These Prosecutors Promised Change. Their Power Is Being Stripped Away. Richard Oppel Jr., New York Times
How This Prison Collaborated on a Larger-Than-Life Work of Art Celina Fang, The Marshall Project
Through the Cracks: A stranger, a police shooting, and a small town’s silence (Colorado) Niki Turner and Susan Greene, Colorado Independent
Gavin Newsom wants to close a California state prison. It won’t be easy Wes Venteicher, Sacramento Bee
They send people to prison every day. Now, they are pledging to visit. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post
My Father, His Crime and My Search for the True Story Francesca Fontana, Wall Street Journal
Louisiana election shows limits of ‘old tough-on-crime stuff’ Daniel Strauss, Politico
New rules will govern investigations of police shootings in Washington, but how much will change? Mike Carter, Seattle Times
Will Voting Rights Measure Trigger ‘Culture’ of Justice Reform in Florida? Stephen Handelman, The Crime Report
Louisiana tried to help prisoners fight opioid addiction. Here’s why doctors objected Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
White Alabama Officer Guilty of Manslaughter for Killing Black Man Vanessa Swales and Adeel Hassan, New York Times
San Francisco’s mayor and city attorney endorse LA County Dist Atty. Jackie Lacey, snubbing George Gascón Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times
Orange County deputies fired after audit finds widespread evidence mishandling Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee
US Supreme Court Won’t Hear Adnan Syed’s Appeal, Keeping ‘Serial’ Subject In Prison Bobby Allyn, NPR