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Video Shows Philly Guard Beat Prisoner, but Prisoner is Chargednew
Prisoner John Steckley looks like he might have been mouthing off as he walked out of the visitors' room at Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, but he appeared to be posing no physical threat to the guard standing at the door. Even so, the corrections officer coldcocked Steckley in the face and then, along with another guard, proceeded to beat him.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-30-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prison abuse
The Fire Next Timenew
What's behind 8,000 fires & how Detroit's arson investigators & prosecutor are extinguishing the flames.
Metro Times |
Valerie Vande Panne |
10-29-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Attorneys: Darren Wilson Indictment Unlikelynew
Darren Wilson will not be charged with first-degree murder, and there's a good chance he won't be indicted for any crime, say attorneys who are following -- but are not directly involved -- in the grand-jury investigation of the Ferguson police officer.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-28-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Darren Wilson
The Girl on the Torture Board Speaksnew
Decades ago Rhonda Williams was attacked by Dean Corll and ordered by a judge to never speak about what happened. 40 years later she's telling the whole truth about that night and the aftermath for the first time.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Out of the Mudnew
The use of Young Moose's videos as probable cause makes me wonder if poor black artists can ever escape their pasts.
Baltimore City Paper |
D. Watkins |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
The Truth About Prison Realignmentnew
Does less time equal more crime? According to a recent one-of-a-kind survey by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, recidivism upon "early" release is negligible, if mentionable at all.
Ventura County Reporter |
Michael Sullivan |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
The Always-On Stalkernew
Two women are being relentlessly harassed and the justice system won’t help, even after the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hilary Beaumont |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Bad Seedsnew
Baltimore police misconduct profiled in lawsuits portrays a department beset by costly allegations of illegal violence and dishonesty.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: baltimore polioce
Skinheads, KKK, Antifa -- What's Going on in Northeast Philly?new
Stemming from a car accident and recent KKK activity, tensions rise between Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist groups in one Northeast Philly neighborhood.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
09-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Can Colorado's Prisons Reform?new
After the murder of Tom Clements, can Colorado's prison system rehabilitate itself?
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
08-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Colorado Prisons, Tom Clements
Will the Pepper-Spraying Westlake Security Guard Be Punished?new
Last week's incident involving an innocent bystander wasn't the first time this security company has been accused of racial profiling.
The Stranger |
Ansel Herz |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ferguson Cop Lies to Justify Tear-Gassing Protesters in Their Own Back Yardnew
A police officer who has been part of the militarized police apparatus holding down operations on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson is spreading lies about Ferguson protesters online.
Riverfront Times |
Ray Downs |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Mike Weston, officeranon2
Standoff in Fergusonnew
A chronological compilation of 72 hours worth of Riverfront Times' reporting on Brown's death, the investigation and the violence that erupted after the sun set in Ferguson, Mo.
Riverfront Times |
Riverfront Times Staff |
08-15-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Ferguson Missouri
Family of Michael Brown, Teenager Shot to Death By Police, Talks About His Lifenew
Barely 24 hours after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, his family wanted people to know two things. First, that they would like anyone who is sharing photos of Brown's lifeless body laying in the middle of Canfield Drive to take them down.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
08-10-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Michael Brown
Cruel and Usual Punishmentnew
Like thousands of Americans, Sharanda Jones faces life in prison for a nonviolent drug crime.
Dallas Observer |
Amy Silverstein |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Drug policy
