AltWeeklies Wire
No Second Chances for These Locked-Up Kidsnew
Why does Pennsylvania lead the nation in juvenile lifers?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jamaal Abdul-Alim |
09-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Conservative Canadian Politician Links Crime with Immigrationnew
The NDP candidate in Calgary Centre is calling for Conservative incumbent Lee Richardson's resignation after he suggested in an interview with Fast Forward that crimes in Canada aren't committed by people that "grew up next door," but newcomers to the country -- comments Richardson later said he regretted.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
09-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Erick Daniels is Finally Freenew
Wrongly convicted of robbery, the 22-year-old served seven years before he was exonerated. Last week, Daniels went home for the first time since eighth grade.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
09-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
10 Reasons Canada Needs a National Handgun Bannew
Handguns are blasting a hole in our national fabric, snuffing out young lives and costing billions in health care every year. And it's not just a gang thing.
NOW Magazine |
Enzo Di Matteo |
09-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Brutal Murder Exposes an Ethnic Community's Struggle with Modern Lifenew
The real scandal behind the murder of Homaira Rahman: She had been dating.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
09-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
BMF Co-Leaders Sentencednew
Strong show of support for Black Mafia Family's Flenory brothers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
09-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Gangsters Thriving in Bacliff, Texasnew
The unincorporated town is up to its elbows in youth gangs, poverty and crime.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hart v. Arpaio Civil Rights Class-Action Suit Awaits Verdictnew
Of the more than 2,500 jail-related lawsuits filed against Arpaio, Hart v. Arpaio may be the most crucial because it addresses the civil rights of all inmates awaiting trial. It has the potential to affect conditions in Arpaio's jail.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dickerson |
09-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards?new
On Dec. 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail for a DUI-related offense, a probation violation. Farias wound up with a death sentence.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dickerson |
09-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Lilly Aramburo is One of 5,000 People a Year Reported Missing in Miami-Dade Countynew
Her disappearance and the intense efforts of bloggers to find her speak volumes about new ways of tracking down the missing in the internet age. It also suggests police indifference to such cases when they involve the less fortunate or drug addicted.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
09-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Wheels of Justice in Dallas County Public Defender's Office Grind Up a Few Lawyersnew
Lawyer Mike Howard, one of five felony attorneys who have left the office in the last month, says an overburdened caseload drove him out.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Our Dumb State: The Casey Anthony Editionnew
In June, Caylee Anthony went missing. Her mother, Casey Anthony, didn't tell anyone – including her own mother -- for a month.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Free at Last: Darryl Burton's Thoughts After 24 Years Behind Barsnew
For the St. Louis native, who was released from prison last week after a judge overturned Burton's murder conviction, freedom means he now reports only to himself.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
09-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dubious Study Claims San Francisco Cops Extort Sexnew
When Proposition K supporters tell you -- without offering anything close to proof -- that the SFPD is populated with horny shakedown artists whose felonious habit is fed by antiprostitution laws, you should know this claim lacks substance.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Victims Whose Deaths Remain Unclassified in San Fran Are Stiffednew
Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.
SF Weekly |
John Geluardi |
09-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
