Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
US House holds Trump ally Bannon in contempt, seeks prosecution Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Capitol Rioters In Jail’s ‘Patriot Wing’ Have Their Own Rituals and a Growing Fan Base Tess Owen, Vice
‘Some of the Officers Are Criminals,’ Says Attorney in Police Protest Case Doyle Murphy, Riverfront Times
A Union Scandal Landed Hundreds of NYPD Officers on a Secret Watchlist. That Hasn’t Stopped Some From Jeopardizing Cases. Jake Pearson, ProPublica
Police Increasingly Cite Climate Disasters When Seeking Military Gear, Documents Show Molly Redden and Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost
An Indiana police department is trying to lure Chicago officers who refused to follow the city’s vaccine mandate Bill Bostock, Insider
State police, corrections unions forget the public good Editorial Board, Boston Globe
As the Delta variant ravages the country, correctional systems are dropping the ball (again) Emily Widra, Prison Policy Initiative
As COVID Rages On Rikers, Staffing Crisis Delays Vaccine Mandate For Jail Staff Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist
New Photos Show the Horrific Overcrowding at Rikers Matt Stieb, New York Magazine
Judges, Prosecutors Are Making Rikers Island Crisis Worse Nick Pinto, The Intercept
Why Did the Supreme Court Stop This Particular Execution? Linda Greenhouse, New York Times
With new public defenders, Joe Biden quietly makes history on the courts Sahil Kapur, NBC News
I Was Sentenced to Life as a Juvenile. Now I Help Kids Build Brighter Futures. Fred Weatherspoon with Lakeidra Chavis, The Marshall Project
Planting a Life – and a Future – After Prison at Benevolence Farm Stephanie Parker, Civil Eats
Four Years Embedded With the NYPD Vince Aletti, New Yorker