AltWeeklies Wire
New Mexico Jail-Based Charter School is First of its Kind in the USnew
Named for a man who worked to promote literacy and education in the jail (and who wore a Santa suit during Christmas family days there), the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center aims to graduate some of the estimated 40 percent of inmates without diplomas.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
It's Been a Year Since Steven 'Butter' Miller Was Killed. Does Anyone Remember?new
When Butter was shot dead by police -- shot at 85 times, hit about 20 -- he was high, standing on a corner and waving a loaded gun. He hadn't pointed it at anyone, or if he had, it had been completely accidental, coincidental, because Butter was blank-eyed, detached from the world.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako and Doron Taussig |
07-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Cowboy Mike: The Ladykillernew
Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
07-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
How One San Fran Woman Helped Nail a Notorious Weapons Smugglernew
Investigator Kathi Austin helped expose notorious arms dealer Victor Bout and awaken the world to a key human rights struggle.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
07-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Gun Law Loopholes Render Gun Control Pointless in Many Statesnew
Idaho is one of them. The state has no idea how many mentally ill are out there armed.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Massacre in Moscow, Idaho: Part IInew
The second part of a two-part series examining a courthouse shooting in Moscow, Idaho and the factors that led to the massacre.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Suzi Dodt's Mission: To Return the Nameless Dead to Their Loved Onesnew
As the Unidentified Persons Bureau at the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, she often refers to her cases by their numbers, because that's all she has. But, in her heart, she knows that the anonymous souls were real people who once walked among us, with families, friends, dreams, lives.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Glimmer of Hope in 1996 Karyn Slover Murder Casenew
Last week, the 4th District Appellate Court referred the case back to Macon County for a hearing on the Slovers' postconviction petitions.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hate & Deathnew
The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Does Boston Hate Its Copsnew
A secret survey shows just how low the Boston Police Department’s reputation had sunk two years ago. Is the mayor listening? And has anything improved?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Did the Kansas City Fire Department Hide the Positive Drug Test of One of Its Own?new
Anthony Mots was driving the firetruck that killed Aaron Becerra. Afterward, Mots' brothers in the department rallied to defend him.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
07-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Joelle Casteix Fights for Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Victims While Pursuing Her Own Abusernew
Right now, the man who molested her 22 years ago, the former Mater Dei choir director, is leading a group of young adults through a pre-Olympics tour of China. Casteix worries for their safety, but she is more upset that he's gotten this far in life without facing justice.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hialeah Man Wrongly Convicted of Murdernew
An investigation reveals Hialeah homicide detectives rushed to charge Santo Hernandez with murders and didn't pursue leads that might have implicated a different triggerman.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Know What to Get for the Convict on Your List?new
Consult Prison Legal News.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Frank Colacurcio and His Million-Dollar Empire of Fleshnew
Getting accused by the feds of running a high-stakes prostitution racket is just business as usual.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
