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Somebody Please Snitch!new
New Haven's no-snitch culture left 138 shootings unsolved last year. One suspect's trial exposes the intel gap hampering local cops.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pennsylvania's Death Row Inmates Have Cause for Hopenew
Developments in neighboring New Jersey and nationwide have those on death row hoping for the best.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death in the House of Broken Heartsnew
A small Pennsylvania town revisits the grisly four-decade-old torture and slaying case of a teenage girl.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Martha Shaak and Kevin Uhrich |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Torture-tapes Templatenew
Bush-administration lawyers could be nailed for their role in destroying evidence in the CIA scandal, thanks to a quiet Connecticut child-porn case.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
01-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Other Volznew
Eric Volz's little sister scuffled with her illegal boyfriend and his brother. Now she's having them deported.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
01-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
DNA Says 'Not Guilty' 16 Years Laternew
Arthur Johnson may be returning home in a matter of days, 16 years after his arrest for a rape he did not commit. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered Sunflower County to review Johnson’s case based on post-conviction DNA testing that conclusively eliminates him as the perpetrator.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
One Man's Battle Against Midtown Prostitutesnew
Armed with a flashlight, a video camera and pepper spray, the longtime Midtown resident takes the MPSA's white pickup truck on regular predawn patrols of his neighborhood's tree-lined residential streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Cops Take Aim at People of Colornew
New numbers show the city's police are pointing their guns at African Americans more often than they are at the city's white residents, and that per capita, African Americans are five times more likely to have force used against them in a police encounter than whites.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tales From A Trialnew
Karim Noble's journey through the Santa Clara County courts has shown all the signs of a juvenile justice system in crisis. And with resources stretched to the limit, that crisis is likely to get a lot worse.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Raj Jayadev |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Superheroes in Real Lifenew
Inspired by comic books, ordinary citizens are putting on masks to fight crime.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Ward Rubrecht |
01-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who's Watching the Watchers in Philly?new
A police-oversight agency is shuttered.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blood for Blownew
The Raya and Rios slayings looked like another act of random violence until the trial revealed what they had gotten themselves into.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Truth Won't Set You Freenew
His accuser has recanted and state officials have written letters on his behalf, but Kenneth Barnes remains in prison.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Conning for Cash or Crusading for Christ?new
His father was a minister who helped revive Little Tokyo, but was Jon Toriumi a catalyst following in paternal footsteps, or a con man? The mystery he has woven stretches from Hawaii to Southern California.
Ventura County Reporter |
Bill Lascher |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Miami's Top Cop Breaks the Lawnew
Chief John Timoney refuses to testify about his free use of a Lexus SUV.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
