AltWeeklies Wire
Hell in a Cell: Inside Tamms Supermax Prisonnew
The prison near the southern tip of Illinois was built to punish disruptive inmates with temporary solitary confinement. Yet Reginald Berry spent the better part of eight years there -- and he was luckier than many.
Chicago Reader |
Jeffrey Felshman |
04-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Face of Child Pornnew
Gina Zhdilkov thought her family was safe from the child porn that ruined her childhood. Then the FBI investigated her husband.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
04-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
What Happened to Tabitha Tuders?new
Five years ago, the 13-year-old walked to the bus stop -- and her family hasn't heard from her since. As more time elapses without an arrest, the chances of cracking the case diminishes.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
04-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Convicted Felon Claims His Teardrop Tattoo Helped Put Him Awaynew
In an ultimately failed appeal, Keith Antoine Jackson Jackson claimed his constitutional right to be presumed innocent at trial was undermined because a teardrop tattoo can signify that the wearer has killed someone.
Washington City Paper |
Brendan Smith |
04-24-2008 |
Crime & Justice
In Virginia, a Semantic Battle Over the Death Penaltynew
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's April 16 decision on lethal injection, the state's Democrats and Republicans fight the "reprieve" vs. "moratorium" battle via press release.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
04-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
From Bounty Hunter to Bible Thumper, Pastor Anthony Hill Presents a Paradoxnew
Hill is the beloved "Pastor Tony" of the Covenant Life Family Worship Center, a handsome brick storefront church. He is also a bounty hunter who since 1989 has tracked down bail jumpers, sometimes using illegal means. His two faces place him and his church at the nexus where Baltimore's underworld melds with legitimate businesses.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
04-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The 30-Year Secretnew
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: media, crime & justice
Too Dumb to Dienew
Kevin Moore's case raises questions about executing the mentally disabled.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Denver's Rent-a-Copsnew
The city's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cracking the Gangbangers' Code of Silencenew
Informants are blowing Seattle murder cases wide open.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Inmates Have No Right to Starve to Deathnew
Washington's State Supreme Court won't allow convict to "let nature take its course."
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Strange and Violent World of St. Louis' Bail Bondsmennew
"To my knowledge, I know of no other state that allows felons to be licensed as bail bondsmen," says Bill Kreins, spokesman for the Professional Bail Agents of the United States. "Convicted felons absolutely should not be in the bail bond business. They just do not fit."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
04-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Judge Arrington's Truth vs. the Media's Spinnew
The judge had a difficult message for black men; too bad the press missed the point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
04-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Do Sex Offender Registries Work?new
The term "sex offender" conjures a kind of monolithic image -- one that's reinforced by the news media and tough-on-crime politicians, despite evidence to the contrary. Misperception and fear, rather than good empirical research, seem to be what drives sex-offender laws. A case in point is a new law that takes effect this week in San Diego.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
04-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
If it Looks Like a Lawyer and Quacks Like a Lawyer, Is It Really a Lawyer?new
In the days before his arrest last fall, Robert Charles Jones Brady seemed to have ended up where he always wanted to be: in the company of the rich and well-connected. But what leaps had he taken to get there?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
