AltWeeklies Wire
Unchecked Powers
The NSA spying is yet another incident where the Bush administration is working beyond the reach of law.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'No New Evidence'new
The grand jury investigation of the Rhoads murders continues, but Randy Steidl is no longer a target.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
06-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freezergatenew
The FBI's search of Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's property has led to a constitutional crisis that no one seems to understand.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
06-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Avenging an Angel
Oklahoma residents have wondered for nearly 25 years who killed Debra Sue Carter -- three men have been found guilty, but all three convictions were thrown out.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
05-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'They Almost Killed Me in There'new
Has "solitary confinement" in Pennsylvania become code for "torture"?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
05-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'I Lost Louis Eugene Craft!'new
A California judge put a pre-trial defendant in jail and then forgot about him for 494 days.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Atlanta Investigationnew
Why hasn't APD begun looking for two Mexican men?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Dominique Samuels Murdernew
Considering that he allegedly attacked a 19-year-old, strangled her to death, doused her body in gasoline, and set it ablaze, it's a wonder nobody's asked why Rodrick James Taylor was out of custody in the first place.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Unforgivennew
Jon Maack was 14 when he raped a 9-year-old relative -- here's the life of one sex offender, five years later.
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
05-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Shooting at the OCCnew
San Francisco's police union claims the problem isn't rogue cops, but the agency that investigates them.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Wrong End of the Gunnew
When "Willie" Burrell got shot seven times and survived, he learned that what doesn't kill you can turn your life around.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
05-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Crocknew
Bruce Samuelson may have been a thief, a forger, an abusive husband and a snitch -- but did he wrongly send a California man to his death?
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fire Stormsnew
An inferno in Brooklyn highlights a drop in the number of fire investigators in New York City.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cops: In Lovenew
Although "the gun belts can never come off," two state troopers had a rendezvous in a governor's mansion guardhouse -- and they're being punished heavily.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Girl in Troublenew
Aubrey Owen gave up one baby for adoption and left another dead in a Dumpster -- this year, she celebrated Mother's Day in prison with the third.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
05-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
