Brutal, brazen crimes shake LA, leaving city at a crossroads Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times
Murder rates are spiking in medium-sized cities. Where’s the outcry? Damon Linker, The Week
More guns and fewer police officers are blamed for spike in homicides Jeff Pegues and Andres Triay, CBS News
After Michigan Killings, Students Praised Shooter Drills. But Do They Really Work? Dana Goldstein, New York Times
The Chilling Alleged Role of the Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Mark Follman, Mother Jones
More states consider laws to punish parents if children fire unsecured guns Kimberly Kindy and John Woodrow Cox, Washington Post
Michigan School Shooting Renews Pressure on Role of Police Rachel M. Cohen, The Intercept
Maine keeps ruling police shootings are justified. Experts point to one needed reform. Kyle Stucker, USA Today
Justice Dept. launches civil investigation into Mount Vernon, NY, police David Nakamura, Washington Post
How Can You Destroy a Person’s Life and Only Get a Slap on the Wrist? Editorial Board, New York Times
The pandemic might be producing juries that are more likely to convict Radley Balko, Washington Post
Mass Incarceration in America, Then and Now The New Yorker Radio Hour
Suit alleges parole board has ‘blanket practice’ of denying requests to end supervision Deborah Becker, WBUR
Durbin: Prisons chief has ‘no intention of reforming’ system Michael Balsamo, AP News
3rd worker at federal prison charged with sexual misconduct Michael Balsamo and Michael R. Sisak, AP News
Strip searches, trauma, isolation: Trans men describe life behind bars Aviva Stahl, NBC News
The Facility Seth Freed Wessler, Type Investigations
Examining Georgia’s prison conditions through the death of one man Grant Blankenship, WJCT
I Survived Death Row, But I’ll Never Escape It Renaldo Hudson, Truthout
The Supreme Court Should Reject Arizona’s Death Penalty Gambit Christina Swarns, New York Times
A Glimmer of Justice in Death Penalty States Margaret Renkl, New York Times