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Lawyers, Guns and Moneynew

Attorney Michael Mehas may now be the difference between life and death for alleged pot dealer-turned-killer Jesse James Hollywood.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Matthew Singer  |  04-06-2006  |  Crime & Justice

How to End Up In Prisonnew

A wrong decision here, a bad situation there and suddenly you're in Robert Robach's shoes.
Orlando Weekly  |  James Carlson  |  04-06-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Time Outnew

A change to the Patriot Act could shorten death-row inmates' time to appeal cases.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Lawrence Hurley  |  04-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Cost of Crueltynew

A federal jury awarded $9 million to the family and estate of a man who died after Maricopa County, Ariz. detention officers improperly strapped him in a restraint chair inside a county jail.
Phoenix New Times  |  John Dougherty  |  04-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Brass Balls and Cold Steelnew

Two former soldiers of Boston's elusive Irish mob boss, Whitey Bulger, tell their side of the story.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  03-31-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Closing the Booknew

The former library assistant Lori Burger was caught last summer peddling cast-off library donations on eBay.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  03-31-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Outcast Among Outcastsnew

Seattle's rave community tried to embrace Kyle Huff -- but it seems he was stalking them.
Seattle Weekly  |  Philip Dawdy  |  03-29-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Calling All Carsnew

After an investigation reveals harassment and intimidation, police respond with ... harassment and intimidation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Jeff Stratton  |  03-28-2006  |  Crime & Justice

High-Wire Huntnew

Robb Annable hasn't yet conquered the mystery of his missing brother, who he thinks died while helping to fight the CIA's secret war against Cuba's Communist government.
Miami New Times  |  Forrest Norman  |  03-28-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Seattle's Mass Killernew

Police have questioned the twin brother of a man who shot six young people and then himself.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson and Philip Dawdy  |  03-27-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Monster's Ballnew

The feds and the Aryan Brotherhood come to paint the Orange County courthouse white.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  03-24-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Prison Kingnew

"Z" gave his favorite white inmates drugs, weapons and the freedom to roam.
L.A. Weekly  |  Christine Pelisek  |  03-23-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Moussaoui's Guiltnew

Is it less profound than the FBI's own negligence?
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  03-22-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Death Sentencenew

Jail personnel in Arizona handled an unruly prisoner so harshly that he died -- so what else is new?
Phoenix New Times  |  John Dougherty  |  03-21-2006  |  Crime & Justice

A Dangerous Mindnew

By day, he was a popular law student -- but by night, he was a bank robber with blood on his hands.
Cleveland Scene  |  Jared Klaus  |  03-20-2006  |  Crime & Justice

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