AltWeeklies Wire
The Prisoner and the Millionairenew
A convicted child molester finds an unlikely ally in an eccentric playboy with his own sordid secret.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Not Crazy Enoughnew
Death row inmate Greg Thompson is a diagnosed psychopath, but the state says he's sane enough to execute.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crime and Impunitynew
When Ban Tsan was stabbed in a San Francisco nightclub, police had a chance to stop a bloody conflict in the city's Asian underworld, but instead did nothing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muscles, Murder and a Messiahnew
Ex-cop and bodybuilder Gil Fernandez Jr. murdered three men in the Florida Everglades, but only admits to killing the man he was.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Offensive Treatmentnew
Despite efforts to ease former prisoners' re-entry into society, Maryland's annual Justice Monday argues much more needs to be done.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Throw It All Downnew
University of Colorado student Michael Lanahan's life was a puzzle, and his death is a mystery wrapped in a song.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Whistleblowing Cop Quitsnew
A veteran Springfield, Ill. narcotics officer unexpectedly resigns amidst fears of retribution for exposing police misconduct.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
01-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Salsanew
A private investigator has found a fresh lead that may prompt a court to hear the appeal of Harry Ruiz, currently incarcerated at Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
The Village Voice |
Geoffrey Gray |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death by Numbersnew
Boston's murder rate has doubled in five years -- and has not peaked yet. Here's why.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An Unprecedented Move on Death Penalty for the Retarded
In unusual fashion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a slew of decisions and established a new chapter for the state on capital punishment.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
12-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Locked Outnew
As the nation debates voting rights for ex-offenders, the Colorado ACLU initiates a class-action lawsuit that would expand rights to felons on parole.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
12-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Saving Soulsnew
Dave Biehl wears a black leather vest with the seal of the Christian Motorcyclists Association sewn on the back as he thunders down Orange Blossom Trail on his Honda Valkyrie motorcycle.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
12-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Ghosts in the Machinenew
If you go to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex-offender registry, you'll find Curtis Talley listed as an offender living in Seminole County, but you won't learn that he died three years ago.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
12-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Drawing Conclusionsnew
A police composite artist talks about the craft of catching a crook.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Executing Changenew
In San Quentin death row inmate Stan 'Tookie' Williams' redemption may lie our own.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
