One man’s solitary state of injustice By Bob Herbert Published by (New York) Daily News, May 24, 1988 Robert Chambers got slapped on the wrist for killing a young woman in Central Park. He’ll be out before very long. In…
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Andrew Vachss, Writer with a Mission By Jennifer WeinerOriginally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1, 2000. Andrew Vachss is not like other writers. Other writers might pick up pen and paper because they have a story to tell, a…
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Step Into the World of Attorney Vachss With Caution By Mark Rahner, Seattle Times staff reporter Originally published in the Seattle Times, November 15, 1999 Andrew Vachss watches as my arm is cranked behind my back and my wrist is…
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Judge: Mom Must Give Up Unborn Child By Esther Pessin Originally published in the New York Post, July 21, 1988 A pregnant Westchester woman has been ordered by a judge to give up her baby when it is born because…
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Mom’s Desperate Plea She begs to keep her unborn child By Esther Pessin Originally published in the New York Post, July 22, 1988 A pregnant mother whose baby is to be taken away at birth because she abused 10 other…
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Prince of Darkness Andrew Vachss is a man with a mission. As a lawyer he defends the rights of abused children; as a novelist he exposes the seamier side of American society in crime fiction that ranks with Chandler and…
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Fighting Child Abuse Crime-fiction writer infuses novels with idea of protecting children By Trish Choate Originally published in the Times Record News, September 30, 2000. Also available in Russian (http://bit.ly/2rF2BRF) World of light. World of dark. A man moves among…
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‘Sitting In’ Index Guest Dispatches – Articles and Essays The Zero’s 10th Anniversary Gallery: Essays in CelebrationGreg Bueno, Joel Dvoskin, Zak Mucha, and Rose Dawn Scott Anyone connected to the child protection wars knows the name Jay Howell. If you…
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Arnie Green was with us, all the way, with every step. And we were with him. He left our world on October 4, 2011. We last mentioned Arnie in conjunction with the Safe House CD … but he never stopped…
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Texas shares the blame for foster care tragedy By Randy Burton Originally published by the Houston Chronicle, November 20, 2010 Sixteen-year-old-Michael Owens, who died on Nov. 5 at the Daystar Residential facility in Manvel, was the fifth child to die…