AltWeeklies Wire
Taser Use Leads to Wrongful-Death Lawsuits in Vegasnew
The controversy surrounding the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's use of Tasers is such that its public information office, which just six months ago supplied the media with information meant to contextualize its use of the weapons, has now clammed up.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Tennessee Keeps Exonerated Inmate Locked Upnew
Suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis, the 46-year-old Paul House remains on the state's death row nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared "no reasonable juror" would convict him given the evidence now available.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
03-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Sloppy Terroristnew
The war on terror on trial in New Haven.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Lorraine Cook Was Raped, Then Thrown in Jailnew
Injured, violated woman gets locked up; her assailant is released.
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
03-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Was a Portland Cop Fired for Snitching?new
Officer Lindsay Hunt is planning to sue the city over allegations she was effectively terminated in retaliation for "snitching" on an officer who was supposed to be training her.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Ban the Box' Aims to Reduce Job Barriers for Ex-Consnew
The box is the one that anyone who's filled out a job application might recall: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" Advocates argue that the box deters people with criminal records from applying for jobs, and it promotes discrimination.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Colorado Inmates Waitin' Around to Dienew
Only one man is on the state's death row, but seven others are waiting in the wings.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the Statenew
How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Milwaukee Courts Ponder How to Increase Minority Participation on Juriesnew
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been trying to find ways to increase minority participation on juries so that juries are truly "of one's peers."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death Row Lottonew
In Tennessee, who gets the death penalty is a grim game of chance.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Did Crimes Kamran Mashayekhi Witnessed Put His Life in Danger?new
Some law-enforcement officials aren't so sure.
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'You're Free To Go'new
The small town of Macon, Miss. made history Friday, Feb. 15, when Judge J. Lee Howard set two wrongfully convicted men free. Convicted of two nearly identical killings about 18 months apart, Kennedy "Kenny" Brewer, 37, and Levon Brooks, 48, spent a combined 34 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Is Ricky Really a Sex Offender?new
California's registry for life may soon include promiscuous kids.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
NEFA Works Under the Radar to Fight Terrorismnew
After four years in the shadows, a City Paper inquiry has opened the doors of Nine Eleven Finding Answers, a South Carolina nonprofit with investigators stationed smack in the midst of terror hot spots around the world.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
02-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: WAR, crime & justice
