AltWeeklies Wire
Emory Professor Keeps Fighting Holocaust Deniernew
April 11 will mark the fifth anniversary of Deborah Lipstadt's resounding victory in a British courtroom against Holocaust denier David Irving.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
04-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Security Company Takes Law Into Its Handsnew
Despite having no police powers, employees at Cuyahoga Valley Patrol have nonetheless been arresting people and conducting heavily armed raids, behaving like Marines in the Cambodian jungle.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Faulty Wire Costs Worker a Year in Prisonnew
A fire investigator failed to notice a faulty wire on a clock at a hospital -- and so a young respiratory therapist spent a year in prison, convicted of arson.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Woman Blamed After Boyfriend's Murdernew
Celia Lola pointed out the drug dealer who she claims attacked her boyfriend and then raped her, but she is the only one who's been charged with murder.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: cocaine, sexual abuse
Bounty Hunters Look for a Little Respectnew
Two bounty hunters run into all kinds of regulatory obstacles, including being thrown in jail when trying to track down a fugitive in Mexico.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Objector to War
Aidan Delgado, a young soldier with four medals, an honorable discharge and photos of the war in Iraq, saw firsthand the abuses of Abu Ghraib prison and then decided to become a conscientious objector.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
04-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Toll of Gunshot Woundsnew
For survivors of Baltimore's street violence, the effects of gunshot wounds are written on the body--and on the life they lead once they leave the hospital.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jefferson Jackson Steele |
03-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Ex-Lawman Finally Free to Speaknew
An Illinois State Highway Patrol officer alleges he was prevented from investigating a brutal 1986 murder because the most likely suspect was a powerful campaign contributor to former governor George Ryan.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Despite Setback, Advocates Work to Overturn Rape Convictionnew
A growing legion of supporters, including ex-cops, believe 43-year-old Ronald Bower has wrongly spent the last 14 years in prison on rape charges -- even though a justice denied a motion to vacate his conviction March 23. A Long Island Press investigation considers the evidence that someone else was the "silver-gun rapist."
Long Island Press |
Amy Fisher with Robbie Woliver and Lauren Wolfe |
03-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
We're All Paranoidnew
Sure, the people with the 9/11 conspiracy theories are a little odd. But not everything they're saying is entirely crazy. Steven T. Jones infiltrates the Bay Area's 9/11 Truth Movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
03-23-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Football Player Responds to Rape Allegationsnew
The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges after a woman accused Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ross Verba of rape. Now a second woman has made startingly similar allegations.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Poisoning Suspect Harassed Other Neighborsnew
Donna Ozuna-Trout cried racism after she was accused of attempting to murder the mayor of Edwardsville, Kan., by poisoned coffeecake. Her many neighbors beg to differ.
The Pitch |
Allie Johnson |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
From Cheerleading to Lockupnew
After high school cheerleader Janeisha Lewis tried to stop a dispute between two gang members, she was arrested. With one foot in the system, she worries she'll get stuck.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
03-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Former Sexual Offender Has Trouble Finding a Homenew
Rehabilitated prisoner Cary Verse had to face an angry crowd of people in court and convince a judge he should be allowed to live in their neighborhood.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
03-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Beyond the God Pod
A new era of Christian programming is making life better for some female prisoners -- the ones who believe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Silja J.A. Talvi |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: faith-based initiatives, prisons
