AltWeeklies Wire
Racial Disparities Prevail in Wisconsin's Justice Systemnew
New studies from The Sentencing Project, Human Rights Watch, and a governor's commission show the state's justice system treats black and white drug offenders differently.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What's Mass. Doing to Keep Former Prisoners from Returning to Jail?new
A 2002 study by the Massachusetts Sentencing Committee found recidivism rates had reached 49.1 percent. The Commission to End Homelessness estimated 16 percent of the 25,500 people released each year become homeless. Former prisoners must also navigate Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the state's rap sheet on anyone ensnared in the criminal justice system.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Teenage Prostitute, An Inept Pimp, and Two Versions of What Happenednew
The internet limits the risk of marketing sex with underage girls, whose youth can be more easily disguised on a website than on the street. But ignorance of a girl's age doesn't equal innocence. In Levar Simms' case, the charge of transporting a minor for the purposes of prostitution hinged on strict liability. He could be found guilty regardless of whether he knew Lynette was 16.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The How and Why of Prison Overcrowdingnew
The US prison population grew eight-fold since 1970; more than 2.3 million people are incarcerated nationally, and overcrowding is pandemic in Massachusetts prisons. Two years ago, Massachusetts Department of Corrections facilities were at 134 percent capacity. Now they've reached 143 percent.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Shooting of Estefanonew
One of Miami's best-known songwriters was nearly killed in a possible contract hit.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
05-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
No One Could Bait the Well-Behaved LAPD This May Daynew
In Los Angeles, May Day laurels go to the LAPD for the heroic continence of not going batshit crazy and attacking random citizens at this year's march.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
05-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Career Con Man Brings His Talents to Cleveland's Art Worldnew
Isaac Coleman Jr. had been committing fraud for two decades before he moved to Bratenahl and reinvented himself.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
D.C.'s Repealed Firearms Ban Presents a Chance for Some to Cash Innew
Firearms dealers, instructors set their sights on D.C.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
05-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Erick Daniels Could Get New Trialnew
The convicted robber won another chance to prove his innocence claims last week when a superior court judge granted him a hearing that could overturn his conviction and lead to a new trial.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
University of Minnesota's Campus Con Mannew
Drinking buddies and ex-girlfriends were surprised to discover that the "Daniel Gonzalez" was 39 years old.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Putting a Face on Texas' Death Row Populationnew
Shooting through the glass of interview cubicles, photographer and investigator John Holbrook has made eloquent portraits of some of the men -- and one of the women on Texas' Death Row.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves and John Holbrook |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Paul Rogers' Fight Against Idaho Law, and How it Almost Workednew
He never really planned to get so caught up with meth that it would bring his life to a sudden halt -- he also never planned to change Idaho law. But with a ruling from the Idaho Supreme Court last fall, this unlikely source forced a change in the way drug courts around Idaho are run, adding some much-needed clarity.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
05-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Was Peggy Reber Pregnant When She Was Murdered?new
Forty years after her death, Lebanon's DA exhumes the body of the slain 14-year-old.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich and Martha Shaak |
05-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
