Yes, that would meet their sworn duty to "do justice".

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/nov/19/trial-competition-in-das-office-draws-fire-ends/

Redemption, Part Two

Prison Hospice

Redemption, part one

Prison Hospice

Who do they think they are? The Boy Scouts? The Arch-Dioscese of Boston?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/sports/ncaafootball/penn-state-said-to-be-planning-paternos-exit.html?_r=1&hp

Appalling abuse of prosecutorial discretion

http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-09-14/story/cristian-fernandez-case-someone-surfed-internet-tots-life-was-slipping

Legal use of marijuana negates the Second Amendment? What about illegal use?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/28/atf-no-firearms-for-those-who-use-marijuana-legally/

An unexpected voice for Troy Davis

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/letter-georgia-do-not-become-what-you-loath

Field of Screams; Give them a taser and they will use it.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/11/lawsuit-accuses-chicago-police-of-wrongly-arresting-and-beating-man/

Autistic AND black with a toy gun--might as well have a bulls-eye on him.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/autistic-man-with-toy-gun-killed-by-miami-police-officers/

At what point to we stop being surpised at law enforcement corruption

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-captain-wiretap-20110828,0,3302154.story

Slavery by another name--Prison Labor

http://www.truth-out.org/hidden-history-alec-and-prison-labor/1312553212

Making fun of someone--a crime. Better rent me a room in jail.

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/08/shawn_arthur_renton_prosecutor.php

There isn't enough money in the world to compensate for this.

http://www.theroot.com/buzz/north-carolina-compensate-forced-sterilization-victims

A pattern of behavior, perhaps?

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/07/family_sues_cleveland_police_o.html

They just beat him to death. To death.

http://reason.com/blog/2011/07/29/homeless-man-dies-after-being#commentcontainer

Bring back the comprehensive psych evaluation for police officers.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/07/canton-cop-threatens-to-execute-driver-over-weapons-permit/

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/16/ca-prisoners-reject-state-offer-as-inmate-hunger-strike-enters-3rd-week/

Funny, but true, sad, but true.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18620_6-completely-legal-ways-cops-can-screw-you.html

Miscarriage...of justice

http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/151508/15-year-old_girl_faces_life_in_prison_for_a_miscarriage_why_conservatives_are_criminalizing_pregnant_women/

Just say no--to the War on Drugs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqDunp0JTE

Los Angeles DA misconduct

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/judge-dismisses-investigator-top-prosecutors-in-irvine-11-student-case.html

It's like thunder

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/23/report-receiving-death-pe_n_883255.html

Evolution of an arrest

http://www.theroot.com/views/how-cops-turn-stop-and-frisk-stop-and-arrest

Pay your wife's student loan, or else!

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/06/swat-team-busts-into-house-over-student-loan-default/

Murder. Witness Intimidation. False Imprisonment. Obstruction of Justice. The beat goes on.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/06/miami-police-filmed-shooting-man-in-middle-of-street/

Forty years in solitary

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/07/u-s-inmates-40-years-in-solitary-must-end-amnesty/

Swinging door between prison management and private prison industry.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/federal-prison-director-takes-job-private-prison-company

Does this contribute to the dumbing down of America?

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-arum-college-20110602,0,1981136.story

For women in California prisons: Death, abuse, indignity and one roll of toilet paper a month.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/03/california-women-prisons_n_871125.html?ir=Politics

“if our nation were to return to the rates of incarceration we had in the 1970s, we would have to release four out of five people behind bars.”

http://www.thenation.com/article/160978/michelle-alexander-californias-cruel-and-unusual-prisons

Thirty years of Failure; California's Failed Penal System

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/california-prison-legislation_n_868326.html

Not an adult, not a killer--but charged with murder anyway.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/brandon-ross-charged-with_n_868289.html

Arizona police kill marine--no warrant; no need.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html

Heroin tacos. Yum.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/20/texas-police-deputy-jailed-for-delivery-of-heroin-tacos/

Get out of the way, old man.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/18/eighty-four-year-old-man-allegedly-beaten-by-police-officer-after-calling-911/

I thought I was going to die.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/22311848/detail.html

Thanks, to Brian Kazmin for the tip.

