PM Stories
COVID Outbreaks Devastated Prisons, but State Inmates’ Access to the Vaccine Varies Widely Ann Hinga Klein and Derek M. Norman, New York Times
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks Nicole Lewis and Michael R. Sisak, AP News
Feeble Pandemic Protections at Private Texas Prison Leave People Fearing Death Behind Bars Felipe De La Hoz, The Intercept
Prisoners Keep Dying of COVID While ‘Compassionate Releases’ Stall in Court Keegan Hamilton, Samir Ferdowski, and Rob Arthur, Vice
‘It means that justice is delayed’: Courts face major backlogs as pandemic continues Nabil Remadna, KXAN
Judges Juggle Over 2,700 Cases Each as Families Wait for Day in Court Tracey Tully, New York Times
100 years after the Tulsa massacre, prison reform is long overdue in my home state of Oklahoma Mareo D. Johnson, Business Insider
Burl Cain remade Angola prison in his own image. Can he do the same with notorious Parchman? Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
Will Connecticut Be the First State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free? Alexander Lekhtman, Filter Magazine
Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Cash Bail in Hawaii for Low-Level Offenses Ku’uwehi Hiraishi, Hawaii Public Radio
LA County DA Marks 100 Days in Office, Touts Policies Despite Critics City News Service
Virginia Gov. Restores Voting Rights for Persons Formerly Convicted of a Felony Chris Walker, Truthout
Hope is a Discipline: Mariame Kaba on Dismantling the Carceral State The Intercept
‘Operation Varsity Blues’ Review: Failing the Ethics Test Amy Nicholson, New York Times
AM Stories
What We Know About the Atlanta-Area Massage Parlor Shootings Inae Oh, Mother Jones
Asian Americans in Atlanta stunned by shootings as advocates demand action: ‘Everyone has heard enough words’ Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post
There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year Kimmy Yam, NBC News
More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence Jason Wu, Truthout
Women and girls must be at the center of reimagining safety Andrea James, Washington Post
Women’s Safety Movement Sparked by Sarah Everard’s Murder Should Focus More on Cops and the Home Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
6 cities where police reform is shaping the race for mayor Stephanie Murray, Politico
Can Police Reform Work? A Mayor and a Historian Discuss Policing in Newark, NJ Philip Bennett, PBS Frontline
Report Finds NJ State Police History Stained by Racial Prejudice Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Derek Chauvin’s attorneys ask for jury to see evidence from 2019 George Floyd arrest Jordan Williams, The Hill
Chauvin lawyer seeks trial delay in wake of $27m George Floyd family settlement The Guardian
What is the impact of racially diverse juries? Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times