When Can a Woman Who Kills Her Abuser Claim Self-Defense? Rachel Louise Snyder, The New Yorker
Trump Will Sign Federal ‘Ban the Box’ Bill Into Law as Part of Massive Spending Bill CJ Ciaramella, Reason
Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge Erik Ortiz, NBC News
Texas Is Falling Out of Love With the Death Penalty Stephen Young, Dallas Observer
Commutations can relieve costs of sick and aging prison population — and reverse decades of bad policy Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer
Chicago Is Making the Case for Releasing Pregnant Inmates Sarah Conway, The Atlantic
Ambitious Texas law fails to make dent in jailhouse suicides Riin Aljas and Ryan E. Little, Associated Press
Candidates take note: Strong bipartisan consensus on criminal justice reform Paul Samuels and Gabrielle de la Gueronniere, The Hill
Improving Millions Of Lives And Saving Billions of Dollars: Sustainable Investing And Criminal Justice Reform Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes
Netflix’s Don’t F**k With Cats Tells the True Story of One of Canada’s Most Infamous Murderers Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire