AltWeeklies Wire
Innocence Institute to Become a Victim?new
Point Park University's widely touted Innocence Institute -- which has helped free nearly a dozen wrongfully convicted Pennsylvanians from prison -- is in jeopardy, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may have signed its death warrant.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Out of Jail ... Then What?new
Back on the block, Detroit's ex-felons have few options.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
More Pain for Accident Victimsnew
A dubious deal between a law firm and medical providers spins out in Colorado.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
My Doppelganger, the Debt Mongernew
What does it take to catch an ID thief?
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
California's Attorney Privilegenew
The state bar is supposed to punish dishonest attorneys -- instead, it too often coddles them.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
07-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
John Graham Says Native Chiefs Under FBI Spellnew
He hopes the Supreme Court of Canada stops his extradition to the U.S. on first-degree murder charges.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Supreme Court's Injustice
One whistleblower's legal saga highlights the radical restructuring of American jurisprudence.
Dayton City Paper |
J.T. Ryder |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Newman Trowbridge Filesnew
The Louisiana attorney brokers deals with the state, big land owners, and his own oil and gas partners -- whose side is he on?
IND Media |
Nathan Stubbs and Mary Tutwiler |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paul Engh, Devil's Advocatenew
What would a lawyer do to clear his client
of child sex abuse charges?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
07-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Supermax 'Graduate'new
A mentally ill man fresh out of the Maine State Prison's Supermax killed three people in a botched robbery in New Hampshire -- he says he got no help in prison, Maine prison officials say they did nothing wrong, and the governor blames the killer.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
07-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Glenn Sandler Was Good at a Lot of Thingsnew
Killing his wife wasn't one of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
07-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Washington's Gov. is One Tough Clemency Judgenew
Barry Massey was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he committed at age 13 -- Gov. Christine Gregoire recently rejected a clemency board recommendation that he be set free.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Meter's Still Running and the Mayor's Still Mumnew
Since 2003, Chicago has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can't win -- the latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death by Electrocutionernew
In a worst-case scenario for stun guns, a Phoenix cop kills a suspect with an 84-second tasing.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Free Paul House, Urge Lawmakers and a Federal Judgenew
What will it take for Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen to pardon a death row inmate even the U.S. Supreme Court believes is innocent?
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
06-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
