AltWeeklies Wire
Idaho's New Prison Scandalnew
Two years after the Idaho state prison was found to have been falsifying documents to conceal understaffing, a new scandal is breaking alleging the systematic tampering with and/or destruction of prisoner medical records to exclude diagnoses of gender identity disorder.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-13-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Halfway (Home) to Hellnew
Unlicensed, unsupervised and unknown group homes raise concerns.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-25-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: mental illness, half-way house
Tasered Boise Man Files Brutality Claimnew
A man who alleges that Boise police shocked him with a Taser multiple times, even after three officers had subdued him, has sued the City of Boise for breaching his Fourth Amendment rights by unreasonable search and seizure and excessive use of force.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-29-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Gun Law Loopholes Render Gun Control Pointless in Many Statesnew
Idaho is one of them. The state has no idea how many mentally ill are out there armed.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Massacre in Moscow, Idaho: Part IInew
The second part of a two-part series examining a courthouse shooting in Moscow, Idaho and the factors that led to the massacre.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Massacre in Moscow, Idahonew
A criminal profile of Jason Hamilton, a townie who launched a mass shooting in the college town of Moscow, Idaho in May 2007. First of two parts.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Jason Hamilton
Paul Rogers' Fight Against Idaho Law, and How it Almost Workednew
He never really planned to get so caught up with meth that it would bring his life to a sudden halt -- he also never planned to change Idaho law. But with a ruling from the Idaho Supreme Court last fall, this unlikely source forced a change in the way drug courts around Idaho are run, adding some much-needed clarity.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
05-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Sex Offenders In The Shadowsnew
Sex offenders deal with a lot of issues, not the least of which is society's desire to confine them -- now they're looking for new rules and understanding.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
03-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
