PM Stories
Trump Went on an Execution Spree. Biden Can Make Sure That Doesn’t Happen Again. Nathalie Baptiste, Mother Jones
President Biden Must End the Federal Death Penalty Kevin Sabet, Newsweek
Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution Ken Ritter, AP News
How young is too young for a death sentence? Christa Pike fights move to set execution date Travis Dorman, Knoxville News Sentinel
After Grace’s Story, Michigan Will Study Its Juvenile Justice System Jodi S. Cohen and Dave Boucher, ProPublica
I wrote about kids sentenced to life without parole, then the letters from prison started Austin Sarat, USA Today
Prosecutors need reform, too. It’s good that Montgomery County is reviewing its office for bias. Editorial Board, Washington Post
Prosecutors Don’t Just Enforce Laws – They Lobby Hard to Make Them Rory Fleming, Filter Magazine
She Sought Change at the Manhattan DA’s Office. Now She Wants to Lead It. Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times
Norfolk Elects Prosecutor Who Says Crime Is a “Symptom of Structural Racism” Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal
Meek Mill Pushed for a Probation Reform Law in Virginia. The State’s Governor Just Signed It. Malaika Jabali, Essence
Language mattters. How reforming the criminal justice system can start with words Brendon Woods, San Francisco Chronicle
Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved. Michael Levenson, New York Times
A Film Tries to Make a Difference for Domestic Violence Survivors Melena Ryzik, New York Times
What to Know About the Literary Origins of Netflix’s Buzzy Crime Drama Lupin Annabel Gutterman, Time
The Accidental True Crime Writer Chip Jacobs, Los Angeles Review of Books
AM Stories
What Do Conservatives Fear About Critical Race Theory? Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
What Florida’s “Critical Race Theory” Ban Tells Us About Anti-Antiracism Julia Craven, Slate
The Lives and Deaths of Tony McDade and Malik Jackson Adam Mahoney, Dissent Magazine
Police reform talks stalling as law enforcement groups bristle Nicholas Wu and Marianne Levine, Politico
After Floyd Killing, Law Enforcement Struggles with Recruitment The Crime Report
The NYPD Is Still Stopping and Frisking Black People at Disproportionate Rates Alice Speri, The Intercept
Just Five Cops Face Serious Penalties in De Blasio’s Promised Accounting of NYPD Protest Misconduct Caught on Video Yoav Gonen and Gabriel Sandoval, The City
Former OC police chief, five others indicted on Capitol riot conspiracy charges Anita Chabria, Paige St. John, Richard Winton, Hannah Fry, and Del Quentin Wilber, Los Angeles Times
The Geophysicist Who Stormed the Capitol Melanie Warner, Politico
Crime Is The Key Issue In New York City Mayor’s Race Brigid Bergin, NPR
Killings spiked in the US and Republicans blame calls to ‘defund the police.’ But they are also rising in cities that increased spending on cops. David Klepper and Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune
Editorial: Defund the police? LA needs to stop dodging the question Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
‘Invest in Communities’: A Gun Violence Researcher Finds Reason for Hope Greg Berman, The Crime Report