PM Stories
Federal trial opens over Florida’s felon voting law Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press
A Major Trial for Voting Rights in Florida Is Happening on Video Chat Patricia Mazzei, New York Times
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to New York City Gun Ordinance Adam Liptak, New York Times
Supreme Court dismisses anticipated New York gun rights case because the law in question has been rescinded Robert Barnes, Washington Post
Education Dept. expands Pell grant initiative for inmates to take college classes Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post
A New Supreme Court Justice Could Swing Criminal Justice Decisions in Washington Kyle C. Barry, The Appeal
Why Boredom Affects Us So Much Saida Grundy, The Atlantic
Are Joe Massey’s Prison Drawings the Next Big Thing? (2019) Edward M. Gómez, Hyperallergic
AM Stories
‘I don’t deserve a death sentence’: Coronavirus outbreaks bring fear inside California prisons Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
ACLU sues California to block ICE transfers, reduce prison population amid coronavirus outbreak James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Amid coronavirus pandemic, federal inmates get mixed signals about home-confinement releases Neena Satija and Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post
Mass virus testing in state prisons reveals hidden asymptomatic infections; feds join effort Kevin Johnson, USA Today
Isolated and scared: The plight of juveniles locked up during the coronavirus pandemic Kristine Phillips, USA Today
Marion prison’s virus outbreak seeps into public (Ohio) Sarah Volpenhein, Columbus Dispatch
Black female inmates and COVID-19: Medically compromised, vulnerable and neglected Nick Charles, NBC News
Police, deputies to give masks, not citations to those who violate Hidalgo order (Texas) Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle
Voting Rights For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Felons At Stake In Florida Trial Daniel Rivero, NPR
Two Weapons, a Chase, a Killing and No Charges Richard Fausset, New York Times
How Prosecutors Can Acknowledge Legacies of Injustice Michelle Mason, The Crime Report