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When Innocence Is Pinknew

Wrongly convicted women fight for recognition, support, remedies.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  01-19-2011  |  Crime & Justice

Connecticut Tackles the DNA Questionnew

Connecticut is one of 29 states that doesn't collect DNA at the time of arrest for felonies. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, among others, would like to see that changed.
New Haven Advocate  |  Daniel D'Ambrosio  |  11-17-2009  |  Crime & Justice

How Useless Are the D.C. Police Department's Crime Cameras?new

The D.C. police department's network of more than 120 cameras has been shooting the moon since installation of the first units began more than eight years ago at no trivial cost to the taxpayer.
Washington City Paper  |  Arthur Delaney  |  02-12-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Profanity Police in Memphis?new

During the Center City Commission's (CCC) pilot program to curb aggressive panhandling downtown, safety patrol officers also reprimanded people for loitering and profanity.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bianca Phillips  |  10-03-2008  |  Crime & Justice

One Man's Painful Journey Through South Texas' Addiction to Asset Forfeiturenew

In October 2005, Javier Gonzalez struck out from Austin toward Brownsville, carrying $10,000 in cash to pay for his dying aunt's funeral. He never made it. Gonzalez was stopped in Jim Wells County for a minor traffic violation, and the county anti-drug task force confiscated his cash.
The Texas Observer  |  Jan Reid  |  05-21-2008  |  Crime & Justice

911 Call Captures Officer's Questionable Pepper-Sprayingnew

Asking an officer armed with pepper spray for his badge number turned out to be risky business for a Colorado choirboy.
Westword  |  David Holthouse  |  12-07-2004  |  Crime & Justice

High Voltage, High Stakesnew

Owing to links to more than 70 deaths, use of Taser guns is being seriously questioned by the American Civil Liberties Union in California. A Bay Guardian reporter peruses the Taser use manual and finds out just how many times one person can be shocked. And more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A.C. Thompson  |  10-06-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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