PM Stories
America’s Dangerous Obsession With Innocence Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic
An Irreversible Sentence Merel Pontier, Texas Observer
Why It’s So Hard To Poll People About The Death Penalty Galen Druke, Nate Silver, Sarah Frostenson, and Nathaniel Rakich, FiveThirtyEight
‘Sense of Urgency’ in Decarceration Lost as Nation Emerges From Pandemic Emily Riley, The Crime Report
Number of Jailed Individuals in US Dropped by 185K During COVID-19 Pandemic, Report Shows Mary Ellen Cagnassola, Newsweek
In Historic First, COVID-19 Hearing Broadcast Inside San Quentin Joe Garcia, The News Station
Pre-COVID Rise in Prison Deaths Called Evidence of System Failure Gabriela Felitto, The Crime Report
Pregnant Women Allege Abuse in Texas Jails Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal
Top NJ prison official quits after widespread abuse exposed Matt Arco and Blake Nelson, NJ Advance Media
Minnesota will be the first state to stop separating incarcerated moms and newborns Maura Ewing, The Lily
Court ends fees, fines for youth in criminal justice system AP News
Tipped Scales Justin Sayles, The Ringer
Looking for Justice, Finding Betrayal Eva Holland, The Walrus
Central Park ‘Exonerated 5’ Member Reflects On Freedom And Forgiveness NPR
AM Stories
Is Legislation the Answer to Removing Extremists from Police Departments? WNYC
Another Boston police scandal is quietly unfolding Dugan Arnett and Maggie Mulvihill, Boston Globe
Murder Conviction in George Floyd Case Draws Attention to Dallas Death Jacob Gershman, Wall Street Journal
Honolulu Joins A National Debate: When Should Police Bodycam Footage Be Released? Christina Jedra, Honolulu Civil Beat
US Mandates Body Cameras for Federal Law-Enforcement Officers Sadie Gurman, Wall Street Journal
Maryland among first states in US to limit how police use genealogy websites Tim Prudente, Baltimore Sun
Alternative Dispatch Programs for Mental Health 911 Calls Piloted in 13 Cities Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Tishaura Jones wants to reimaging policing in St. Louis. With rising crime and a push to ‘defund,’ can she do it? Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today
Gun violence leaves fatalities in Chicago, Portland, Miami-Dade and other cities Dave Alsup, Claudia Dominguez, Alaa Elassar, and Hollie Silverman, CNN
US takes two steps toward limiting gun violence: model legislation and rifle restrictions Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
New program in SF would help remove guns from people who pose risk to themselves, others Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle
After Judge Overturns State’s Assault Weapon Ban, Moms March Against Gun Violence in Mountain View Julie Chang, KQED
An AR-15 is like a pocket knife? Maybe federal judges shouldn’t get lifetime appointments George Skelton, Los Angeles Times