INDEX: TO PROTECT AND COLLECT (See Below for 5/00 and 6/00 Updates)

Taking Cash Into Custody

A Special Report On Police And Drug Money Seizures

This series of articles from The Kansas City Star's projects desk is the
second examination Star reporter Karen Dillon has made of police
circumventing state forfeiture laws -- this time with a national scope. Her
first series on the subject focused on Missouri and was published in
January 1999.

Part One: Sun, 21 May 2000

Across US, Police Dodge State Seizure Laws, Part 1a
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n680/a05.html

Diverted Dollars Mean Losses For Education, Part 1b
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n680/a04.html

States Protect Property Owners From Home Forfeitures, Part 1c
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n680/a03.html

Rampant Confiscations Remain, Part 1d
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n681/a01.html

Hand-off Halts Couple's Claim To Cash, Part 1e
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n682/a01.html

Court Rulings Have Little Impact In Two States, Part 1f
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n680/a02.html

Part Two: Mon, 22 May 2000

Police, Federal Agencies Resist Change, Part 2a
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n681/a04.html

Forfeiture Package Offers Minimal Reform, Some Say, Part 2b
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n681/a03.html

States' Forfeiture Woes Trace To Federal Officials, Part 2c
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n681/a02.html

UPDATES TO MAY 2000 SERIES

6/20/00 Update: Police Board Seeks Resolution To Seizure Dealings
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n842/a05.html

6/17/00 Update: Missouri Attorney General Sues Kansas City Police Board
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n842/a04.html

6/14/00 Update: Pressure To Change Property Seizures Being Applied In Congress
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n805/a06.html

6/13/00 Update: Drug Forfeiture Practice Raises Ethics, Freedom Issues
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n799/a06.html

6/10/00 Update: Officials In Several States Working To Overhaul Asset-Forfeiture
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n798/a02.html

6/09/00 Update: Understanding Economics Of War On Drugs
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n804/a02.html

5/24/00 Update: Police Who Dodge Forfeiture Laws Are Taking One Step Too Many
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n691/a08.html

INDEX: POLICE KEEP CASH INTENDED FOR EDUCATION,

Jan 1999 Series by Karen Dillon

Police Keep Cash Intended For Education, Part 1 of 5
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n013/a01.html

The Case File, Part 2 of 5
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n013/a03.html

Schools Can Lose, Even If The Law Is Followed, Part 3 of 5
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n013/a04.html

Federal Agencies, Police Keep Public Records Out Of Reach, Part 4 of 5
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n013/a06.html

Lawmakers Again Hope To Tighten Up Law On Forfeitures, Part 5 of 5
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n013/a07.html