings Are On the Rise in Phillynew
But the watchdogs continue to go unheeded.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Cops Shot 85 Times ...new
... On Steven "Butter" Miller's last day alive
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako and Doron Taussig |
07-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Using Years Inside to Help Ex-cons Stay Outsidenew
Hakim Ali is the office manager and program coordinator of Reconstruction Incorporated, a small nonprofit that helps ex-offenders get through the difficult transition from prison to the outside world.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Wilson |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Touchablesnew
Local mobsters cry foul as Skinny Joey is moved to an infamous Illinois prison.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brendan McGarvey and Gabriele Valentine |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Verdict Nullification for Mumia?new
Like it or not, Mumia Abu-Jamal may get a new trial.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Dave Lindorff |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Former Inmates Call for Capital Punishment Moratoriumnew
At the largest gathering of cleared death-row inmates, Harold Wilson was a living testament to the need for a moratorium debate in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
04-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can We Keep Kids from Repeating Incarcerated Parents' Mistakes?new
More than 2 million children have a parent in prison, and statistics say they're up to six times more likely to go down that same road than other children.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Francesca Heintz |
04-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
