AltWeeklies Wire
Police Brutality Records Are Released -- and Expensivenew
Colorado Springs police are forced to release results of internal investigation into brutality claim.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
02-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Two New Supreme Court Justices Control the Fate of Condemnednew
Both sides in the death penalty debate are looking to the court's eventual rulings in Smith v. Texas, Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman and Panetti v. Quarterman for signs, clues, or outright proof that the tide has turned.
The Texas Observer |
Anthony Zurcher |
02-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Texas Youth Commission Hides Abuse Scandalnew
How did alleged abuse at a youth facility in West Texas evade detection for so long?
The Texas Observer |
Nate Blakeslee |
02-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Nun on Firenew
Ending capital punishment will be the great cause of our time, says Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
02-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Community Prisons Help or Hurt?new
The idea for smaller women's prisons is part of an overall paradigm shift in how the prison system meets -- or doesn't meet -- the needs of female inmates.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
02-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Spray Paint Be Outlawed?new
As graffiti explodes around Portland, harsher punishments are debated.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
02-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
North By Northwestnew
Is Scott Caplan a cloak-and-dagger Portland lawyer, or did the CIA fool him into helping torture accused terrorists?
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Hate, Inc.new
You never know who is standing next to you in Orange County.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Deadly Serious Businessnew
California officials try to make implementation of capital punishment "humane."
Pasadena Weekly |
Heather Posey and Joe Piasecki |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Committing to a Quick Fixnew
Mental-health experts caution against moving ahead with the civil confinement of sex offenders.
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Best of the Blotternew
Three pairs of women's shoes, 13 packs of Doral cigarettes and two deep fryers that have pictures of Jesus -- a weird, wacky trip into Atlanta's criminal intent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lauren Keating |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kathryn Johnston's Real Killernew
A cop might have pulled the trigger, but the perp is the money-driven "war on drugs."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Metropolis
Springfield's Worst Nightmarenew
Cops thought they nailed a drug kingpin -- what they got instead is a world of trouble.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Chasing My Stolen Bicyclenew
Enter the urban underworld of open-air chop shops, steal-to-order thieves, and brazen fencing networks, where San Francisco's most pervasive crime is ignored by the authorities.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Jouvenal |
02-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gotcha!new
Corporations and governments can legally ignore photo tickets in the Valley, while the rest of us are expected to pay up -- or else.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
02-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
