Trump’s Conquest of the Department of Justice is Complete Matt Ford, New Republic
Four prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after Justice Department overturns sentencing proposal Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times
Will Texas Execute an Innocent Man? Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone
The Golden Age of White Collar Crime Michael Hobbes, Huffington Post
NY Dems Offer Compromise on Landmark Bail Reform Law The Crime Report
Bloomberg’s Blunt Defense of Stop-and-Frisk Policy Draws Scrutiny Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman, New York Times
‘A step backwards’: Mandatory minimum sentences won’t stop violent crime in Missouri Editorial Board, Kansas City Star
Assembly Republicans pass bills that would put more people behind bars, increase costs (Wisconsin) Patrick Marley and Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Jussie Smollett, Former ‘Empire’ Actor, Has Been Indicted Again In Illinois Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR
Reform Candidates are Trying to Change the Definition of a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ in Texas Michael Barajas, Texas Observer
Philadelphia public defenders vote to unionize Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philadelphia Inquirer
Missouri Considers ‘Katie’s Law’ Requiring DNA Collection for All Felony Arrests Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
13 More Convictions Tied To Corrupt Chicago Officers Overturned Chip Mitchell, WBEZ
Books helped me get through a life sentence. Exploitative fees rob others of benefit. Chris Wilson, USA Today