The Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing New York Times
Attorneys In Ahmaud Arbery Case Will Use A Civil War-Era Georgia Law To Defend His Killers Kevin L. Clark, Essence
Ahmaud Arbery, Race and ‘Amateur Policing’ Kalfani Turè, Kayla Preito-Hodge, and Senaida Sharif, The Crime Report
Era of public outrage isn’t over as two white-vigilante trials get underway Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial begins this week, pitting claims of self-defense against accusations of vigilantism Mark Berman and Kim Bellware, Washington Post
Hacked Oath Keepers Records Show Active Members Of Law Enforcement And The Military Tried To Join The Group After Jan. 6 Ken Bensinger, Jessica Garrison, and Christopher Miller, BuzzFeed News
He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas. Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls. Abbie VanSickle and Weihua Li, The Marshall Project
Making Communities Safe, Without the Police Amanda Alexander and Danielle Sered, Boston Review
These November Elections Could Dramatically Change Local Police Departments Anna Simonton, The Appeal
Seattle’s Choice: A Police Abolitionist or a Law-and-Order Republican? Mike Baker, New York Times
Plan to replace Minneapolis PD worries many Black residents Mohamed Ibrahim and Amy Forliti, AP News
Will Election Day render ‘defund the police’ defunct? James Hohmann, Washington Post
Philly DA Larry Krasner faces Chuck Peruto and more condemnations of his office’s progressive policies Michael Tanenbaum, Philly Voice
Manhattan District Attorney’s Race Could Bring Historic Changes As Cy Vance Leaves Office Aundrea Cline-Thomas, CBS New York
Sexual Assaults Are Worsening a Crisis at Rikers, Jail Officers Say Karen Zraick, New York Times
Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Victoria Law, The Nation
Locked Up and Left to Die Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack, Texas Observer
Oklahoma Botched Yet Another Execution Austin Sarat, Slate
Rejecting claims of innocence, judge says Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get a new trial Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones KOCO
My cousin killed a child at age 16. Does he deserve to die in prison? Katharine Blake, Washington Post
For former prisoners to have a shot at a normal life, we need successful reentry programs Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
In California Prisons, Lifers – Both Human and Canine – Set Each Other Free Michaela Hass, The Crime Report
Talking About ‘Attica,’ the Newest Documentary on the Prison Uprising Nicolas Rapold, New York Times