What Democrats Get Wrong About Prison Reform John Pfaff, Politico
Painting a Distorted Picture of Crime ‘Spikes’ in New York City Adam Johnson, The Appeal
Why Jay-Z’s Roc Nation-NFL Deal Is So Puzzling Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic
Eric Reid calls Jay-Z’s reported NFL ownership stake ‘despicable’ Alex Andrejev, Washington Post
The Federal Prisoner Transit System – aka “Diesel Therapy – Is Hell Michael Rothenberg, The Marshall Project
Delaware gov. signs bills allowing ex-offenders easier time joining workforce Jeanne Kuang, Delaware News Journal
Insurance Companies Are Paying Cops To Investigate Their Own Customers Kendall Taggart, BuzzFeed News
The Metastasis of the Misdemeanor System Brandon Garrett, Boston Review
Opportunity Costs: Unequal Justice in Alabama’s Community Corrections Programs Southern Poverty Law Center
CNN’s Van Jones, Probation and Parole Leaders Endorse Call to Reduce and Reimagine Supervision Jeremy Loudenback, The Chronicle of Social Change
Gov. Newsom grants pardon to Susan Burton, who assists women returning to society after prison (California) Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
We visited an ICE jail after playing an incarcerated person and guard on “Orange Is the New Black” Vicci Martinez and Emily Tarver, Salon
This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Mysterious Midwestern Murders Vulture
Michelle Carter case to become true-crime drama series Isaac Feldberg, Boston Globe
Widow of Murder Victim Sues ‘Fatal Attraction’ Producers for Defamation Scott MacFarlane, NBC Washington