AltWeeklies Wire
Homicide, Revisitednew
Two men want detectives made famous by David Simon to pay after flawed murder convictions put them in prison for decades.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
New Revelations About Infamous Lufthansa Heistnew
Cop breaks silence on mob case that left 16 dead, $6 million missing.
Long Island Press |
Shelly Feuer Domash |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Injustice for All: How Police in Florence, Ariz. Compromised Public Safetynew
Part one of a three-part series investigating how the Florence, Arizona Police Department's culture of political favoritism undermined serious criminal investigations and compromised public safety.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo and Stephen Lemons |
11-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Jewel Duelnew
A view of downtown Santa Fe's ugly underbelly.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
11-13-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Understand Your Groundnew
New lawsuit challenges Georgia's Stand Your Ground law.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jessica Blankenship |
11-07-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Rainbow Push Coalition
Foreclosed Homes Shelter Crime, Threaten Communitiesnew
With the highest concentration of foreclosed homes in New York State, several Long Island communities have been transformed into boarded-up crime dens, with no solid solution in sight.
Long Island Press |
Timothy Bolger |
11-06-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Foster Families, Rape, and Accountabilitynew
Why is it that no one seems to be responsible when a 13-year-old in state care says she's been raped?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Without a Tracenew
How do you find someone who disappears into thin air?
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Long and (Sometimes Forgetful) Arm of the Lawnew
An oversight allowed a convicted man to walk free for thirteen years. Now the justice system wants to restart the clock.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
09-11-2013 |
Crime & Justice
"There was no possibility in their mind that I didn't do it"new
Andre Davis was sentenced to 80 years for an unforgivable crime—a crime he swore he didn't commit. Two decades later, someone finally started taking his innocence claims seriously.
Chicago Reader |
Jordan Michael Smith |
08-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Waiting for an Executionnew
The long road to Jackson, Ga., to watch a lethal injection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Daniel Beauregard |
08-28-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Punishment by Designnew
Solitary confinement illustrates the power of architecture over the human mind.
SF Weekly |
Rachel Swan |
08-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Expunging Criminal Recordsnew
People waited up to an hour to ask legal experts questions about Indiana's expungement law, which took effect July 1.
NUVO |
Megan Banta |
08-08-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: expungement Indiana
The Never-Ending Pain of the Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'new
A former Scoutmaster confesses to decades of molestations that happened as the Scouts looked the other way; a victim explains the trauma endured at the hands of another troop leader.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
07-31-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Boy Scouts Sex Abuse
Tracking Down the Traffickednew
FBI task force may recover a record number of juvenile victims of sex trafficking this year.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
07-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
