AltWeeklies Wire
Killing Protocolsnew
Tennessee's governor plays down the way the state executes the condemned. So why a moratorium -- and all the secrecy?
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
03-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paybacknew
Springfield man who was target of two discredited detectives sues the city, and gets the Rev. Jesse Jackson in his corner.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
First Trial for USS Cole Bombing Set to Commencenew
Andrew C. Hall will represent the 59 relatives of the 17 dead Cole sailors -- opposing him will be lawyers for the government of Sudan, which allegedly provided funding and training support to the terrorists who planned the attack.
Port Folio Weekly |
Michael Washburn |
03-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Girl On Filmnew
Lawsuit alleges mystery "snuff" film shows police informant's death.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
03-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
South Beach Menacenew
A scuffle minutes from the nation's sandy playground highlights its slimy underbelly.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
03-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sex Offenders Swept Under the Bridgenew
In sending sex offenders there, state authorities have placed them a block away from a treatment center for victims of child sexual assault.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
03-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center: Inside Outnew
New private prison trains offenders to live on the outside -- if they get there.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An Uncanny Resemblancenew
New Orleans' criminal justice system in the Gilded Age offers a window on today's fractured efforts to cap crime.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fall of the Black Widownew
North Carolina authorities bust a notorious former Dallas scammer.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Release on Life?new
An unexpected commutation raises hopes for Pennsylvania's lifers.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
03-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
City Council Interrogates Police Chiefnew
City Council derided Police Chief Shirlene Anderson's new crime plan and passed resolutions demanding the mayor bring forward department heads for confirmation.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Melton: Jail Bound?new
Legal battles go before the Supreme Court as time runs out for Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'I Want The White Girl'new
Did a Vietnamese professional terrorize Southern California prostitutes?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
War of a Different Colornew
Latino gang members killed Anthony Prudhomme, Cheryl Greene, and a number of other Angelenos because they were black -- many now say it's a racial campaign spearheaded by the Mexican Mafia.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Oakland Cops: Reinventing the Wheelnew
Oakland police previously dismantled the very system the chief now sells as a crime solution.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
