AltWeeklies Wire
'Traffic' Fatalitynew
How could someone arrested for missing a court date on a traffic violation wind up murdered in the Parish Prison in New Orleans? That's not the only question surrounding the death of Oscar Fuselier.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
09-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cleveland's Killing Fieldsnew
As the city's murder rate rises, the families of victims wait for justice that never comes.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
09-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stabbed in the Backnew
Maine prison officials reward a samaritan inmate by endangering his life.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Oakland: A Haven for Arsonists?new
In five years, the city has logged 1,538 malicious property torchings but made just 51 arrests in those cases.
East Bay Express |
Jeremy Singer-Vine |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Law Enforcement Abuses Give a Texas County a Black Eyenew
Johnson County suffers, on average, only one or two murders and maybe 50 robberies a year -- and yet, in just two months, inmates reported to Fort Worth Weekly at least half a dozen instances of abuse and serious neglect by jailers, in some cases life-threatening, and out-of-line conduct by various patrol officers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Regina Milbourne Specializes in Pure Fraudnew
When somebody offers to "purify" your possessions, call the bunko squad.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Two Decades On, Fredrick Freeman Argues His Innocencenew
When he was arrested for murder nearly 21 years ago, Port Huron police didn't give Freeman the polygraph test he requested; he didn't testify at his trial; and none of his appeals in the state courts have included his testimony except in written affidavits. Last week he finally made his case.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freedom Fighters Gone Wildnew
Monitoring the Albanian mob has weighty international implications.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brendan McGarvey |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sloppy Record Keeping Causes Headaches in Criminal Appealsnew
A missing court reporter's stenographic notes and tape of testimony in a 1994 criminal trial shed light on the haphazard and antiquated way that Dallas County court records are handled and stored.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Resisting Execution Reform in Tennesseenew
Some critics blame the attorney general for status quo in lethal injection protocols.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
09-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Remembering James Chassenew
Protests mark the one-year anniversary of the schizophrenic's controversial death at the hands of Portland police. Chasse was repeatedly beaten and Tasered, then carted off to jail in a squad car, instead of to the hospital.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Premature Evacuationnew
Sit-lie comes early for Portland rent-a-cops.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Requiem for a Heronew
Richard Jewell may be best known as the one-time "suspected" Centennial Park bomber; what's forgotten is that he also saved lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Focusing on the 'End Game'new
New Orleans Crime Coalition works within the system to improve it and crime.
Gambit |
Allen Johnson Jr. |
09-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
FBI to Interview Victim of Jail Beatingnew
Forty-year-old Michael Evans was allegedly assaulted by Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies, who were later joined by Portland Police Bureau officers -- FBI agents are scheduled to interview him this week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
