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Locked Outnew

As the nation debates voting rights for ex-offenders, the Colorado ACLU initiates a class-action lawsuit that would expand rights to felons on parole.
Boulder Weekly  |  Grace Hood  |  12-08-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Saving Soulsnew

Dave Biehl wears a black leather vest with the seal of the Christian Motorcyclists Association sewn on the back as he thunders down Orange Blossom Trail on his Honda Valkyrie motorcycle.
Orlando Weekly  |  James Carlson  |  12-01-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Ghosts in the Machinenew

If you go to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex-offender registry, you'll find Curtis Talley listed as an offender living in Seminole County, but you won't learn that he died three years ago.
Orlando Weekly  |  James Carlson  |  12-01-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Drawing Conclusionsnew

A police composite artist talks about the craft of catching a crook.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  12-01-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Executing Changenew

In San Quentin death row inmate Stan 'Tookie' Williams' redemption may lie our own.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  11-30-2005  |  Crime & Justice

More Than a Rap Sheetnew

In San Francisco, an ex-convict seeks redemption while an ex-activist seeks to rewrite the script for former felons.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A. C. Thompson  |  11-30-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Love, Then Warnew

Never ending, it seems, is the litigious saga of a chastised lawyer, a fired sheriff's deputy, and the lust they once shared.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson  |  11-30-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Pattern of Violencenew

One thing connects the otherwise unrelated young men charged in a recent spate of violent assaults -- more than half of them hold boxing licenses and are trained as amateur boxers.
Missoula Independent  |  Caitlin Copple  |  11-23-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Party's Over?new

The college party has always pitted students against disgruntled neighborhood residents and exasperated cops. But this year, in Boston, the battle is being pitched at a higher level.
Boston Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  11-18-2005  |  Crime & Justice

50,000 Voltsnew

Taser guns have become a favored control device for local law-enforcement officers, but something's gone wrong with this "nonlethal" weapon. In Sacramento, as well as across the nation, the dead bodies are mounting.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Sasha Abramsky  |  11-17-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Traitors In the White House

The outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame has damaged not only the White House but the media as well. If reporters can’t protect sources, there will be much less news to report.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  11-14-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Torture in Maine's Prisonnew

The maximum-security, solitary-confinement facility inside Maine State Prison is meant to be a place for prisoners who are threats to others. Testimony from six prisoners and a videotape prove it's a place where inmates are mistreated.
Portland Phoenix  |  Lance Tapley  |  11-14-2005  |  Crime & Justice

A County Jail Shakedownnew

In Seattle, more information comes to light about inmate deaths as officials plan changes in jail operations.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson  |  11-02-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Did an Atlanta Serial Killer Murder 20 Women a Century Ago?new

In 1911 and 1912, 20 black and mixed-race women showed up dead. They had been killed -- some almost decapitated -- by an unknown. Was it a serial killer at work or a copycat?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Steve Fennessy  |  10-27-2005  |  Crime & Justice

'Painting With a Broad Brush'

An Oklahoma judge attacked the credibility and experience of federal judges. Three requests by Oklahoma Gazette to copy or review a videotape made of the hearing were denied.
Oklahoma Gazette  |  Scott Cooper  |  10-26-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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