PM Stories
Jacob Blake, Rare Survivor at Center of Police Protests, Starts Telling His Own Story Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times
Jacob Blake Speaks Out for First Time Since Kenosha Police Shooting: “It Hurts to Breathe” Daniel Politi, Slate
The American Horror of Hooding Tasha Williams and Alison Kinney, New Republic
Gov. Greg Abbott considering legislation to put Austin police under state control after budget cut Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Bust the Police Unions Peter Suderman, Reason
32 Black federal prosecutors in Washington have a plan to make the criminal justice system more fair Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post
Report: Harris County’s bail reforms let more people out of jail before trial without raising risk of reoffending Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Thousands of Children On Probation Are Incarcerated Each Year for Nonviolent, Noncriminal Behaviors Dawn R. Wolfe, The Appeal
Curtis Flowers’ Murder Charges Are Finally Dropped. It Only Took 6 Trials and 24 Years. Jamilah King, Mother Jones
Washington Post Journalist Radley Balko on Civil Rights, Militarized Policing, and the Power of Video Nick Gillespie, Reason
AM Stories
California Passes Key Criminal Justice Reforms Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
Democrats are running on the most progressive police reform agenda in modern American history Roge Karma, Vox
Daniel Prude’s Death: Police Silence and Accusations of a Cover-Up Michael Wilson, Jesse McKinley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Troy Closson, and Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times
His Brother Called for Help After He Was Acting Strangely. Police Knelt on Him Until He Was Brain Dead. Meg O’Connor, The Appeal
New York to empanel grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude Brian Sharp, USA Today
Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015 Marisa Iati, Jennifer Jenkins, and Sommer Brugal, Washington Post
Elijah McClain’s death reflects failures of White, suburban police departments Scott Wilson, Washington Post
The Mount Vernon Police Tapes: In Secretly Recorded Calls, Officers Allege Beatings In Custody And Illegal Strip Searches George Joseph, Gothamist
Criticism of Police Use of ‘Spit Hoods’ Grows Louder The Crime Report
Santa Ana embraced a ‘defund the police’ movement. Then came the police union backlash Adam Elmahrek, Los Angeles Times
Police still use attack dogs against Black Americans Tyler D. Parry, Washington Post
Steps Toward Police Reform Lynsea Garrison, New York Times