AltWeeklies Wire
Mental Disordernew
The mayor and police chief take aim at Portland's mental health crisis.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
10-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Bodfathernew
Call Frank Colacurcio Sr. Seattle's oldest nude dance purveyor -- but never a mobster.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Joe Bonnano, Referendum 1
Dead Man Talkin'new
A murderer says that he wants desperately to die, but a U.S. appeals court won't let the state kill him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Osama's Thugnew
Jose Padilla is (a) a punk; (b) a terrorist in training; (c) an unwitting pawn for Uncle Sam and al-Qaeda; or (d) all of the above.
Miami New Times |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Undue Processnew
Want to send an innocent man to prison for life? Judge Karen Greene is ready to help.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Lays Down Lawnew
Circuit Court Judge Tomie Green warned attorneys for Melton et al. to honor the gag order she's imposed on the case.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The High Cost of Franknew
As the criminal trial of Frank Melton unfolds, civil law suits have already cost Jackson $100,000, with the likelihood of millions more to come.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd and Adam Lynch |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Applesnew
Some cops are likely to reject key racial profiling recommendation.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mystery Womannew
Where is Lisa Krempasky and why are so many people suing her?
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-02-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Prosecution or Persecution?new
Facing charges from money laundering to aiding terrorists, local Muslims say they are victims of a government witch hunt
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
09-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Above the Lawnew
A confidential Illinois state police summary details violations by two Springfield detectives and five supervisors.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Head Gamesnew
At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
09-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
My Other Grandson Did Itnew
A Northwest Philadelphia grandmother claims two of her grandchildren await trial for something they didn't do.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
09-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Life Cyclesnew
St. Louis-area bicyclists are still bitter over the sentence given to the man who accidentally killed Michael Katz.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
09-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Rob a Predatornew
For one Iraq vet, Dateline inspired the perfect crime.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
