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The Angry White Man Problemnew
Searching for answers about Craig Stephen Hicks.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-19-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Craig Stephen Hicks
How NC Law Enforcement Spies on Citizensnew
More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could add unmanned drones to that list.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
02-13-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Did a Prosecutor and Police Send an Innocent Teenager to Prison for Murder?new
Derrick McRae, 35, is serving a life sentence for a murder he insists he didn't commit. New evidence suggests that McRae could be innocent.
INDY Week |
John H. Tucker |
01-10-2015 |
Crime & Justice
What Life is Like in Solitary Confinementnew
Solitary confinement is expensive, psychologically damaging and ineffective. So why do we use it?
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
11-01-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Solitary confinement
DOJ: Alamance County sheriff's office racially profiled Latinosnew
U.S. Department of Justice officials report that Alamance County Sheriff's Office leaders "explicitly" order deputies to target Latinos and "foster a culture of bias by using anti-Latino epithets."
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
09-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Racial Profiling in Alamance Countynew
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office arrests double the number of Latinos in traffic stops as non-Latinos.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
08-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
What Constitutes Terrorism?new
Three Muslim men from North Carolina will stand trial next week. Are they really terrorists or were they just posturing?
INDY Week |
Aaron Lake Smith |
09-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
City of Durham and Daniels Could Reach Settlement in Wrongful Convictionnew
When Erick Daniels was convicted as an adult, Karen Daniel, his mother, sought appeals and rallied anyone who would listen. More than a year since a Durham judge ruled Daniels was wrongfully convicted, Karen is still fighting for justice from city officials and the state.
INDY Week |
Samiha Khanna |
01-07-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Two North Carolina Cities Wonder: Who's Watching the Cops?new
Alleged misdeeds at two local police departments raise the issue: Whose job is it to hold police accountable? Citizens in Durham and Chapel Hill have long been calling for better public oversight of the police in their towns, but the best way to do that is up for debate.
INDY Week |
Samiha Khanna and Joe Schwartz |
11-12-2009 |
Crime & Justice
'Material Support' Charges the Feds' Best Shot in Terrorism Casenew
Prosecutors have increasingly exploited the low threshold of proof necessary to convict suspected terrorists on "material support" charges -- with mixed results
INDY Week |
Matt Saldaña |
08-06-2009 |
Crime & Justice
In Raleigh, Muslims View FBI with Fear, Mistrustnew
Three days after FBI officials attended an open house at the Islamic Center in Raleigh, the feds arrested seven local Muslims on terrorism charges.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
08-06-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Will North Carolina Resume Executions or Keep the Ban?new
Now that the legal battle over a doctor's role in death row executions is nearing a conclusion, the issue of capital punishment in North Carolina is about to land in the laps of the 2009 General Assembly and Governor-elect Bev Perdue.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Erick Daniels is Finally Freenew
Wrongly convicted of robbery, the 22-year-old served seven years before he was exonerated. Last week, Daniels went home for the first time since eighth grade.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
09-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
New Motions Favor Convicted Teennew
Convicted robber Erick Daniels won another break last week when Durham Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson ordered the Durham Police Department to turn over evidence that could clear Daniels' name.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
06-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Erick Daniels Could Get New Trialnew
The convicted robber won another chance to prove his innocence claims last week when a superior court judge granted him a hearing that could overturn his conviction and lead to a new trial.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
