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Post-Pandemic, Experts Predict Changed Justice System Ted Gest, The Crime Report
How a Spreadsheet Could Change the Criminal-Justice System Pierre H. Bergeron and Michael P. Donnelly, The Atlantic
DC May Give People Convicted As Young Adults A Chance At Resentencing Meg O’Connor, The Appeal
Mass. Prisoners Among The First To Get COVID Vaccines Deborah Becker, WBUR
COVID-19 is spreading wildly in prisons like mine. We should get the vaccine early. Christopher Blackwell, Washington Post
Prisoners Are Setting Fires To Protest Pandemic Conditions Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
Advocates concerned over COVID-19 outbreaks, no running water inside Arizona prisons Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic
Inside Pennsylvania’s prison outbreak, where catching COVID-19 can land you in ‘the hole’ Samantha Melamed, Philadelphia Inquirer
Death of Alabama Inmate, 94, Highlights State’s Struggle with COVID-19 Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Reporter
Court orders Orange County sheriff to cut jail population in half to prevent spread of virus Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times
What Jason Williams Wants To Accomplish As New Orleans District Attorney Michael Martin, NPR
The Prosecutor as Quiet Revolutionary James M. Doyle, The Crime Report
The Zodiac Killer sent a cipher 51 years ago. A team of amateur code-breakers just cracked it. Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post
Serial killers, brutal murder and the rise of the podcast detectives Clémence Michallon, The Independent
AM Stories
What Language Game Are the Defunders Playing? Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic
How ‘Disband the Police’ Became Budget Cuts in Minneapolis Sarah Holder, Bloomberg CityLab
Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from police budget amid record crime rates Holly Bailey, Washington Post
LA vowed to cut police and help disenfranchised areas. Now that plan is under fire David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times
Oakland formed a task force to help defund the police. Now some members want the city to reconsider Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle
With Veto Threat, Baker Seeks Several Changes To Landmark Police Reform Bill Matt Murphy, WBUR
Governor Baker should sign the police reform bill Ayanna Pressley, Rachael Rollins, Liz Miranda, and Tanisha M. Sullivan, Boston Globe
What It Looks Like When the New York City Police Commissioner Has “Unchecked Power” Over Officer Discipline Mollie Simon, Lena V. Groeger, Eric Umansky, and Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica
Chicago police say new online tool measures trust, feeling of safety in city neighborhoods Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune
She Landed Her Dream Job as a Cop, But Soon Realized Policing Needs More Black Women Ann Givens, The Trace
Trained civilians, not sworn police officers, could better respond to hundreds of 911 calls David Franco, Chicago Sun-Times
Protest Energy Delivered $100 Million for Bail Funds in 2020 Sarah Holder, Bloomberg CityLab