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Philly's Prison Problemnew
Why didn't Mayor Nutter mention prison costs in his first budget address?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Snitch, or Not to Snitch?new
A Community College class tries to understand the question that's dividing the city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Did Crimes Kamran Mashayekhi Witnessed Put His Life in Danger?new
Some law-enforcement officials aren't so sure.
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'You're Free To Go'new
The small town of Macon, Miss. made history Friday, Feb. 15, when Judge J. Lee Howard set two wrongfully convicted men free. Convicted of two nearly identical killings about 18 months apart, Kennedy "Kenny" Brewer, 37, and Levon Brooks, 48, spent a combined 34 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Little G's in Memphisnew
As the city's gang members get younger, schools and law enforcement struggle to turn the tide.
The Memphis Flyer |
Tony Jones |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Is Ricky Really a Sex Offender?new
California's registry for life may soon include promiscuous kids.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Was It Rape?new
Accusations hound a former Arkansas attorney general.
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
02-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
NEFA Works Under the Radar to Fight Terrorismnew
After four years in the shadows, a City Paper inquiry has opened the doors of Nine Eleven Finding Answers, a South Carolina nonprofit with investigators stationed smack in the midst of terror hot spots around the world.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
02-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: WAR, crime & justice
Advocates for Man Sentenced to Life See Evidence at Lastnew
In another development that has Freeman's defense team more optimistic than they've been in years, authorities say they're "willing to listen" if the team makes a good argument for re-examining the case.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Why Would Anyone Want to Be a Public Defender?new
Perhaps its for the low pay, long hours and questionable clients.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Room in the Big Housenew
The issue of jail overcrowding isn't a flash in the pan -- it's been plaguing Santa Barbara's justice system for almost three decades. But Sheriff Bill Brown's got a plan that solves the problem and aims at keeping people out of jail in the first place.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Imprisoned Dealer Reveals More About Drugs in Baltimorenew
Fred Brooks says Baltimore is a pay-to-play city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dead Againnew
Yet another study of Tennessee's death penalty falls flat after legislators refuse to extend the review an extra year.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
02-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Council of State's Role in Death Penalty Cases a Legal Wranglenew
In the latest development in a tangle of state and federal cases that have led to a de facto moratorium on North Carolina's death penalty, state lawyers argued that the Council of State, a body of statewide elected officials, should not be required to have a public hearing to consider how the state executes prisoners.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
02-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
FBI Agent Uses His Daughter's Pic to Lure Accused Predatornew
It's a case straight out of crime TV. A high-powered Seattle lawyer finds a 14-year-old girl in an internet chat room and talks her into meeting him for some kinky sex in a hotel. But when he shows up at a Portland MAX stop for the promised spanking session, he gets handcuffed by FBI agents, who were posing as the girl online to snare sexual predators.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-13-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
