AltWeeklies Wire
Everything We Know About Security Is Wrongnew
So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier -- and the Transportation Security Administration is listening.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
San Francisco's War on Gangsnew
With murders on the rise, city attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on gangs using a legal tool critics say smacks of McCarthyism.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tango Blast: Not Your Father's Prison Gang of Oldnew
This is a new breed putting a fresh twist on an old idea, permeating the social fabric like no such group ever has before -- members proudly advertise their affiliation all over MySpace and YouTube, and people who have never even been to prison wear the gang's tattoos and symbols.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
08-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Star Witnessesnew
With testimony expected from Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and a gaggle of TV weathermen, the state attorney general's high-profile case against the owners of a nursing home where 35 elderly residents died during Hurricane Katrina is getting glitzier by the day.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
08-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Caged Lifenew
Is Thomas Silverstein a prisoner of his own deadly past -- or the first in a new wave of locked-down lifers?
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
When Did Used Books Become Contraband?new
Thanks to a controversial "approved vendor system," Washington state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dozens Are Dying in Miami-Dade County Jailsnew
Poor medical care has contributed to the problem.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
08-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Oversight or Overslight?new
Rent-a-cops get new complaints procedure.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Death Penalty's Cost Change the Debate Over its Use?new
With an official moratorium on hold, death penalty opponents are looking to capital punishment's cost as a way to get executions banned in North Carolina, and they've got a surprising -- if differently motivated -- ally.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
08-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Twice Burnednew
Aidah Mahmood waited 35 years for justice.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Gang's Not Herenew
Inmate says attempted-murder conviction must be reversed because cops cheated -- a judge is listening.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Reasonable Doubt in a Small-town Murdernew
Two decades into Fredrick Freeman's life sentence, his advocates are making last-ditch attempts to right what they call a flagrant injustice.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Alleged Dog Killer Capturednew
Questions Surface About Handling of Evidence
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
08-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Sick Puppiesnew
Who torched a dog to death, and how might this crime help shed light on the recent unsolved murder of Oscar Cruz?
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
08-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
California's Cells of Secrecynew
Why three governors wanted to keep the media's prying eyes out of state prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Eric Haas |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
