AltWeeklies Wire
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
Stop! Could the End Be Near for Cathedral City’s Controversial Red-Light Cameras?new
Cathedral City's red-light cameras aren't making intersections safer, and are only benefiting a private company--at almost $500 per ticket. So why are they still there?
Coachella Valley Independent |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
09-09-2013 |
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
When Cops Lienew
If an officer has lied under oath, prosecutors are supposed to tell defense attorneys about it, but that doesn't always happen. Dishonest cops also are supposed to lose their jobs, but that doesn't always happen either.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
08-28-2013 |
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
The Fight Against Putting Teens in Solitarynew
A lawsuit against East Bay juvenile authorities and legislation in Sacramento seek to greatly limit the practice of locking up youth in solitary confinement for months at a time.
East Bay Express |
Toshio Meronek |
08-26-2013 |
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
To Serve and Deflectnew
Cops in Lake County, Montana mostly avoided punishment after being accused of abusing their power. The investigators who went after them weren't so lucky.
Missoula Independent |
Matthew Frank |
07-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Martin, Zimmerman Should Give Pausenew
In the rush to approve whatever new gun law the NRA happens to be pushing at the time, legislators forget that the laws they create will lead to real-world confrontations, leaving teenaged boys and grown men with guns to figure out the limits of the law among themselves under the darkness of night skies.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
‘The Right Thing to Do’new
The Blue Lightning Initiative trains airline employees to recognize signs of human trafficking.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
