AltWeeklies Wire
Shots in the Darknew
Could Philadelphia finally get to control its own gun laws?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
04-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Advocatenew
How can you defend a man at Guantanamo, where no law exists?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
01-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Disposable Livesnew
We ignored four hookers in life -- why are we so fascinated by their deaths?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mumia at 25new
A quarter-century after Daniel Faulkner's murder, the Abu-Jamal case still brings protests, appeals.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Michael Washburn |
12-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tusk Lucknew
Two Philadelphia women who deal African art on the Internet found themselves facing prison and millions in fines.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Rod L. Wilson |
10-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Exonereenew
A one-time convicted axe-murderer becomes the local death-penalty abolitionists' frontman.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
09-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Fall Guynew
Former Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano, convicted on federal corruption charges, will soon report to prison for a 6.5-year sentence -- he spent some of his remaining days taking to us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
08-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Comeback Kidnew
After more than a decade on death row, boxer Anthony "Two Guns" Fletcher fights for his life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
04-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Block Therapynew
Budget woes in the Philadelphia prison system mean that jailed sex offenders won't receive the therapy they need.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mike Newall |
02-03-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
I Was a Federal Informantnew
After the wrong type of tenant moves in, a Philadelphia landlord finds himself mixed up with seven government agencies, a Jamaican drug ring and a North Philadelphia community center.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Amy L. Webb |
06-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
