AltWeeklies Wire
New DNA Methods May Throw Doubt on More Convictionsnew
The reversal in Ted Bradford's case is the first in what Washington convicts hope, and prosecutors fear, may be a new wave of DNA-based appeals that can cloud a case, without clearly deciding it, years after the jury reached its verdict.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Man's Landnew
If a homeless person is shot in the woods, do the police really care?
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Case For Innocencenew
While researching his only non-fiction book to date, author John Grisham discovered the Innocence Project, and joined efforts to help the wrongfully convicted in prison.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lock 'Em Down, Lock 'Em Upnew
Did Lock 'Em Down Records exec Dewanzel Singleton lead a well-choreographed double life, or did the DEA finger an innocent man?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Trial By Facebooknew
When Lewis&Clark students decided to warn others about Morgan Shaw-Fox, they didn't go to the authorities -- they went to their computers.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The DA So Tough on Crime, a Suspect Goes Freenew
Chuck Rosenthal doesn't make deals. And that's why Jesus Salazar is living the free life in Venezuela while a teenage girl lies dead, stabbed 26 times.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
01-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Locking up Lauranew
A mentally retarded woman languishes in prison because Connecticut's Department of Disability Services is short on beds.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
01-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sheriff Kevin Beary vs. Deputies, Againnew
A police union files a grievance against the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
01-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Police Chief's Record is Worrisomenew
I covered D.C. police and courts when Charles Ramsey was in charge, and he seemed to have one way of doing things. If there was a high-profile appearance, a high-profile disappearance or any action at all in well-developed parts of Northwest Washington, he brought a flood of blue and white. But if there was a stabbing, a shooting or a beating in the neighborhoods, he hardly changed a thing.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan York |
01-02-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mapping the Trajectory of Blame for Philly's Gun Epidemicnew
Is there any chance of getting over the statewide impasse that could lead to stronger crime gun laws? Or are we stuck with the way things are now?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Death of Reasonnew
Lawyers argue the racial bias, and absurdity, of the death penalty in Connecticut.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Actually, Crime Does Paynew
How to find fame and fortune by hacking into MySpace.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
12-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mayor's Daughter Admits Guilt, Will Assist Cocaine Probenew
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin's daughter, Kai Franklin Graham, pleaded guilty in federal court Dec. 18 to playing a minor role in her ex-husband Tremayne Graham's crime ring.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Begging Eliot Spitzer's Pardonnew
All John O'Hara wants for Christmas is the right to vote.
New York Press |
David Freelander |
12-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mentally Ill Inmates Often Become Rape Victimsnew
Jailers need help in protecting a growing population of mentally ill prisoners from assault, including rape, by other inmates, Louisiana officials told a federal panel in New Orleans recently.
Gambit |
Allen Johnson Jr |
12-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
