In Atlanta, Fear of Violent Crime Creates Opportunity for a Polarizing Politician Richard Fausset, New York Times
Seattle mayor proposes increasing police staffing in 2022 budget David Kroman, Crosscut
Why National Police Reform Failed Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal
‘I’m past angry’: Police shooting victims’ families, civil rights leaders condemn failed police reform talks Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN
What’s Next For Police Reform In Chicago And The US? Andrea Guthmann, WBEZ
Over A Dozen Officers Have Been Charged Since Colorado Passed Its Police Reform Laws Allison Sherry, NPR
Connecticut picks its first inspector general for investigating police killings Daniel Jackson, Courthouse News Service
ACLU Calls On Federal Prosecutors to Investigate the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Richard A. Webster, ProPublica
The Cops Who Touched Fentanyl New Republic
In a California Desert, Sheriff’s Deputies Settle Schoolyard Disputes. Black Teens Bear the Brunt. Emily Elena Dugdale and Irena Hwang, ProPublica
When School Feels Like Jail (2015) Eli Hager, The Marshall Project
It’s now illegal in Colorado to send kids to lockup for non-serious crimes. But what if they can’t go home? Jennifer Brown, Colorado Sun
Alabama plans to use COVID relief funds to finance prison-building spree Melody Schreiber, The Guardian
The Real Reason Behind the Crisis at Rikers Island Roshan Abraham, Slate
Rikers Island conditions so bad that prosecutors told not to ask for bail in nonviolent cases Aaron Katersky, ABC News
Judges, Prosecutors Are Making Rikers Island Crisis Worse Nick Pinto, The Intercept
Compassionate release became a life-or-death lottery for thousands of federal inmates during the pandemic Casey Tolan, CNN
I Am Serving 28 Years to Life. Why Does One Person Decide if I Deserve Mercy? John J. Lennon, New York Times
Court backlogs have increased by an average of one-third during the pandemic, new report finds Lyle Morgan, ABA Journal
San Francisco public defender sues court over trial delays AP News
As COVID Court Backlog Grows, Older Cases Get Dismissed The Crime Report
State Poised to End Mandatory Minimums for Drugs Benjamin Schneider, SF Weekly
What’s Driving the Media’s Gabby Petito Addiction Jack Shafer, Politico