Why Second Chances for Prisoners Are So Hard to Come By Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Trump’s criminal justice record is more complicated than he claims Catherine Kim, Vox
Are You in a Gang Database? Stefano Bloch, New York Times
Spike in Crime Inflames Debate Over Bail Law in New York Ashley Southall and Jesse McKinley, New York Times
DOJ To Investigate Mississippi Prisons After Spate Of Inmate Deaths Scott Neuman, NPR
Major County Jails Are Decarcerating, But Violence, Deaths Persist Jonathan Ben-Menachem, The Appeal
OC deputies’ lapses prompt massive review of evidence handling Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times
Long Shielded From Lawsuits, Prosecutors Face Scrutiny After Fake Subpoenas (Louisiana) Laura Kusisto, Wall Street Journal
Bernie Madoff Says He’s Dying and Seeks Early Prison Release David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times
Two men jailed under controversial gang law getting $1.5M payout from San Diego David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune
Caught Between Here and There: Octavius Williams Was Convicted of Attempted Murder in 2011. Now, He’s Free, But Far From Finished With His Case (Ohio) Eric Sandy, Cleveland Scene
In ‘Tommy’ and ‘For Life,’ criminal justice reform comes from within the system Hank Stuever, Washington Post