AltWeeklies Wire
Never-Ending Sentencenew
When have felons finally paid their dues?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rae of Sunshinenew
Emily Rae Rice's friends and family want to know why she died in jail.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
03-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Peace and Punishmentnew
St. Louis judges turn to Transcendental Meditation to rehab convicted felons.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
It Doesn't Add Upnew
An official record of hours worked may have been faked to help a police informant in Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Requiem For a Tweakernew
Thomas O'Dell, a meth addict, successfully completed drug treatment in prison, was released early and lived an exemplary life -- so how did he end up back in prison?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
03-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The 'Jewish' Connew
Incarcerated gang members are abusing freedom of religion to get special treatment.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Free Timenew
The Innocence Project has set its sights on Philadelphia lifer George Booker.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
02-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Chasenew
More cops are finally patrolling the areas around Kansas City, but they're hardly a match for meth.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
02-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Minimum Wage, Minimum Justicenew
In Quebec, a small legal aid expansion still leaves justice inaccessible to many.
Montreal Mirror |
Kristian Gravenor |
02-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Knockout Shotnew
How did former boxer Michael Hunter end up shot dead on a rooftop by LAPD undercover cops?
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
02-23-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Femme Fatalenew
Brenda Denton's life ended in the kind of mystery she would have loved to solve.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
02-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Trials of a White Supremacistnew
A gang leader and murder suspect affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood says he was brutalized by jail deputies.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
02-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
From 'Spy' to Psychoticnew
After she was accused of being a spy for Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government, former journalist Susan Lindauer dropped off the radar, but her story remains strange -- she is currently confined to a federal mental facility and has not yet had her day in court.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Haven Can Waitnew
Baby Kaleem's rescue suggests Florida's well-known safe haven law is flawed.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Julia Reischel |
02-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Vicious Cyclenew
His parents had high hopes for Contrell Townsend, but the 17-year-old wound up stabbed to death -- like both of his grandfathers.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
02-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
