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2003 Stories by Sara Catania

• An Unexpected Stay of Execution

  published July 10, 2003

  In an unexpected and widely overlooked decision, the Supreme Court has made it easier for death-row inmates to appeal their cases if their... More >>

• The Bright Ages: Stargazing With Big-Buck Chuck

  published June 19, 2003

  At the top of Mount Palomar, up a winding road of Indian casinos and groves of citrus and pine, about an hour inland from... More >>

• Flying While Brown

  published June 12, 2003

  Muslim cleric Aslam Abdullah was the last passenger to board an afternoon Southwest flight from Las Vegas to suburban L.A. on Friday, May... More >>

• Nisei Narratives

  published June 5, 2003

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• Skeletons and Tea Cakes

  published May 29, 2003

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• Injustice for All

  published May 22, 2003

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• Singled Out: Everybody has a Mother

  published May 22, 2003

  Maxine Knight, mother of rap mogul Suge Knight, leaned in close, as if to share a treasured secret. “Suge is my baby,” she said, beamin... More >>

• Dr. G’s Hard Medicine

  published May 8, 2003

  Photos by Slobodan Dimitrov It was 10 a.m. on a weekday in early March, and the emergency room at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center was already full.... More >>

• Gasping for Air

  published May 1, 2003

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• The Health Plans

  published May 1, 2003

  Single Payer State Senator Sheila Kuehl’s plan, SB 921, is the only one that guarantees coverage for every Californian. I... More >>

• The FBI’s at the Door

  published April 17, 2003

  Khalid Al-Faris has long considered himself a cheerleader for America. Gregarious by nature, he eagerly recounts, in his strong Iraqi accent,... More >>

• Domestic Targets

  published April 3, 2003

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• Full Count

  published March 27, 2003

  Stealing a few golf clubs or videotapes is enough to merit life in prison, according to the nation's highest court. In a ruling this... More >>

• Ignoble Sentence

  published March 13, 2003

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• Bucking Skid Row

  published March 13, 2003

  Debra DiPaoloHALFWAY THROUGH HER FIRST TERM on the L.A. City Council, Jan Perry is grabbing headlines with her aggressive stance on downtown's... More >>

• What They Said

  published March 6, 2003

  Excerpts from Sara Catania’s interview with death-row inmate Stanley Williams, who is asking the courts to consider claims of racial bias i... More >>

• Trouble for a New Death Row

  published March 6, 2003

  A proposal by Governor Gray Davis to build a new $220 million death row at San Quentin hit a hurdle last week when the Legislature’s to... More >>

• Crimes of Hate

  published March 6, 2003

  Photo by Ted Soqui It's been nearly six months since attackers beat voiceover artist Trev Broudy with a wooden baseball bat outside his West... More >>

• Freedom From the Test

  published February 27, 2003

  THE NATIONS FIRST-EVER MASS IQ testing of death-row inmates has been called off at San Quentin because of widespread opposition from attorneys who... More >>

• Failing a Generation

  published February 20, 2003

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• Death Mansion

  published February 13, 2003

  THERE IS NO MONEY. NOTHING FOR cancer research or artificial limbs. Far less than before for community colleges, homeless shelters, housing... More >>

• The Accidental Hero

  published January 23, 2003

  There are two ways to look at George Ryan’s decision to empty out Illinois‘ death row: as a desperate act or as a heroic one. ... More >>