PM Stories
COVID-19 is Spreading Faster Than Ever. Jail Populations are Surging, Too Jerry Iannelli, The Appeal
New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons Brian Dolinar, Truthout
State Rescinds ‘Good Time’ For Vaccine Offer To Prisoners After Baker Intervenes Deborah Becker, WBUR
Parole boards approved fewer releases in 2020 than in 2019, despite the raging pandemic Tiana Herring, Prison Policy Initiative
What the Pandemic Revealed About ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors Malik Neal, New York Times
The Next Step in Reform: Defund Prosecutors? Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Inside One Prosecutor’s Revolt Against DA Gascón’s Criminal Justice Agenda Frank Stoltze, LAist
What two California recall efforts say about criminal justice reform Patrisse Cullors, Los Angeles Times
Delays in Garland hearing, and in replacing US attorneys, put justice reform in jeopardy Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky, USA Today
Trump Turned the Justice System Into a Black Box. Biden Could Fix It Ethan Corey, The Appeal
A GOP Governor and BLM Activists Agreed on Restoring Voting Rights to Felons. Will It Last? Kaila Philo, Politico
Nearly 20 Million Americans Have a Felony Record. What Happens After They’ve Served Their Time? Jennifer Szalai, New York Times
The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam Vince Beiser, Wired
‘Philly DA’ Is A Fascinating Profile Of Progressive Politics In Action Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist
The Ripper is a refreshing reframing of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper case Aja Romano, Vox
The Best Documentaries of 2021 Challenge Our Memory of the Past Brady Langmann, Esquire
AM Stories
What Experts on Extremism Want From the Biden Administration James D. Walsh, New York Magazine
‘A Long Time Coming’: Given DHS Warning, A Look At US Domestic Extremism Threats Steve Inskeep, NPR
The Rich Mothers of the Insurrection Nina Burleigh, New Republic
People Died at the Capitol. Can Rioters Be Held Accountable? Shaila Dewan, New York Times
Charged With Murder Without Killing Anyone (2015) Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project
He Threatened Pelosi. Agents Didn’t Wait to See if He Really Meant It. Nicole Hong, New York Times
DOJ Touts ‘Mind-Blowing’ Scale Of Criminal Investigation Into Capitol Attack Andrew Solender, Forbes
Law used to prosecute Capitol riot, Black Lives Matter violence under fire as racist Josh Gerstein, Politico
Report Calls for Screening, Removal of ‘Racist’ Cops Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
State Lawmakers Are Pushing New Bills To Reduce Reliance On Police Meg O’Connor, The Appeal
New York City Council Proposes Sweeping NYPD Reforms Eric Umansky and Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica
They Supported ‘Defund the Police.’ Then the Mayoral Campaign Began. Jeffery C. mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times
The Entanglements Between Policing, Surveillance, and Moving Images Dan Schindel, Hyperallergic