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Lisa Montgomery becomes first woman executed by feds in 67 years Elizabeth DePompei, Johnny Magdaleno, and Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star
Dispatches From Trump’s Killing Spree Paul Abowd and Liliana Segura, The Intercept
Trump’s last days in office marred by disregard for human life. Death penalty just another example. Donald Ayer, Deborah Gonzalez, and Miriam Aroni Krinsky, USA Today
Trump Administration Says the Inconvenience of Rescheduling Executions Outweighs the “Harm” to Prisoners Set to Die Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
2 Men On Death Row Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution Jessica Schulberg and Melissa Jeltsen, HuffPost
My Brother Was Condemned to Death – Then He Was Condemned to COVID-19 Yvette Allen, The Nation
Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to COVID Jacey Fortin, New York Times
More states need to use their “good time” systems to get people out of prison during COVID-19 Emily Widra and Wanda Bertram, Prison Policy Initiative
Jails and prisons were hit hard by COVID-19 and experts say they need to be prioritized for the vaccines Christina Maxouris, CNN
Kansas inmates will get the COVID-19 vaccine before most of the public. Here’s why Sydney Hoover, Kansas City Star
COVID-19 Vaccines Headed to Rikers Island and Other City Jails Reuven Blau, The City
Second chances: Why providing Pell Grants for prison inmates is a sound investment Gerard Robinson, USA Today
A second look at unjust prison terms Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Los Angeles Daily News
‘We Can Add Value to the World’: San Quentin Inmate Rahsaan Thomas on Why He’s Curating Art Shows Behind Bars Andrew Goldstein, ArtNet
Night Stalker: retracing the hunt for a killer in a disturbing Netflix series Adrian Horton, The Guardian
AM Stories
Experts Predict New Era of Extremist Violence After Assault on Capitol The Crime Report
Armed protests being planned at all 50 state capitols, FBI bulletin says Aaron Katersky and Celia Darrough, ABC News
House Democrats Briefed On 3 Terrifying Plots To Overthrow Government Matt Fuller, HuffPost
Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica
‘Conspiracy and Sedition… Are Definitely on the Table’ Politico
Justice Dept. Pursues at Least 150 Suspects in Capitol Riot Katie Benner and Adam Goldman, New York Times
Partners in Crime: The Siege on the Capitol, Police, and White Supremacy Jerry Iannelli, The Appeal
Behind the Strategic Failure of the Capitol Police Garrett M. Graff, Politico
2 Capitol Police officers suspended and at least 10 more under investigation for alleged roles in riot Peter Nickeas, Annie Grayer, and Ryan Nobles, CNN
Republican AGs Deny Backing DC Rally That Led to Riot Erik Larson, Bloomberg
‘In the thick of it’: Several GOP state lawmakers observed or joined assault on Capitol. One has been arrested Los Angeles Times
2 Seattle police officers being investigated for involvement in Capitol attack Rosa Sanchez, ABC News
NYPD Investigates Whether Officer Participated in Attack on Capitol Ben Chapman, Wall Street Journal
Why Are Journalists and Surveillance Researchers Helping the FBI to Catch Capitol Rioters? Jacob Silverman, New Republic
A small group of sleuths had been identifying right-wing extremists long before the attack on the Capitol Robert Klemko, Washington Post