Has Minneapolis Given Up on Police Reform? Slate
Voters and public officials choose police reform in moderation after George Floyd’s murder Peter Nickeas and Emma Tucker, CNN
Black Voters Want Better Policing, Not Posturing by Progressives Nekima Levy Armstrong, New York Times
Kansas City detective will be first to stand trial for on-duty shooting of Black man Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star
2 Ex-Officers Who Used Tasers on a Man Over 50 Times Are Convicted of Murder Neil Vigdor, New York Times
Cities Can’t ‘Arrest’ Their Way Out of Violence: Panel Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Are Violence Interrupters the Solution to Chicago Shootings? The Crime Report
Lessons from a ‘violence interrupter’ as shootings continue to ravage Chicago Deena Zaru, ABC News
Dramatically increasing incarceration is the wrong response to the recent uptick in homicides and violent crime Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady, Brookings
More than a million prisoners have been released during COVID-19, but it’s not enough Katherine Bruce-Lockhart, The Conversation
Locked Up and Left to Die Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack, Texas Observer
Arizona prison health care trial updates: Prisoners testify officers encouraged self-harm Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona Republic
As Deaths Rise in NYC Jails, Oversight Board Fails to Raise Alarm Dana Rubinstein and Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times
Independent Oversight Is Essential for a Safe and Healthy Prison System Michele Deitch, Brennan Center for Justice
She Wants to Fix One of Louisiana’s Deadliest Jails. She Needs to Beat the Sheriff First. Jessica Pishko, Politico
60 Criminal Cases Are Thrown Out Because of 3 Detectives’ Misconduct Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times
Baltimore man falsely identified as killer is ordered free after 17 years in prison Tim Prudente, Baltimore Sun
Who Poisoned Joe Gilliam… Twice? Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week
What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert Scott Sayare, The Guardian
The Sacramento DA who prosecuted the Golden State Killer launches a true crime podcast Lara Korte, Sacramento Bee