Irony alert: The inmate imprisoned in a jail named after him
Posted on December 2, 2011, at 2:52 PMAfter being arrested in a drugs-for-sex sting, a once-revered Colorado lawman ends up in a detention center bearing his name
The Conrad Murray verdict: 5 takeaways
Posted on November 8, 2011, at 3:29 PMMichael Jackson's doctor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the musician's drug-induced death. What can we learn from the highly publicized trial?
Is eyewitness testimony too unreliable to trust?
Posted on November 4, 2011, at 10:44 AMCourts are reconsidering the value of eyewitness testimony, which has put many innocent people in jail
The death penalty in decline
Posted on October 21, 2011, at 11:58 AMThe number of countries that execute criminals is dropping. Is capital punishment on the way out?
Planting drugs on innocent people: NYPD's 'shocking' scandal
Posted on October 14, 2011, at 3:37 PMAn ex-detective testifies that he and his colleagues frequently fabricated drug cases to meet arrest quotas
Legalizing domestic violence: Topeka's 'terrible' plan to save money
Posted on October 7, 2011, at 11:35 AMJust in time for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Kansas' capital city is on the verge of decriminalizing domestic battery as part of a budget standoff
Troy Davis' death: The end of capital punishment?
Posted on September 23, 2011, at 1:51 PMThe state of Georgia executed Davis despite widespread doubts over whether he really killed a cop in 1989. Is that enough to turn public opinion?
Troy Davis: Is Georgia executing an innocent man?
Posted on September 21, 2011, at 10:49 AMDavis will receive a lethal injection Wednesday night for the 1989 murder of a Georgia cop — even after most witnesses recanted their testimony
Santa Cruz's Minority Report-like experiment: Stopping tomorrow's crime?
Posted on September 19, 2011, at 6:30 AMA predictive computer program is piling up an impressive track record of preventing burglaries in California
The 'dramatic' release of the West Memphis Three: An instant guide
Posted on August 19, 2011, at 5:25 PMAfter serving 18 years in prison for allegedly killing three Boy Scouts, three Arkansas men are unexpectedly granted freedom Friday during a surprise hearing
The strange scientific logic of gang colors
Posted on August 4, 2011, at 6:32 AMWhy would a career criminal advertise his gang affiliation to police?
The 'astounding' rise in LGBT hate crimes
Posted on July 14, 2011, at 6:02 PMJust as same-sex marriage is legalized in New York, a new report shows a sharp increase in violent attacks on members of the gay community
Should flogging replace prison time?
Posted on June 28, 2011, at 4:15 PMOne academic wants to empty America's prisons by resurrecting an old and controversial way of punishing convicts
Jack Kevorkian: Hero or murderer?
Posted on June 3, 2011, at 4:02 PMThe nation's most controversial advocate of legalizing euthanasia dies — in a hospital, of natural causes. What will his legacy be?
America's lowest crime rate in decades: 4 theories
Posted on May 25, 2011, at 3:28 PMThe recession was expected to cause a spike in robbery and murder, but the FBI says violent crimes actually dropped last year. Why the decline?
The 'staggering' court order to release 32,000 California prisoners
Posted on May 24, 2011, at 9:30 AMThe Supreme Court orders the Golden State to free inmates from its overcrowded prisons. Justice Scalia dissents, warning that "terrible things are sure to happen." Is he right?
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