AltWeeklies Wire
Twenty Questions for Chicago's Mayornew
Lawyers for police torture victims are trying to get Mayor Daley on the stand -- we've got a few things to ask him too.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
05-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Two Indian Sisters Get a Crude Intro to American Lifenew
Their uncle gave Jagwinder and Gurbinder so much -- but he had taken his share too, in the form kisses, touches and burnt cars.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Curtis McCarty, Free at Lastnew
A man sitting on death row for nearly 20 years was released due to questionable actions by former Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
L.A.'s May Day Muddlenew
With a flurry of baton strokes, the LAPD faces renewed federal oversight, an alienated population, and a police chief in trouble.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Photo Essay: A Life Sentencenew
For some, Mother's Day is about loss, not celebration.
INDY Week |
Justin Cook |
05-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Drugs, Murder & Deceitnew
The double life of a criminal formerly known as the Atlanta mayor's son-in-law.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
05-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Price of Murdernew
In 2005, in one of the most concentrated bursts of deadly violence Boston had seen in years, nine victims were killed in 20 days -- we revisit nine murder cases we reported on two years ago.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Philip Workman Asserted His Innocence 'Til the Endnew
But he was pronounced dead at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday, making him the third inmate put to death in Tennessee in 47 years despite evidence casting new doubt on his guilt and growing concerns that supposedly benign lethal injections may actually cause excruciating pain.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
05-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Guilty of Needing Staffnew
Over 200 inmates have asked Connecticut's Innocence Project for help, of whom at least 140 meet basic criteria, but it's unlikely they'll get the help James Tillman did -- the group has no staff or budget.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
05-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Growing Up Gangsternew
The acquittal of Jawanza Brown turned into a trial of living in the inner city.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
05-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Passion Ruled in Mayor's Trialnew
In the final analysis, the Melton defense team's tactics pulled the jury's emotional heart strings, overwhelming facts and objectivity.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian C. Johnson |
05-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stalkers and Their Preynew
Why do so many men and women feel an irresistible urge to pursue and harass those who have no interest in them?
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
05-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Singing for Supper in the Alcatraz of Arizonanew
Tent City's "Inmate Idle Singing Con-Test" -- a bona fide hit.
L.A. Weekly |
Joshuah Bearman |
05-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Silent Wraith: Chester Turnernew
By slaying troubled black women, LA's worst serial killer operated invisibly for years.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
05-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Fall of the House of Tuckernew
After his son committed murder, a retired St. Paul
cop had to choose between blood and justice.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
05-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
