‘The Very, Very Tip Of A Huge Iceberg’: Why Hate Crimes Are Often Undercounted Marilyn Schairer and Meghan Smith, WGBH
Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia Matt Cohen, Mother Jones
Police Handed Over an Outer Northeast Portland Neighborhood to Armed Political Extremists Tess Riski, Willamette Week
Months after Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing, Columbus police more emboldened than ever Audra Henrichs, The Guardian
In Atlanta, city wrestles with call to transform policing Reid Forgrave, PBS Frontline
Data can transform policing – but first we need the data Nancy La Vigne and Roy L. Austin Jr., Washington Post
In a first, NC looks to track officer shootings and misconduct Will Doran, Raleigh News & Observer
Between defund and defend, LA tries new tactics, bigger budget for cops Maya Rao, PBS Frontline
‘Hell no’: Some police officers and their unions oppose vaccination mandates Janelle Griffith, NBC News
Coronavirus cases spiking in LA as some officers skirt vaccine mandate Kevin Rector and Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times
Delta Is Coming For Jails And Prisons, And The System Isn’t Ready To Protect The Incarcerated Jessica Schulberg, HuffPost
Anti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe Andrew DeMillo, AP News
Rikers Staff Shortages Cut Off Medical Care for NYC Incarcerees Eva Herscowitz, The Crime Report
Slammed by staff shortages and ‘desperation,’ some North Florida prisons to shutter Ana Ceballos and Ben Conarck, Miami Herald
NYC federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself to close Noah Goldberg and Stephen Rex Brown, New York Daily News
Why ICE Is Leaving New Jersey County Jails Jordan Levy, New Republic
I helped put a California gang member in prison. Now I’m advocating for his release Brian Parry, Sacramento Bee
He’s In Prison For Killing A Trooper. Now, Some Black Police Groups Want Him Released Sharon Pruitt-Young, NPR
Robert F. Kennedy assassin granted parole after 53 years, a move backed by two of RFK’s sons Julie Watson and Brian Melley, USA Today
Inside Sirhan Sirhan’s 50-year quest for freedom after assassinating Robert F. Kennedy Los Angeles Times
‘Curtis, He’s Just Head-Butting People’ Matt Stieb, New York Magazine
Filmmakers of ‘Allen v. Farrow,’ ‘Paradise Lost’ and Others Talk Impact of Their True-Crime Projects Jennifer Yuma, Variety