Gun Violence in America Could Soon Get Worse Mark Follman, Mother Jones
Meet the Oath Keeper on the NRA’s Board of Directors Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
How Trump steered America’s police straight into the Oath Keepers Frank Figliuzzi, MSNBC
LAPD ended predictive policing programs amid public outcry. A new effort shares many of their flaws Johana Bhuiyan, The Guardian
Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage. The NYPD Says No. Eric Umansky, ProPublica
‘Re-Fund the Police’? Why It Might Not Reduce Crime. Shaila Dewan, New York Times
There Are Only Two City-Funded Violence Prevention Sites Tackling Surging Violence in Upper Manhattan Chip Brownlee, The Trace
Two men with long criminal histories got caught for stealing bikes. What should SF do about them? Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle
Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Facing Felony Charges a Year After Uprisings Iveliz Orellano, Teen Vogue
The cop and the progressive DA: New York City needs to worry about how Eric Adams and Alvin Bragg will work together, or not John Ketcham, New York Daily News
After GOP Sweep, Virginia’s AG-Elect Takes Aim at Reform Prosecutors Rory Fleming, Filter Magazine
Criminal Justice Reform ‘Will Save Democracy’: Krasner The Crime Report
The Supreme Court must decide if it loves religious liberty more than the death penalty Ian Millhiser, Vox
Supreme Court considers a minister’s role at the time an inmate is put to death Robert Barnes, Washington Post
Solitary confinement, says Angela Davis, is torture. Illinois has a chance to restrict its use. Angela Y. Davis, Chicago Tribune
In an overcrowded justice system, mental health diversions work Editorial Board, Newark Star-Ledger
End Mandatory Minimums Alison Siegler, Brennan Center for Justice
Why New York Is Closing 6 Prisons Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times
New York City Models ‘Post-Mass Incarceration’ Future: Jail Chief Stephen Handelman, The Crime Report
Do Prisons Deserve a Second Chance? Zach Mortice, Bloomberg CityLab
Lecrae’s Rap Contest Was Meant to Lift Up the Incarcerated. Did It Help Exploit Them Instead? Tana Ganeva, Rolling Stone
The Mystery of Patricia Highsmith’s Diaries Benjamin Kunkel, New Republic
A George Floyd Field Trip Zach Helfand, The New Yorker