Beating it out of them

Five myths about torture.
Washington Post

Gangsta Army

The army is recruiting gang members to bolster flagging enlistments and sending them to Iraq. The result? 'The Gangster Disciples are the biggest [gang] in the Army.'
RADAR

BLUtube

It's Youtube for law enforcement. Some videos require an officer-only login. Others don't.

Hello? Is your SWAT team running?

New phone prank: Call in a SWAT team on someone's house.
Daily News (Los Angeles)

Call for help ends in brutal strip search

An Ohio woman's call for help ends in male police deputies forcibly stripping her and locking her in a cell for hours. (Warning: The video is difficult to watch.)
WKYC

When prisons go under

Prisons are the only industry in many small American towns that depend on them for jobs. What happens when they close?
New York Times

Peace for breakfast

UK researchers are conducting a study to see if a more nutritious diet can reduce inmate violence.
TimesOnline