PM Stories
Florida Law Restricting Felon Voting Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules Patricia Mazzei, New York Times
Florida’s ‘Pay-to-Vote’ Law Ruled Unconstitutional Jon Parton, Courthouse News
Still in Solitary (California) Joshua Manson, The Appeal
California Fights to Deny Parole Based on Gang Ties Helen Christophi, The Progressive
Florida Supreme Court Destroys Precedent Protecting Mentally Disabled People From Execution Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
The Suffolk County DA’s Attack on Public Defenders Was Misguided Premal Dharia and Jullian Harris-Calvin, The Appeal
New York City and Los Angeles Slash Budgets – But Not for Police Alice Speri, The Intercept
Is There Such a Thing as “Good” Prison Design? (2018) Rachel Slade, Architectural Digest
The Suspects Wore Louboutins (2010) Nancy Jo Sales, Vanity Fair
New Documentary Reveals Silicon Valley’s Role in Notorious Bronx Gang Raid Simon Davis-Cohen, The Appeal
‘Helter Skelter’: Epix’s Manson Family Docuseries to Premiere in June Tyler Hersko, IndieWire
AM Stories
In coronavirus crisis, lessons in humanity toward America’s incarcerated Marc M. Howard, USA Today
The Federal Bureau of Prisons must be held accountable for the death of my granddaughter Clara LeBeau, Washington Post
Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort Got to Leave Federal Prison Due to COVID-19. They’re The Exception. Joseph Neff and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
Fighting Coronavirus in Rural Communities by Protecting Incarcerated People Sunwoo Oh and Kayla Abrams, Brennan Center for Justice
‘People are sick all around me’: inside the coronavirus catastrophe in California prisons Sam Levin, The Guardian
‘I’m pretty sure I should be going home’ (Michigan) Aaron Miguel Cantú, Type Investigations
Maryland’s longest-serving female prisoner had covid-19. Lawmakers push for her release. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post
Texas court holds first US jury trial via videoconferencing Jake Bleiberg, ABC News
US Policing After Wave One of COVID-19 Vanda Felbab-Brown, Lawfare
Police Face Backlash Over Virus Rules. Enter ‘Violence Interrupters.’ Ashley Southall, New York Times
Pretrial Detention in the Time of COVID-19 Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
One’s an inmate, and one’s a guard. Coronavirus binds their loved ones – in protest against the state. Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post