AltWeeklies Wire
The Persistence of Andrew Wilsonnew
A cop killer who fought to expose torture in the Chicago Police Department has died, but his testimony from beyond the grave could still help bring down its perpetrators.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
12-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Assassin's Brothernew
John Larry Ray marks time, still trying to set the record straight.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fear Fracture at Prison Boot Campnew
A Colorado prisoner's misdiagnosed injury casts a pall over boot-camp accolades.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Courthouse Interpreters Accused of Giving Bad Advice to Spanish-Speaking Defendantsnew
Legalese is tough for anyone to understand. But if you don't speak English and go to court in Nashville, some pretty significant facts get lost in translation. Not least of these is the right to plead not guilty.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
11-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Liberty City Seven Trial Travestynew
The case against Miami "terrorists" is mired in greed and falsehoods.
Miami New Times |
Bob Norman |
11-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Right to Remain Silent in Canadanew
Supreme Court gives cops the power to ignore your right to keep your mouth shut.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
11-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Charged Debate on Tasersnew
They were supposed to make both police and citizens safer, but critics in Pittsburgh and elsewhere say stun guns are dangerous -- and that police are too quick to use them.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
11-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Life and Death in a Cold, Lonely Cellnew
Cells like the one I sit in are designed to confine prisoners for extreme terms of isolation in harsh, inhumane, and animalistic conditions.
The Texas Observer |
Sid Hawk Byrd |
11-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death Becomes Us?new
Tennessee tries to keep its machinery of death in motion as U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of lethal injection.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
11-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The James Chasse Jr. Filesnew
Even though it will be almost two years before a jury is scheduled to sit down and rule on the case, the pre-trial hearings in what could be Portland's most controversial cop lawsuit ever are already heated.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will the Feds Take Down the Black Mafia Family?new
After a 15-year probe, the Flenory brothers will stand trial for allegedly running one of the country's most elaborate cocaine rings.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
She's The (Under) Sheriffnew
Indicted by the Feds, Michael S. Carona slides his most loyal soldier into temporary command at the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A State of Emergency in Philadelphianew
City residents speak out soberly about the city's spreading crime epidemic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Colorado Prostitution Sting Has Fringe Benefitsnew
What was blown besides this cop's cover?
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In Texas, a Former Warden Reconsiders Executionsnew
Jim Willett oversaw 89 executions. Now, amidst dozens of DNA exonerations, he wonders whether it was right.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
