White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free? Democracy Now!
In Scrutinized Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, It’s the Judge Commanding Attention Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times
Judges in Arbery, Rittenhouse cases frustrated as they work to maintain fair trials Bill Hutchinson, ABC News
Attorney: No more ‘Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case Russ Bynum, AP News
Ahmaud Arbery and the case for getting rid of citizen’s arrests Fabiola Cineas, Vox
In Trial of Men Accused of Arbery Murder, Jurors Consider Security Videos Richard Fausset and Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
Videos Are Making It Hard To Trust the Cops JD Tuccille, Reason
California Police Aren’t Tracking Crime Guns, Ignoring Thousands of Potential Leads Champe Barton, The Trace
Pennsylvania prosecutors charged 2 teens with murder over the death of an 8-year-old girl who was killed by police Bill Bostock, Insider
Chicago police leader resigned over ‘inability’ of department brass ‘to even feign interest’ in reform, then accused officials of retaliation Gregory Pratt and Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune
After GOP Sweep, Virginia’s AG-Elect Takes Aim at Reform Prosecutors Rory Fleming, Filter Magazine
San Francisco’s Top Prosecutor Will Face a Recall Election Tim Arango, New York Times
Recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin heads to San Francisco voters in June Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle
Problems at DC Jail Were Ignored Until Jan. 6 Defendants Came Along Alan Feuer, New York Times
Census of US Corrections Finds Overcrowding, Limited Facilities for Aging Inmates The Crime Report
US sentencing panel’s last member Breyer urges Biden to revive commission Nate Raymond, Reuters
Probation Profiteering Is the New Debtors’ Prison Andrew Ross, Boston Review
57 Years in a Cage Is Long Enough Clint Smith, The Atlantic
Invisible Scars Jennifer Toon, Texas Observer
The State vs. Ms. X Elias Rodriques, n+1
Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison Adela Suliman, Washington Post