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Stripper Gets Things Off Her Chest, Implicates Docnew

A Diamond Cabaret stripper with a new set of breasts found herself addicted to Percocet, a painkiller her doctor would no longer prescribe. That's when a fellow dancer told her about a local doctor's prescriptions-for-porno deal.
Westword  |  Luke Turf  |  04-28-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Exonerated Man Gets a Long-Awaited Second Chancenew

Ray Krone's got it all. An extreme makeover. Settlement money. Problem is, he can't seem to forgive those who screwed up and put him on Arizona's death row.
Phoenix New Times  |  Robert Nelson  |  04-26-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Recording Industry Finds New Battlegroundnew

Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would sue up to 25 students at each of 18 universities around the country, including Georgia Tech, for Internet2 file-sharing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Steve Fennessy  |  04-21-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Eyes in the Skynew

When you play with fate at a house of chance, people like Todd Steffen are watching.
Boulder Weekly  |  Joel Warner  |  04-15-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Dreaming in Green, the Young Become Drug Lords

Some North Idaho twentysomethings describe how they got caught up in the Pacific Northwest’s largest cash crop — B.C. Bud.
The Inlander  |  Kevin Taylor  |  04-11-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Emory Professor Keeps Fighting Holocaust Deniernew

April 11 will mark the fifth anniversary of Deborah Lipstadt's resounding victory in a British courtroom against Holocaust denier David Irving.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Steve Fennessy  |  04-07-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Objector to War

Aidan Delgado, a young soldier with four medals, an honorable discharge and photos of the war in Iraq, saw firsthand the abuses of Abu Ghraib prison and then decided to become a conscientious objector.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  04-01-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Toll of Gunshot Woundsnew

For survivors of Baltimore's street violence, the effects of gunshot wounds are written on the body--and on the life they lead once they leave the hospital.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Jefferson Jackson Steele  |  03-30-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Ex-Lawman Finally Free to Speaknew

An Illinois State Highway Patrol officer alleges he was prevented from investigating a brutal 1986 murder because the most likely suspect was a powerful campaign contributor to former governor George Ryan.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  03-25-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Despite Setback, Advocates Work to Overturn Rape Convictionnew

A growing legion of supporters, including ex-cops, believe 43-year-old Ronald Bower has wrongly spent the last 14 years in prison on rape charges -- even though a justice denied a motion to vacate his conviction March 23. A Long Island Press investigation considers the evidence that someone else was the "silver-gun rapist."
Long Island Press  |  Amy Fisher with Robbie Woliver and Lauren Wolfe  |  03-24-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Survivor of a Rape That Made Headlines Tells Her Storynew

A woman raped at 18 describes how she was traumatized by the event and the fallout from a false news report about a rookie police officer who supposedly could have prevented the attack.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  03-07-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Answer in Baton Rouge?new

Potter looks at positive alternatives to juvenile detention centers.
Jackson Free Press  |  Brett Potter  |  02-24-2005  |  Crime & Justice

First Do No Harm: State Struggles with Record of Juvenile Injusticenew

The state of Mississippi has abused and tortured juvenile delinquents for years. Will a federal lawsuit finally prompt change?
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd and Brett Potter  |  02-24-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Convict Has Little Chance in Hell of Cheating Hangman

There was plenty of motive indicating Jimmie Ray Slaughter killed Melody Wuertz and her baby, Jessica. Now important evidence is in question as he faces a date with death.
Oklahoma Gazette  |  Ben Fenwick  |  02-23-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Government Indictment Vindicates Asbestos Victimsnew

Four days after President George W. Bush derided "frivolous" asbestos lawsuits in an appearance in Great Falls, Mont., the U.S. government filed an asbestos claim of its own against mining company W.R. Grace.
Missoula Independent  |  Mike Keefe-Feldman  |  02-18-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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