AltWeeklies Wire
Tango Blast: Not Your Father's Prison Gang of Oldnew
This is a new breed putting a fresh twist on an old idea, permeating the social fabric like no such group ever has before -- members proudly advertise their affiliation all over MySpace and YouTube, and people who have never even been to prison wear the gang's tattoos and symbols.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
08-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
The Caged Lifenew
Is Thomas Silverstein a prisoner of his own deadly past -- or the first in a new wave of locked-down lifers?
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
When Did Used Books Become Contraband?new
Thanks to a controversial "approved vendor system," Washington state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dozens Are Dying in Miami-Dade County Jailsnew
Poor medical care has contributed to the problem.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Death Penalty's Cost Change the Debate Over its Use?new
With an official moratorium on hold, death penalty opponents are looking to capital punishment's cost as a way to get executions banned in North Carolina, and they've got a surprising -- if differently motivated -- ally.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
08-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Reasonable Doubt in a Small-town Murdernew
Two decades into Fredrick Freeman's life sentence, his advocates are making last-ditch attempts to right what they call a flagrant injustice.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sick Puppiesnew
Who torched a dog to death, and how might this crime help shed light on the recent unsolved murder of Oscar Cruz?
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
08-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
California's Cells of Secrecynew
Why three governors wanted to keep the media's prying eyes out of state prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Eric Haas |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Remaking Prisonsnew
Now's our chance to design a system that actually works.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Eyewitness to What?new
Taking a hard look at witness identification.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers and Even Cops Like Taping Lawnew
In January, Wisconsin joined a growing number of states that require police to record interviews with adult suspects in felony cases, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2005 imposed the same mandate on all juvenile interrogations.
Isthmus |
Jason Shepard |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Man Sits in Prison With a Life Sentence for Murdernew
But a team of advocates, from former FBI agents to a veteran TV newsman, says he was railroaded while the real killer remains free.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fledgling Guardian Angels Called to Lake Worth, Fla.new
But would the Guardian Angels be able to swoop in like comic-book heroes and save the city? Would they have any effect at all?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Shootings Are On the Rise in Phillynew
But the watchdogs continue to go unheeded.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lack of Employees, Not Space, Is Overcrowding Prisonsnew
Washington's Department of Corrections can't fill positions to open a new $39 million facility.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
