AltWeeklies Wire
Law Enforcement Abuses Give a Texas County a Black Eyenew
Johnson County suffers, on average, only one or two murders and maybe 50 robberies a year -- and yet, in just two months, inmates reported to Fort Worth Weekly at least half a dozen instances of abuse and serious neglect by jailers, in some cases life-threatening, and out-of-line conduct by various patrol officers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Regina Milbourne Specializes in Pure Fraudnew
When somebody offers to "purify" your possessions, call the bunko squad.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sloppy Record Keeping Causes Headaches in Criminal Appealsnew
A missing court reporter's stenographic notes and tape of testimony in a 1994 criminal trial shed light on the haphazard and antiquated way that Dallas County court records are handled and stored.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Resisting Execution Reform in Tennesseenew
Some critics blame the attorney general for status quo in lethal injection protocols.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
09-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Requiem for a Heronew
Richard Jewell may be best known as the one-time "suspected" Centennial Park bomber; what's forgotten is that he also saved lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
FBI to Interview Victim of Jail Beatingnew
Forty-year-old Michael Evans was allegedly assaulted by Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies, who were later joined by Portland Police Bureau officers -- FBI agents are scheduled to interview him this week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Escape From Domestic Violencenew
After years of domestic violence, a woman and her child fled to Raleigh to start a new life -- one without fear.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
08-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
CSI: Silicon Valleynew
Santa Clara County is spending nearly $71 million to build a cutting-edge crime lab that is expected to fine-tune criminal investigations and open the doors for top-notch technologies to come.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Your Black Muslim Hotelnew
Marriott still employs security firm with Black Muslim Bakery ties.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
More Michigan Prisoners Seek Clemencynew
Since its formation in February, the Executive Clemency Advisory Council has helped inspire an unprecedented number of requests for clemency.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: clemency, crime & justice
Final Exit Volunteers Call it Assisted Suicidenew
But prosecutors in Arizona may call it manslaughter.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Is Paul Reid Sane Enough to be Executed?new
Tennessee's prosecutors are trying to prove just that, despite it only being one year after their own expert determined he was delusional and incompetent.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
08-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Silicon Valley Searches for Real Answers on Tasersnew
The San Jose Police Dept. is more confident than ever in its Taser program, but several groups want to see more documents about how they're being used and on whom.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
08-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Everything We Know About Security Is Wrongnew
So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier -- and the Transportation Security Administration is listening.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
San Francisco's War on Gangsnew
With murders on the rise, city attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on gangs using a legal tool critics say smacks of McCarthyism.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
