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Why They Lienew

Unless we take a serious look at interrogation practices, we'll continue to run risk of false confessions.
NOW Magazine  |  Alan Young  |  09-01-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Breaking Innew

What can criminals teach us about fighting crime?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Mara Shalhoup  |  08-31-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Steal This Bikenew

You may think you'd say something or call the cops if you saw a man liberating a bike with bolt cutters, but we say fat chance.
Willamette Week  |  Ian Demsky  |  08-24-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Girl Crazynew

Terra Ramirez knows what it's like to be a victim -- and to victimize.
Westword  |  Luke Turf  |  08-22-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Cell Phoneynew

Making phone calls from jail, Harley Mike allegedly helped three prisoners escape and conned parole agents, sheriff's deputies, and judges.
SF Weekly  |  A.C. Thompson  |  08-21-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Fear Factornew

A RCMP report proposes curbing dread by limiting flow of crime info -- but selective silence is never a solution.
NOW Magazine  |  Alan Young  |  08-18-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Long Waitnew

We witness the witnesses to Montana's first execution in eight years.
Missoula Independent  |  Jessie McQuillan  |  08-17-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Freeze Frame on a Bad Copnew

Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips.
The Village Voice  |  Sean Gardiner  |  08-16-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Colorado Prison Bluesnew

Eric Reynolds was thirteen the last time he tasted freedom.
Westword  |  Jessica Centers  |  08-15-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Endnew

For nine long years, Julie Rea Harper insisted someone else murdered her son -- last month, she got 12 jurors to believe her.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-11-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Get With the Programmingnew

To some, it is a useful training program; to others, a cult -- either way, NXIVM and founder Keith Raniere remain embroiled in controversy.
Metroland  |  Chet Hardin  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Sammy Flippen's Clemency Bidnew

No two capital murder cases are alike, but even at that, Sammy Flippen's case seems altogether different.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Caged Lionnew

Environmentalist Rod Coronado returns to prison a decade after his radical heyday.
L.A. Weekly  |  Susan Zakin  |  08-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Baby-faced Hoodlumsnew

Little Saigon's Vietnamese teen gangsters are tough guys prone to murder and home invasion robberies, but they also regularly attend services at local Buddhist temples.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Gone In 50 Secondsnew

Two young men loved the same girl, but only the soldier was trained to kill.
Cleveland Scene  |  Joe P. Tone  |  08-07-2006  |  Crime & Justice

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