No right to resist unlawful police intrusion in Indiana

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/16/indiana-court-strips-citizens-of-right-to-resist-unlawful-police-entry/

Lompoc false arrest

http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_19a4be30-7d2b-11e0-8436-001cc4c03286.html

Slavery, pure and simple

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/09/974443/-Slave-Labor,-Prison-Privatization,-Prison-IndustryALEC-Conservatives-push-this-agenda-nationwide!?via=sidebyuserrec

L.A. County Sheriff's Department encourages 'gang-like activity,' deputies allege in suit - latimes.com

L.A. County Sheriff's Department encourages 'gang-like activity,' deputies allege in suit - latimes.com

Fourth marijuana conviction gets Slidell man life in prison | NOLA.com#incart_hbx#incart_hbx#incart_hbx

Fourth marijuana conviction gets Slidell man life in prison NOLA.com#incart_hbx#incart_hbx#incart_hbx

NY prisoner shot twice in cell with Taser dies

NY prisoner shot twice in cell with Taser dies

Sex Crimes In New Orleans, Separate And Unequal

Sex Crimes In New Orleans, Separate And Unequal

Police officer Patrick Larrison 'takes out drunk teenage girl, 15, in violent attack' | Mail Online

Police officer Patrick Larrison 'takes out drunk teenage girl, 15, in violent attack' Mail Online

Shock video: Cop punches woman in the face at Atlanta IHOP | Raw Replay

Shock video: Cop punches woman in the face at Atlanta IHOP Raw Replay

Oklahoma lawmakers approve life sentence for cooking hashish | The Raw Story

Oklahoma lawmakers approve life sentence for cooking hashish The Raw Story

Pakistani gang rape victim says will file appeal | The Raw Story

Pakistani gang rape victim says will file appeal The Raw Story

Homeless woman prosecuted for enrolling son in Conn. school - Yahoo! News

Homeless woman prosecuted for enrolling son in Conn. school - Yahoo! News

Joseph Anderson Handcuffed: First Grader Restrained After Outburst At Queens School

Joseph Anderson Handcuffed: First Grader Restrained After Outburst At Queens School

Psychologist Who Cleared Death Row Inmates Is Reprimanded - NYTimes.com

Psychologist Who Cleared Death Row Inmates Is Reprimanded - NYTimes.com

80 percent of the Patients Arrive via the Criminal Justice System

For Workers At California Mental Hospitals, Fear Is Part Of The Job : NPR

Abstinence foundation paid Bristol Palin $262K, spent little on prevention programs | The Raw Story

Abstinence foundation paid Bristol Palin $262K, spent little on prevention programs The Raw Story

California shrinks its prisons, but overcrowding persists

California shrinks its prisons, but overcrowding persists

Connick v. Thompson: Clarence Thomas writes one of the cruelest Supreme Court decisions ever. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

Connick v. Thompson: Clarence Thomas writes one of the cruelest Supreme Court decisions ever. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

They just can't help themselves.

With no degree and little expertise, Wisconsin Governor’s appointee pulls in big bucks The Raw Story

After Maine’s governor removes labor mural, feds demand their money back | The Raw Story

After Maine’s governor removes labor mural, feds demand their money back The Raw Story

2 Chicago police officers face sexual assault investigation - CNN.com

2 Chicago police officers face sexual assault investigation - CNN.com

RIAA lobbyist becomes federal judge, rules on file-sharing cases

RIAA lobbyist becomes federal judge, rules on file-sharing cases

Video catches Birmingham police beating black man | Raw Replay

Video catches Birmingham police beating black man Raw Replay

California's death penalty: It's time to stop playing the killing game - latimes.com

California's death penalty: It's time to stop playing the killing game - latimes.com

Army slow to act as crime-lab worker falsified, botched tests | McClatchy

Army slow to act as crime-lab worker falsified, botched tests McClatchy

Huffington Post misses the point.

