by Laurence Hammack | Oct 27, 1996 | Courts/legal issues
Since taking his first puff of marijuana as a 9-year-old, David L. Thompson figures that he’s smoked, snorted or shot up almost every kind of drug there is. “By the time I was 13, I was pretty much a hard-core addict,” Thompson said. “Anything...
by Laurence Hammack | Dec 16, 1995 | Courts/legal issues
THE sound of fists pounding on metal invaded Melvin Morton’s office through an open window as he talked about the kids locked up at Coyner Springs Juvenile Detention Center. “You hear the words `I don’t care’ a lot around here,” said...
by Laurence Hammack | Mar 11, 1995 | Miscellaneous (mostly animals)
The attack on Hiney the pig was, by all accounts, completely unprovoked. Hiney wasn’t looking for trouble that day. The Vietnamese pot-bellied pig was just doing what he does best – looking for something to eat – outside his Huntington Boulevard home...
by Laurence Hammack | Feb 26, 1995 | Prisons
NASHVILLE — Were it not for the perimeter of razor wire and chain-link fences, the building at 5115 Harding Place would easily blend in with the suburban sprawl of discount stores, motels and industry that surrounds it. The Metro Davidson County Detention...
by Laurence Hammack | Sep 13, 1994 | Courts/legal issues
Series: Facing the Fear Paying the Price. EDITOR’S NOTE – This series is a combined project of The Associated Press, the Newport News Daily Press, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Roanoke Times & World-News and The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk ...