PM Stories
State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center Sabina Morris, John Hudak, and Christine Stenglein, Brookings
New Mexico Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Erases Some Drug-Related Criminal Records Gina Heeb, Forbes
Young Black Women Are Calling For The Decriminalization Of Cannabis – Here’s Why Jessica Morgan, Refinery29
Time for the Next Step in Federal Justice Reform: Rethinking Drug Laws Brendan Belair, The Crime Report
Congress Is Closer Than Ever to Ending the Federal War on Weed CJ Ciaramella, Reason
The Return of Reefer Madness in the GOP Billy Binion, Reason
Philadelphia DA Race Could Ramp Up the War on Drugs Maura Ewing, The Appeal
Big changes from Pima’s prosecutor: no death penalty; focus on fraud cases, jail alternatives Caitlin Schmidt, Arizona Daily Star
Manhattan District Attorney to Dismiss Convictions Tied to Former NYPD Detective Ben Chapman, Wall Street Journal
This Public Defender Has Fought the Manhattan DA’s Office. Now She Wants To Lead It Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal
PBS’s Fascinating Philly DA Poses a Crucial, Timely Question: Can Our Broken Criminal Justice System Really Be Fixed? Judy Berman, Time
‘The Black Family Archive Is a Form of Resistance’: Garrett Bradley on Her Oscar-Nominated Doc, Time Anna Grace Lee, Esquire
America’s deadliest serial killer preyed on the ‘less dead’ for decades – a new documentary seeks answers Clémence Michallon, Independent
Hulu true crime doc ‘Sasquatch’ investigates whether Bigfoot murdered three NorCal cannabis farmers Dan Gentile, SFGate
AM Stories
Rage Is the Only Language I Have Left Charles M. Blow, New York Times
Throughout Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Killings by Police Mount John Eligon and Shawn Hubler, New York Times
The Myth of the Dangerous Traffic Stop Is Killing Black Men in America Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Why Do Tasers Look Like Guns Anyway? James D. Walsh, New York Magazine
The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright’s Death Marjorie Cohn, Truthout
A Distinctly American Problem Needs Systematic Investigation Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Chicago police ‘reform’ failed Adam Toledo. New thinking is essential. Sheila Bedi, Washington Post
Police Violence And Reform: The Inequality In Restorative Justice Opportunities NPR
As protests continue over police killings, lawmakers try to add to the list of crimes protesters could face Tami Abdollah, USA Today
As protests against police violence surge, Florida passes a bill to combat ‘public disorder’ Michael Levenson, New York Times
Alabama woman’s case becomes test of federal anti-riot law Josh Gerstein, Politico
US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals Jason Wilson, The Guardian
Who Wants to Watch Black Pain? Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic
How “A Love Song for Latasha” disrupts and decolonizes documentary filmmaking about Black trauma Gary M. Kramer, Salon
How Filmmakers Transformed a Powerful ACLU Speech Into Doc ‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America’ Jazz Tangcay, Variety
Raoul Peck’s Exterminate All the Brutes Insists on Telling What Really Happened Jo Livingstone, New Republic