Strip Search Leads To Drug Bust & The Funniest Headline Of The Day (PICTURE)

War On The Poor: Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry Cash | Crooks and Liars

War On The Poor: Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry Cash Crooks and Liars

Legal Schnauzer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Hiring Practices Let Criminals Through the Cracks

Legal Schnauzer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Hiring Practices Let Criminals Through the Cracks

Francisco Carrillo 'Not Angry' After 20 Year Wrongful Imprisonment

Francisco Carrillo 'Not Angry' After 20 Year Wrongful Imprisonment

Illinois seeks to repossess prisoner's meager wages - chicagotribune.com

Illinois seeks to repossess prisoner's meager wages - chicagotribune.com

Tarof

Iraqi Woman - An Iraqi woman's taste of freedom turns sour - Los Angeles Times

Iraqi Woman - An Iraqi woman's taste of freedom turns sour - Los Angeles Times

Hawaii-not making the mistake California made.

Let '3 strikes' law expire - Hawaii Editorials - Staradvertiser.com

There's more???

Contra Costa deputy's 'dirty DUI' arrests

Neglect by jail's medical staff led to inmate's death, suit says - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -

Neglect by jail's medical staff led to inmate's death, suit says - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -

Illinois governor expected to repeal death penalty | The Raw Story

Illinois governor expected to repeal death penalty The Raw Story

Clarence Thomas' Criminal Behavior on Financial Disclosure - The Daily Beast

Clarence Thomas' Criminal Behavior on Financial Disclosure - The Daily Beast

Cop poses as defense attorney to get confession: FAIL

http://reason.com/blog/2011/03/08/tennessee-cops-posed-as-a-defe

States Prosecute Fewer Teenagers in Adult Courts - NYTimes.com

States Prosecute Fewer Teenagers in Adult Courts - NYTimes.com

Pensito Review » Huckabee and the Boy Scouts

Pensito Review » Huckabee and the Boy Scouts

Child Molester Francis Phillip Tullier Castrated In Louisiana

Child Molester Francis Phillip Tullier Castrated In Louisiana

Of course.

Ant-Gay Pastor Grant Storms arrested for Masturbating at Playground full of children; Allegedly Crooks and Liars

Caught on tape: Cops talk about stealing man’s property over bag of weed | The Raw Story

Caught on tape: Cops talk about stealing man’s property over bag of weed The Raw Story

The great migration from black to white: an overlooked chapter in the history of African-Americans. - By Daniel J. Sharfstein - Slate Magazine

The great migration from black to white: an overlooked chapter in the history of African-Americans. - By Daniel J. Sharfstein - Slate Magazine

The NYPD Stopped Enough Black Men Last Year to Populate Wyoming - Culture - GOOD

The NYPD Stopped Enough Black Men Last Year to Populate Wyoming - Culture - GOOD

How I Passed My U.S. Citizenship Test: By Keeping the Right Answers to Myself - ProPublica

How I Passed My U.S. Citizenship Test: By Keeping the Right Answers to Myself - ProPublica

Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators | Rolling Stone Politics

Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators Rolling Stone Politics

11-year-old arrested in Colorado for drawing ‘stick figures’ | Raw Replay

11-year-old arrested in Colorado for drawing ‘stick figures’ Raw Replay

The BRAD BLOG : EXCLUSIVE: NJ's Top Public Defender Blasts Gov. Christie's Move to 'Illegally' Force Her From Office

The BRAD BLOG : EXCLUSIVE: NJ's Top Public Defender Blasts Gov. Christie's Move to 'Illegally' Force Her From Office

Bless his heart.

Dave Duerson Death Ruled Suicide, Donating Brain For Concussion Research

Are you shitting me? And I use the word advisedly.

Vodka Butt-Shot Contractor STILL Guarding the Kabul Embassy Mother Jones

On Wisconsin!

YouTube - Look for the Union Label 1981 classic ad

What the hell is going on in Contra Costa County? Junior DA accuses Senior DA of rape?

Arbitrator blasts criminal case against prosecutor - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee

Head of Contra Costa County Drug Task Force charged with stealing and selling drugs.

Prosecutor: Drug agent acknowledges stealing drugs - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee

Turn those tables.

