AltWeeklies Wire
Begging for Changenew
Another New Haven teen is murdered -- who can stop the next one?
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
01-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Advocatenew

How can you defend a man at Guantanamo, where no law exists?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
01-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
We Found Whitey Bulger ...
And He's Still Missingnew

Could the FBI find a rock on the coast of Maine? They sure can't locate fugitive South Boston gangster Whitey Bulger -- it's been 12 years since they helped him escape.
Boston Phoenix |
David Boeri |
01-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Good Copnew
Detective Frank Laverty did the right thing -- and paid for it for years.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
01-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet the Conspiratorsnew
He helped get a millionaire deported -- but now an informant is accusing everyone of playing dirty.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
01-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Double-Bunk Jeopardynew
New anti-jail-rape regulations put 200 Multnomah County jail beds at risk.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
01-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Agents Of Instructionnew
The FBI's citizens' academy will tell you how to handle a gun, but not how many G-men are in Oregon.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
12-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Spies in the Skynew
The new Metro One helicopter has been lauded as a leap forward for fighting crime in Jackson, but what will it cost, both in maintenance dollars and in threatened civil liberties?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
2006: The Year Women Got Beat Upnew
Over the past 12 months you have been bombarded with stories of brutalized women -- chances are, you didn't notice.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mississippi's 'Best' Goes Sournew
Two months after the MS Best Awards turned into a debacle, organizer Cyrus Webb has yet to repay debts and has provided shifting financial accounts.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hell No, We Won't Go (To Jail)!new
A lawyer known for representing Maine activists arrested during protests is compiling a database of civil-disobedience cases to help him argue a lighter sentence for one of his clients.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
By Any Means Necessarynew
The controversial shooting of Sean Bell awakens New York's civil rights community and spawns several new movements.
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Nigerian Connectionnew
The tale of an African government insider, a PGE exec and a shopping bag full of cash.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fuck Dese Profilesnew
What did we do when we wanted to know more about teens with alleged ties to a Portland burglary ring? We checked out their MySpace pages.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
12-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
MySpace Buddying Up to A.G.?new
The online social network supports shutting out sex offenders.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
12-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice