Ahmaud Arbery’s killing changed his Georgia community. Now three men will stand trial for murder. Margaret Coker and Hannah Knowles, Washington Post
Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death Russ Bynum, AP News
Potential jurors in Ahmaud Arbery case asked: Is US Confederate flag racist? Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen, Reuters
In the Trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers, Unsettling Video Will Have a Starring Role Richard Fausset, New York Times
High court sides with police in use-of-force cases Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service
Qualified immunity: Supreme Court sides with police, overturns denial of immunity in two cases John Fritze, USA Today
The States Can Save Us From the Supreme Court’s Brutal Rulings Protecting Bad Police Chris Kemmitt and Georgina Yeomans, Slate
After policing talks fell apart, Sen. Cory Booker is looking for other ways to change justice system Savannah Behrmann, USA Today
The Erie County Sheriff’s Race Is a Matter of Life and Death Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic
Across the US, clashes intensify between city officials and the police over vaccination issues. Eduardo Medina, New York Times
Chicago police union boss urges officers to defy city’s COVID vaccine mandate Charlie De Mar, CBS News
In Gavin Newsom’s California, COVID-19 Rules Are for Those Without Political Power CJ Ciaramella, Reason
Incarceration Is A Health Threat. Why Isn’t It Monitored Like One? Meghan Peterson and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Health Affairs
How States Shunted Prisoners Aside in Vaccine Rollout Eva Herscowitz, The Crime Report
Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail Democracy Now!
‘Abject neglect’: critics report chaotic and deadly conditions on Rikers Island Erum Salam, The Guardian
Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All” Victoria Law, The Nation
Florida juvenile justice’s long history of scandals Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald
America’s ‘troubled teen industry’ needs reform so kids can avoid the abuse I endured Paris Hilton, Washington Post
NJ continues to have worst racial disparities nationwide in its prisons, report says Joe Atmonavage, NJ Advance Media
He spent half his life wrongly jailed for murders. Now he’s NJ unit’s first exoneration Casey Darnell, Asbury Park Press
‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ Explores The Exoneration Of Michael Morton Brenda Valdivia, Houston Public Media
Meet the true crime podcaster making your guilty pleasure more ethnical Jess Joho, Mashable
The San Francisco Opera and San Quentin Prison Team Up to Showcase Incarcerated Artists Emily Wilson, Hyperallergic
The Real-Life Murder Trial That Inspired Crime and Punishment James Parker, The Atlantic