AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: crime & justice
A Prosecutor Tough on Some Crimes Steps Into the Limelightnew
In his national television debut, Jackson County, Kansas, Prosecutor Mike Sanders doesn't look half-bad, but his decision to appear on Dr. Phil draws fire from his critics.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
11-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Arrests Shed New Light on Victim of Gangland-Style Murdernew
Gambling mogul Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, who was shot to death on a road near downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a man of duality. He was charming and violent, philanthropic and ruthless.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-15-2005 |
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
Tags: 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
Tags: crime & justice
Tables Turn on Vice Officersnew
A pimp's surveillance equipment, meant to keep tabs on the hired help, caught nude Dallas police officers receiving full-body massages from the scantily clad employees they were targeting.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Cell-block Beatdownnew
Inmates claim sadistic beatings have been commonplace in Boston’s jails -- can civil lawsuits make things right?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Price You Paynew
The Colorado Department of Corrections just changed the way people can send money to prisoners, hiking the cost up -- way up.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Brother of Fugitive Fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Arrestednew
Seth Steed Jeffs, 32, was carrying at least $142,000 in cash when he was arrested, police claim, and has been charged with concealing his older brother, polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, from arrest.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Meth Is Rising Cause of Violent Death in Phoenixnew
A significant number of murder victims in Phoenix had methamphetamine in their blood when they died, as did all eight of the people shot by Phoenix police in the first six months of this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Constant State of Ragenew
In Delray Beach, Fla., cops have a remarkable history of shooting black suspects -- with impunity.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
11-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Give Alito a Chancenew
Even a cursory look at Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s record on the bench suggests that he deserves a more serious vetting than our polarized political culture cares to acknowledge.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
11-04-2005 |
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
Tags: crime & justice
Newly Freed Sex Offenders Caught in Revolving Doornew
Inmates are given their release papers, walked to the gates of prisons, then promptly arrested by Department of Corrections officers and returned to their cells because they haven't found a satisfactory place to live.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Death Penalty Paper Trailnew
A new National Death Penalty Archives in Albany, N.Y., does the unprecedented -- brings together research and archived material that's both for and against capital punishment.
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
10-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
