PM Stories
Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court Jessica Gresko, Washington Post
Supreme Court Rebuffs Alabama’s Effort to Bar Pastor From Execution Chamber Adam Liptak, New York Times
NJ Supreme Court denies wide-ranging release of county inmates with COVID-stalled trials Tom Nobile, NorthJersey.com
Solitary Confinement May Worsen COVID-19 Transmission in Prisons Robin Blades, Undark
Andrew Cuomo’s Refusal to Vaccinate Inmates Is Indefensible Eric Lach, The New Yorker
Falling inmate numbers inspire push for more NYS prison closures Joe Mahoney, North Country Public Radio
As California preps to ‘transform’ its youth prisons, can counties take up the slack? James Rainey, Los Angeles Times
New Orleans DA Jason Williams begins course change from Leon Cannizzaro era on ‘juvenile lifers’ Matt Sledge, NOLA.com
Did Illinois get bail reform right? Criminal justice advocates are optimistic Safia Samee Ali, NBC News
Why we need a law to stop private profiteers who thrive on mass incarceration Liz Granderson, Los Angeles Times
The Cost of Calling My Mom From Prison John J. Lennon, New York Times
COVID-19 Has Made Reentry and Life After Prison Even Harder Terry-Ann Craigie and Ames Grawert, Brennan Center for Justice
Lawmakers pursue limiting public access to mug shots Sophia Eppolito, Washington Post
In Furor Over Poet With Child Porn Conviction, Prison Abolitionists Debate the Limits of Mercy Judith Levine, The Intercept
James Ridgeway’s Solitary Reporting Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker
How a Wrongful Conviction of Murder Birthed Raphael Rowe’s Investigative Journalism Career Trilby Beresford, Hollywood Reporter
Anissa Jordan Took Part in a Robbery. She Went to Prison for Murder. Lara Bazelon, The Atlantic
AM Stories
History Will Find Trump Guilty David Remnick, The New Yorker
As Impeachment Ends, Federal Inquiry Looms as Reminder of Trump’s Role in Riot Alan Feuer and Nicole Hong, New York Times
Most Capitol Riot Suspects Have No Far-Right Group Ties, a Challenge in Fight Against Extremism Joe Palazzolo, Erin Ailworth, and Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Wall Street Journal
The Problem Isn’t Just One Insurrection. It’s Mass Radicalization Zack Stanton, Politico.
Eroding trust, spreading fear: The historical ties between pandemics and extremism Marc Fisher, Washington Post
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica
Two officers who helped fight the Capitol mob died by suicide. Many more are hurting. Peter Hermann, Washington Post
Blue Lives Matter Is Over Charles M. Blow, New York Times
More Surveillance Won’t Solve Right-Wing Extremism Cathy O’Neil, Bloomberg
Law enforcement diversity may improve policing, study shows Christine Fernando and Marion Renault, Los Angeles Times
After shooting, unrest, Wyoming gets its first Black sheriff Mead Gruver, Washington Post
Florida lawmakers introduce several bills to address fair policing Giulia Heyward, Politico
LA County DA Gascón seeking to hire former Rodney King prosecutor to oversee police misconduct cases James Queally, Los Angeles Times
3 Detectives Obtained a False Murder Confession. Was It One of Dozens? Jan Ransom, New York Times