PM Stories
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Judge Gives Green Light to Try Three White Men Sabrina Siddiqui, Wall Street Journal
North Carolina Supreme Court Grants Death Row Inmates a Second Chance Jeremy Stahl, Slate
Death row defendants can argue racism infected their cases, NC Supreme Court rules Josh Shaffer and Will Doran, Charlotte Observer
Jury Trials Called Unsafe Until COVID-19 Under Control The Crime Report
Inmates report dangerous practices inside the Texas prison with the most coronavirus deaths Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Amid One of the Nation’s Worst Coronavirus Outbreaks, a Shortage of Ankle Monitors Kept Some People in Jail (Chicago, IL) Kira Lerner, The Appeal
DOC to suspend prisoner release program as state enters phase two of reopening (Louisiana) Nicholas Chrastil, The Lens
Miami judge rips ICE handling of detainees, limits transfers to curb spread of coronavirus David Ovalle, Miami Herald
Inmates at Portland Prison Accuse Staff of Retaliation for COVID-19 Lawsuit Alex Zielinski, Portland Mercury
He spent 23 years on death row for a Philly murder he said he didn’t commit. On Friday, a judge overturned his conviction. Chris Palmer, Philadelphia Inquirer
Catching a band of wildlife killers Bryan Schatz, High Country News
AM Stories
Cities Ask if It’s Time to Defund Police and ‘Reimagine’ Public Safety Farah Stockman and John Eligon, New York Times
Black Lives Matter Activists Want to End Police Violence. But They Disagree on How to Do It Charlotte Alter, Time Magazine
“There Are No Checks and Balances”: Two Texas Criminal Justice Experts on the Fight for Police Reform Amal Ahmed, Texas Monthly
18 state attorneys general request authority to investigate local police J. Edward Moreno, The Hill
Minneapolis Bans Police Chokeholds in First Step of Reforms Andy Monserud, Courthouse News
Dallas’ Chief Hall implements ‘duty to intervene’ policy after calls for greater police accountability Hayat Norimine, Dallas Morning News
The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. Jamelle Bouie, New York Times
A Crisis That Began With an Image of Police Violence Keeps Providing More Shawn Hubler and Julie Bosman, New York Times
NYPD faces 633 complaints after a week of protests. This man says police clubbed his face. Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post
Brooklyn Man Was Arrested for Curfew Violation. The FBI Interrogated Him About His Political Beliefs. Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept
Amid George Floyd protests, is it time for cop TV shows to be canceled for good? Kelly Lawler, USA Today
Want to talk about policing on TV? Here are some damning stats you should know Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times