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This Is What Billionaire Justice Looks Like Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times
The Rise and Fall of an Herbal Viagra Scammer Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, New Republic
A secret algorithm is transforming DNA evidence. This defendant could be the first to scrutinize it. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post
ASU research finds likely increase in false guilty pleas during pandemic Peter Samore, KTAR
Federal Judge Rules Prison System Has Failed To Protect Inmates From COVID-19 Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Civil Beat
Inside The Nation’s Overdose Crisis in Prisons and Jails Beth Schwartzapfel and Jimmy Jenkins, The Marshall Project
Nearly Half of State Incarcerees Suffer From Substance Abuse: Survey Blake Diaz, The Crime Report
Schumer Will Propose Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana Nicholas Fandos, New York Times
A wave of new criminal justice laws were enacted in Colorado. Here are the big takeaways. Moe Clark, Colorado Newsline
Restorative Justice Requires an ‘All-of-the-Above Approach’ Ankush Khardori, American Prospect
A formerly incarcerated artist’s Brief But Spectacular take on rehabilitation through art PBS
Nigel Poor Gives a Photographical Glimpse Into Prison Life Abigail Glasgow, Cultured Magazine
ESPN’s ‘Breakaway’ Is A Candid Look At Maya Moore’s Criminal Justice Advocacy Nasha Smith, Forbes
AM Stories
Biden Seeks to Confront Crime While Supporting Police Reform Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times
Biden hosts police chiefs as Democrats try to contain political fallout from violent crime spike Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC
Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of ‘defunding the police’ Tammy C. Barney, Louisiana Illuminator
‘Defund the Police’ Isn’t Causing Crime to Spike. My Family Is Proof Issac Bailey, Newsweek
‘Running against the woke left’: Can Sheriff Villanueva’s shift to the right work in LA? Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times
Rising crime rates could undermine the US’ progressive prosecutor movement Madeleine Brand, KCRW
On police reform, US can learn from its own history Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor
UN to Form Panel to Investigate Systemic Racism in Policing Nick Cumming-Bruce, New York Times
Interior Dept. creates task force to study its police departments, with former Park Police chief as chair Tom Jackman, Washington Post
New DC Bill Would Mandate A Public Database Of Police Misconduct Records Martin Austermuhle, DCist
The Vexing Obstacle to Police Reform: A Cop’s Miserable Life Gordon Witkin, Washington Monthly
The Plight of the Violence Interruptors Christopher Robbins, New York Magazine
The Watchdogs Lakeidra Chavis and Daniel Nass, Chicago Sun-Times