Is the NYPD at War With Itself? Ginia Bellafante, New York Times
In Prison, and Fighting to Vote Dana Liebelson, The Atlantic
Why Pope Francis and the Texas bishops are trying to save a man on death row Marisa Iati, Washington Post
Kamala Harris rolls out broad plan for criminal justice reform Christopher Cadelago, Politico
More $$$s Needed to End ‘Crisis’ in US Public Defender System: Study The Crime Report
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch decries lack of access to justice for many Americans Richard Wolf, USA Today
Southwest Bust Amy Martyn, The Intercept
Nation’s failed weed war turned many into prisoners and others into moguls Eileen Rivers, USA Today
Not the Perfect Victim Rebekah Frumkin, Guernica Magazine
A judge who sentenced a Jewish inmate used anti-Semitic slurs, lawyers say. They want a new trial before he’s executed. (Texas) Timothy Bella, Washington Post
Paul Clarke Wants to Live Rebecca Tan, Longreads
Were These 8 Women Murdered by a Serial Killer-Pimp – or the Cops? Nick Schager, Daily Beast
Just Mercy is a powerful argument against the death penalty Alissa Wilkinson, Vox