What the Media Gets Wrong About Last Year’s Uptick in Murders Jonathan Ben-Menachem, Slate
Blame for surging murder rate in Florida depends on politics Fred Grimm, South Florida Sun Sentinel
America’s two crime problems Joel Mathis, The Week
More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled, New Study Says Tim Arango and Shaila Dewan, New York Times
Subduing Suspects Face Down Isn’t Fatal, Research Has Said. Now the Research Is on Trial. Shaila Dewan, New York Times
After failing in Congress, does police reform stand a better chance at a local level? Ari Shapiro, NPR
Blue cities forge ahead with their own police reforms Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner
Police posted a photo of a man they say stole diapers from Walmart. Strangers across the country came to his defense. Cathy Free, Washington Post
‘Hell on Earth’: Crisis at Rikers Island Sparks Calls for Biden to Act Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
The jail on Rikers Island is both appalling and generously funded The Economist
De Blasio has the power to release more Rikers detainees. Here’s why he won’t do it. Gloria Pazmino, Spectrum News
DOJ Lawsuit Against Alabama Prison System Resurfaces Amid Plans to Expand It With COVID Funds Christina Zhao, Newsweek
Alabama Wants to Use $400 Million in COVID Relief Money to Build More Prisons Caleb Ecarma, Vanity Fair
Texas Ends Solitary Confinement As Punishment, But Still Keeps Thousands Alone In Cells Trey Shaar, KUT
Washington DOC ends use of solitary confinement as punishment after study shows it doesn’t work Mike Carter, Seattle Times
Elderly prisoners pose little risk, so why won’t the state let some of them free? Editorial Board, Boston Globe
They Were Promised a Chance at Parole in 10 Years. It’s Been 50. Neil Vigdor, New York Times
Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain. Erik Wemple, Washington Post
Food dye as paint, hair as a brush: how a lifer found an escape in art Duncan Campbell, The Guardian
The rise of ‘citizen sleuths’: the true crime buffs trying to solve cases Amelia Tait, The Guardian
Why true crime is a white woman’s genre – and the impact it’s having on society WBUR
If I Am Taken, Will Anyone Look For Me? Ruth Hopkins, New York Magazine