AltWeeklies Wire
The Importance of Being Earnestnew
When the news broke about conservative radio host Walter "Eddie" Floyd's federal indictment on marijuana-related charges, jaws in Reno began flapping.
Reno News & Review |
Michael Grimm and D. Brian Burghart |
05-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
UNICOR Unrestnew
This prison industries program fails to communicate.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Gem of a Capernew
Bags of jewels were stolen from Lang Fine Estate Jewelers, two brothers are in custody, and the store owner is implicated -- who done it?
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
05-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Internal Affairsnew
A racial-discrimination lawsuit brought by black police officers has devolved into a probe of extramarital affairs and pornography.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Dirty, Stupid or Both'new
Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona had claimed he didn't know anything about a Las Vegas mafia associate who contributed to his campaign, but now that a picture of the two men embracing has surfaced Carona is not saying anything.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Safety Shell Gamenew
Government agencies keep passing the buck over prison recycling hazards.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jump-Out Boysnew
Two Miami cops have been charged with armed kidnapping, armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, grand theft, official misconduct and criminal mischief.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
04-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Safety Standnew
A prison-industries whistleblower is vindicated by a government report.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Publicity Hound or Dog Killer?
After garnering national attention for scaling the St. Augustine Lighthouse in a tiger suit, Frank Feldmann has gone into hiding following his arrest for beheading the family dog.
Folio Weekly |
Owen Holmes |
04-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Boys, Bad Boysnew
Patrolling the streets of one of Charlotte's most dangerous districts meant a night of mostly false alarms.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
04-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Number 26new
Fifteen-year-old Gary Parker was the 26th of Minneapolis' 49 homicides last year -- and one of the 54 percent of black male victims whose killings went unsolved.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Molly Priesmeyer |
04-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Over and Over Againnew
Spending half a billion dollars on new prisons won't solve Colorado's biggest crime problem: the staggering failure rate of parole.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
04-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Terminal Incarcerationnew
The short, sad lives of some detainees facing relatively minor charges end in jail.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
04-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Growing Up Behind Barsnew
A family grapples with having a son in prison.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
04-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Finding Jesus in Jailnew
A sadistic killer now wants to write books for children.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
