PM Stories
Global Prison Population Up 25 Percent Since 2000 Blake Diaz, The Crime Report
Biden Said He’d Cut Incarceration in Half. So Far, the Federal Prison Population Is Growing. Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones
Biden administration criticized over report that it is not extending home confinement for prisoners Alex Gangitano, The Hill
Captives Behind Plexiglass: How COVID Destroyed Prison Visits Maria DiLorenzo, The Crime Report
The Pandemic Rush on Prison Weddings Zara Stone, New York Times
Building exits off the highway to mass incarceration: Diversion programs explained Leah Wang and Katie Rose Quandt, Prison Policy Initiative
NYC Rikers Closure Called Model for Shrinking Jail Populations Eva Herscowitz, The Crime Report
Many in Jail Can Vote, but Exercising That Right Isn’t Easy Matt Vasilogambros, PEW Stateline
Racial discrimination still exists in jury selection. Colorado’s Supreme Court rejected a proposal meant to fix that. Thy Vo, Colorado Sun
Harvey Weinstein extradited to California for new trial on sex-crime charges, booked into LA jail Maria Puente, USA Today
Will You Ever Change? Amelia Schonbek, New York Magazine
Is It Possible to Fix True Crime? Emily Alford, Jezebel
AM Stories
The ‘crime surge’ is both overhyped and underappreciated Anthony L. Fisher, Business Insider
Yes, violent crime is up – but don’t expect the spike to last Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, Insider
What’s Really Happening With Crime Rates in DC Right Now? Maya Pottiger, Washingtonian
As Crime Rises In Denver, One Historically Black Neighborhood Considers What It Wants From Police Allison Sherry, Colorado Public Radio
Fear, and Discord, Among Asian Americans Over Attacks in San Francisco Thomas Fuller, New York Times
Does a Crackdown on Right-Wing Domestic Terror Threaten Everyone’s Civil Liberties? Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
“You Can Reduce Violence But Harm People”: A Conversation with Caterina Roman Greg Berman, Guggenheim Foundation
Dozens who say they were framed by corrupt Chicago drug squad demand exoneration Jon Schuppe, NBC News
Why are innocent people still losing cash, cars and even homes to police? Editorial Board, USA Today
Maine Becomes 4th State To Repeal Civil Asset Forfeiture CJ Ciaramella, Reason
Illinois Becomes the First State to Block Cops From Lying to Kids Noah Lanard, Mother Jones
Tackling ‘The Thin Blue Lie’ Anna Wilder, The Crime Report
Who Wants to Be a Cop? Tampa Bay Times
Current, former police officers charged in new Proud Boys indictment in Capitol Riot Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post
Ex-Cop Charged in Riot Joined Proud Boys While on Force Kelly Weill, Daily Beast
Four takeaways from the first sentencing of a Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post