AltWeeklies Wire
'They Almost Killed Me in There'new
Has "solitary confinement" in Pennsylvania become code for "torture"?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
05-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'I Lost Louis Eugene Craft!'new
A California judge put a pre-trial defendant in jail and then forgot about him for 494 days.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Unforgivennew
Jon Maack was 14 when he raped a 9-year-old relative -- here's the life of one sex offender, five years later.
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
05-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Shooting at the OCCnew
San Francisco's police union claims the problem isn't rogue cops, but the agency that investigates them.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Devil and Doyle Davidsonnew
Did a preacher's obsessions push Dena Schlosser over the edge?
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Wrong End of the Gunnew
When "Willie" Burrell got shot seven times and survived, he learned that what doesn't kill you can turn your life around.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
05-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Crocknew
Bruce Samuelson may have been a thief, a forger, an abusive husband and a snitch -- but did he wrongly send a California man to his death?
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fire Stormsnew
An inferno in Brooklyn highlights a drop in the number of fire investigators in New York City.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cops: In Lovenew
Although "the gun belts can never come off," two state troopers had a rendezvous in a governor's mansion guardhouse -- and they're being punished heavily.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Girl in Troublenew
Aubrey Owen gave up one baby for adoption and left another dead in a Dumpster -- this year, she celebrated Mother's Day in prison with the third.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
05-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In Need of Correctionsnew
The Philadelphia prison system has a nasty federal lawsuit on its hands.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
05-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Department of Homeland Stupiditynew
Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona breached secret anti-terrorism plans.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Accidental Activistnew
Asbestos watchdog Mike Crill has been in the wrong place at the wrong time his whole life, fighting to right wrongs even as activism and ill-health consumed him.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
05-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Rachel Corrie's Legacynew
The 23-year-old's 2003 death in Israel poses challenging questions -- in court and out.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Does It Feel?new
Recent lawsuits have punctured the veil of secrecy surrounding lethal injection.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
