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Indigent Trapnew

Inmates are kept behind bars until they pay up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Alyssa Abkowitz  |  02-08-2007  |  Crime & Justice

A Vicious Circlenew

The controversial Paul House case is now in the hands of the same federal judge who was unimpressed years ago with exonerating DNA evidence.
Nashville Scene  |  Sarah Kelley  |  02-08-2007  |  Crime & Justice

A Death Penalty Conversationnew

A diverse array of groups are co-sponsoring an 11-day symposium to explore the pros and cons of one of the most divisive issues in American public policy.
NUVO  |  Michael Dabney  |  02-08-2007  |  Crime & Justice

The Money's All Gonenew

A drop in Monterey County's violent crime means no federal dollars to fight gangs.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Michelle Caldwell  |  02-08-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Phu Fighternew

Gangster beats girl over sexual equipment quip.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  02-05-2007  |  Crime & Justice

The Cop and the Criminalnew

Police don't become friends with the men they arrest -- but that's exactly what happened to Reggie Graham and Cory Long.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Steve Volk  |  02-05-2007  |  Crime & Justice

James Ford Seale: A Trail of Documents Tell the Storynew

Though they were long ignored, FBI papers from the 1960s paint a vivid portrait of James Ford Seale.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  02-04-2007  |  Crime & Justice

NoPo's PoPonew

North Precinct closure: Is Sizer really pushing Potter's buttons?
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  02-02-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Horror Gatewaynew

The hate crime that killed Cheryl Green may be part of a larger campaign, orchestrated out of the prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Annette Stark  |  02-02-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Who's Got the Inmate?new

Under budgetary pressure, Minnesota's prisons transfer costs -- and prisoners -- back to counties.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Beth Hawkins  |  02-01-2007  |  Crime & Justice

A Crack in the Carswell Wallnew

An ongoing travesty of medical malpractice and neglect has been killing and maiming women at the nation's only full-service federal prison hosptial for women for at least a decade.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  Betty Brink  |  02-01-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Jailhouse Rockednew

In Dallas, the exonerations just keep on coming.
Dallas Observer  |  Glenna Whitley  |  01-31-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Monster Next Door?new

For years Michael Devlin was all but invisible -- now he's Public Enemy No. 1.
Riverfront Times  |  Malcolm Gay  |  01-30-2007  |  Crime & Justice

A Twisted Talenew

A well-known erotic performer is now an international fugitive -- we look into who's getting caught up in the identity theft crackdown.
SF Weekly  |  Mary Spicuzza  |  01-30-2007  |  Crime & Justice

The End Of Murdernew

If New York can slash homicide by 76 percent, can Los Angeles contemplate a vanishing point?
L.A. Weekly  |  David Zahniser  |  01-30-2007  |  Crime & Justice

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