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Joe Biden Is Doing Nothing to Prevent Another Federal Execution Spree Austin Sarat, Slate
A pause on the death penalty isn’t enough Editorial Board, Washington Post
As the death penalty becomes less common, life imprisonment becomes more so Economist
The Real Toll From Prison COVID Cases May Be Higher Than Reported Maura Turcotte, Rachel Sherman, Rebecca Griesbach, Ann Hinga Klein, Brendon Derr, and Timothy Williams, New York Times
Philly jails are in crisis, and a tactic used during COVID-19 is the solution Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer
COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to address the problem? Alicia Bridges and Kendall Latimer, CBC News
COVID-19 caused a huge court-case backlog and a crisis in access to justice. We’re addressing it Leonardo Castro, Twin Cities Pioneer Press
In rare use of power, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly grants clemency to Johnson County native, 7 others Sherman Smith, Shawnee Mission Post
Grandmother jailed after not answering her phone during class is ordered released from prison sentence Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post
Sha’Carri Richardson and the last gasp of the war on marijuana German Lopez, Vox
The economic toll of having your criminal record in the news Janet Nguyen, Marketplace
‘Worse Than a Prison’: Hospitals for the Criminally Insane Emma Copley Eisenberg, New York Times
How “Solitary Gardens” Help Envision a World Without Prisons Roshan Abraham, Yes! Magazine
AM Stories
4th Of July Shootings Across The Country Killed More Than 180 People Jaclyn Diaz, NPR
Cuomo declares ‘state of emergency’ in New York due to gun violence Independent
Amid surge in violent crime, Atlanta’s wealthiest neighborhood ponders new city Tim Craig, Washington Post
Biden Doesn’t Have an Answer to America’s Crime Spike David A. Graham, The Atlantic
Experts challenge Biden crime-fighting strategy of targeting gun sales: ‘A silly, childish notion’ Jeff Mordock, Washington Times
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Curbing Gun Violence Matthew Mangino, The Crime Report
Why Did the Police Shoot Matthew Zadok Williams? Charles Bethea, The New Yorker
Promise vs practice: Police body-cam delays in Texas capital frustrate reformers Alexandra Ulmer and Julia Harte, Reuters
In Atlanta, a glimpse of why ‘defund the police’ has faltered Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor
While vowing police reform, a majority-Black county has spent $17.6 million fighting officers who allege racism Katie Mettler and Rachel Chason, Washington Post