PM Stories
Unlocking The Vote In Jails Nicole Lewis and Aviva Shen, The Marshall Project
In 2018, Florida enfranchised former felons. They’re still fighting for the right to vote. Rebecca Nelson, Washington Post
He fought for voting rights in George – then found himself in trouble with the law Johnny Kauffman, The Guardian
Pandemic Should Propel New Prison Reforms Abbe Lowell, Law360
‘Revolutionary’ criminal sentencing change passes in Virginia Rachel Weiner and Laura Vozzella, Washington Post
Early releases, safety measures help reduce COVID-19 infections in California prisons Jonah Valdez and Brian Rokos, San Jose Mercury News
Newsom has been ordered to halve San Quentin’s population, but he may not release inmates Jason Fagone and Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle
Lethal indifference to Florida prisoners dying of COVID-19 Editorial Board, South Florida Sun Sentinel
ICE moves to quickly deport more immigrants without court hearings Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News
Detention Facilities For Immigrants Fast-Tracked For Deportation Were Rife With Problems, Inspectors Find Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News
19 women allege medical abuse in Georgia immigration detention Molly O’Toole, Los Angeles Times
The Lie of American Asylum Francisco Cantú, New York Review of Books
A flawed investigation left Jason Lively behind bars for 14 years for a fire he didn’t set. He’s not alone. Rachel Chason, Washington Post
Shame Is Ever-Present When You’re Sitting in a Cell Demetrius A. Buckley, The Marshall Project
AM Stories
Police Killing of Black Man Sets Off Protests in Illinois Michael Levenson, New York Times
Police officer fired after shooting of Black couple in Illinois Brendan O’Brien, Reuters
Lightfoot tries to straddle the fence on thorny issue of defunding CPD Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times
After a Season of Protest, Police Reform Is on the Ballot Sarah Holder, Bloomberg CityLab
After being wrongly convicted, former prisoners call on NJ to make police misconduct records public SP Sullivan and Blake Nelson, NJ Advance Media
Portland Police Remove an Officer Accused of Violence From the Streets – But Won’t Identify Him Latisha Jensen, Williamette Week
Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police Kashmir Hill, New York Times
Police Rethink Policies as Cities Pay Millions to Settle Misconduct Claims Scott Calvert and Dan Frosch, Wall Street Journal
Bill would remove DAs from police misconduct probes if they accept police union money Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Takes Action on Racial Profiling in 911 Calls Maria Cramer, New York Times
School Board Elections Are Confronting the School-to-Prison Pipeline Rachel M. Cohen, The Appeal
How One Race Could Change Police Accountability in Arizona Meg O’Connor, The Appeal