PM Stories
The Other Police Violence Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic
How Republicans Undermined Ex-Felon Voting Rights in Florida Patricia Mazzei and Michael Wines, New York Times
Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons Kelly Servick, Science Magazine
Washington’s prisons may have hit pivotal moment as they eye deep cut in their population Nina Shapiro, Seattle Times
Over 850 inmates at Folsom Prison have caught COVID-19, most of them in past 2 weeks Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee
What It’s Like To Be Held By ICE During The COVID-19 Pandemic Rowaida Abdelaziz, HuffPost
In April, She Was Jailed on a Probation Violation. By June, She Was Dead Tana Ganeva, Reason
How COVID-19 Tested the Family Bonds I Was Building When I Got Out Angel Alejandro, The Marshall Project
Maya Moore’s Marriage to the Man She Helped Exonerate Is a Great Story in an Awful Year Christina Cauterucci, Slate
Incarcerated Artist Chronicles Life in San Quentin Prison During Pandemic Aparna Komarla, Davis Vanguard
This LA activist went to jail. Now she runs a film fest that puts justice on trial Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times
A look at Netflix’s ‘Longmire,’ Indian Country and the battle for jurisdiction Adam Banner, ABA Journal
AM Stories
What It’s Going to Take to Fix Policing Sunwoo Oh, Brennan Center for Justice
What ‘Systemic’ Police Reform Really Means Ronald Weitzer, The Crime Report
Race, policing, and the universal yearning for safety Ezra Klein, Vox
Qualified Immunity: A Legal, Practical, and Moral Failure Jay Schweikert, Cato Institute
Lawmakers, Law Enforcement Clash Over Military Gear Program Andrea Fuller, Wall Street Journal
Military Police Sought “Heat Ray” Weapon Deemed Unsuitable for War to Use on DC Protesters Elliot Hannon, Slate
The Pervasive Violence of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Piper French, The Appeal
In ‘law and order’ debate, data can be molded to suit moment Lindsay Whitehurst, AP News
‘There’s not a comparable year’: Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19, with majority involving people of color Grace Hauck, USA Today
Chief Moore: Pandemic Now Driving Up Violence (Los Angeles) City News Service
NY Bail Reform Called ‘Most Dramatic’ in Nation The Crime Report
Texas court tosses death sentence in police killing due to intellectual disability Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Netflix’s American Murder: The Family Next Door Tells The Tragic Story Of The Watts Family Murders Natalie Morin, Refinery29