The Struggle to Overcome Mass-Shooting Cynicism John Hendrickson, The Atlantic
The Supreme Court May Elevate the Second Amendment Above the First Raymond Ku, Slate
California’s efforts to protect citizens from wanton gun violence are still in danger Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
The claim that crime falls when states relax gun-control laws Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post
America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem German Lopez, Vox
Police Handcuffed Her, Naked, in Her Home. Will She Ever See Justice? Esau McCaulley, New York Times
Documents could tell us why West Jordan police officers shot and killed a man. City went to court to stop release Paighten Harkins, Salt Lake Tribune
Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them Aaron Sankin, Dhruv Mehrotra, Surya Mattu, and Annie Gilbertson, The Markup/Gizmodo
Does racial congruence between police agencies and communities reduce racialized police killings of civilians? Shytierra Gaston, Matthew J. Teti, and Matheson Sanchez, Criminology & Public Policy
The Local Elected Officials Who Are Tanking Police Reform Jessica Pishko, Slate
ICE’s deportation ‘force-multiplier’: Local sheriffs Washington Post
ICE holds growing numbers of immigrants at private facilities despite Biden campaign promise to end practice Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post
Biden vowed to close federal private prisons, but prison companies are finding loopholes to keep them open Casey Tolan, CNN
‘Blood Money’: How Profit Shapes US Incarceration Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons Michael Fortino, Truthout
Jail Deaths Increased 33% Over Past Two Decades: BJS The Crime Report
Correction Department cries out for oversight Editorial Board, Boston Globe
He Says He’s No Murderer. That’s Why He’s Still in Prison. Tom Robbins, New York Times
Man wrongfully convicted in Wisconsin eyes reform to criminal justice system Jonah Beleckis, Wisconsin Public Radio
Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police Code Switch
Seeing the Light Christopher Blackwell and Jessica Sandoval, Inquest