Philadelphia Man Forecloses On Wells Fargo

NSC Study Shows You are More Likely to Killed By a Cop Than a Terrorist

NSC Study Shows You are More Likely to Killed By a Cop Than a Terrorist

Guest DJ Tom Jones Shares His Favorite Love Songs : NPR

Guest DJ Tom Jones Shares His Favorite Love Songs : NPR

'Chinaberry Sidewalks: A Memoir' — Visiting Rodney Crowell's Dark, Raucous Childhood : NPR

'Chinaberry Sidewalks: A Memoir' — Visiting Rodney Crowell's Dark, Raucous Childhood : NPR

| Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Reveals Official Sanction of Church-State Violations in the Military

Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Reveals Official Sanction of Church-State Violations in the Military

Kelley Williams-Bolar's Case: Ohio Governor Orders Parole Board To Investigate Felony Sentencing

Kelley Williams-Bolar's Case: Ohio Governor Orders Parole Board To Investigate Felony Sentencing

John W. Whitehead: Zero Tolerance Schools Discipline Without Wiggle Room

John W. Whitehead: Zero Tolerance Schools Discipline Without Wiggle Room

At End-Of-The Line Prison, An Unlikely Escape : NPR

At End-Of-The Line Prison, An Unlikely Escape : NPR

Nancy Reagan's Secret Service Agent Shoots Self In Hip

Nancy Reagan's Protective Agent Shoots Self In Hip

But was the teacher actually fat?

Student Suspended for Calling Teacher Fat on Facebook

GOP lawmakers paying price for tough-on-crime laws - Yahoo! News

GOP lawmakers paying price for tough-on-crime laws - Yahoo! News

Three Strikes Clinic

http://calbar.org/newsletters/lawstudents/html/2010-12_three-strikes.html

Dirt Sandwich

http://www.truth-out.org/coerced-confession-miracle-exoneration-the-case-ex-monster-jerry-hobbs67190

Lest we be too smug about torture in "inferior" countries.

Jon Burge Case: Final Judgment In A Notorious Police Abuse Scandal

Texas man cleared of rape after 24 years in jail | Raw Story

Texas man cleared of rape after 24 years in jail Raw Story

11-year-old Pennsylvanian is youngest person in world to face life without parole | Raw Story

11-year-old Pennsylvanian is youngest person in world to face life without parole Raw Story

Exclusive: Border guard fired, ‘interrogated’ for saying pot should be legalized | Raw Story

Exclusive: Border guard fired, ‘interrogated’ for saying pot should be legalized Raw Story

The Boyce Blog: Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to Wrong School District

The Boyce Blog: Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to Wrong School District

US man wrongfully jailed shares cautionary tale | Raw Story

US man wrongfully jailed shares cautionary tale Raw Story

James Mandarino, Suburban Chicago Police Officer, Stands Trial For Beating Motorist (VIDEO)

James Mandarino, Suburban Chicago Police Officer, Stands Trial For Beating Motorist (VIDEO)

Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation - NYTimes.com

Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation - NYTimes.com

Justices To Pot Users: Be Careful When You Flush

Justices To Pot Users: Be Careful When You Flush

The Scott Sisters' "Debt to Society" and the New Jim Crow | Mother Jones

The Scott Sisters' "Debt to Society" and the New Jim Crow Mother Jones

Prosecutor misconduct: Supreme Court takes dim view of suing prosecutors - latimes.com

Prosecutor misconduct: Supreme Court takes dim view of suing prosecutors - latimes.com

The Wages of Sin Are....Nothing Much | Mother Jones

The Wages of Sin Are....Nothing Much Mother Jones

San Francisco police shoot wheelchair-bound man twice in the groin | Raw Story

San Francisco police shoot wheelchair-bound man twice in the groin Raw Story

Prisoners report beatings in retaliation for December protests | ajc.com

Prisoners report beatings in retaliation for December protests ajc.com

‘Bad’ science still rampant in US justice system | Raw Story

‘Bad’ science still rampant in US justice system Raw Story

Decriminalizing Self-Defense: Victoria Law on Resisting Gender Violence Outside of the Prison-Industrial Complex

Decriminalizing Self-Defense: Victoria Law on Resisting Gender Violence Outside of the Prison-Industrial Complex

Cellphones, Though Banned, Thrive in U.S. Prisons - NYTimes.com

Cellphones, Though Banned, Thrive in U.S. Prisons - NYTimes.com

Ohio man dies after cops subdue him with stun gun :: WRAL.com

Ohio man dies after cops subdue him with stun gun :: WRAL.com

Public Employee Unions Face Rising Public Anger - NYTimes.com

Public Employee Unions Face Rising Public Anger - NYTimes.com