It Took 74 Days for Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers to Be Arrested. A Top ACLU Lawyer Is Decrying a ‘Cover Up’ by Local Prosecutors Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
They Publicized Prosecutors’ Misconduct. The Blowback Was Swift. Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times
Looking at role of prosecutors, politics in mass incarceration Nikki Rojas, Harvard Gazette
US Senate narrowly confirms Biden’s progressive pick for Massachusetts prosecutor Nate Raymond, Reuters
Misdemeanors ‘Can Haunt A Person For Life’: Why LA’s DA Stopped Charging Many Of Them Aaron Mendelson, LAist
Marking one year in office, LA DA Gascón touts accomplishments, spars with critics on crime James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Fighting Crime More Important Than Police Reform: Survey The Crime Report
Oakland City Council backtracks, voting to add police as it grapples with rise in homicides Janie Har, Los Angeles Times
Community policing found to be ineffective in improving trust or reducing crime Bob Yirka, Phys.org
DOJ Slammed for Failure to Publish Police Excessive Force Data The Crime Report
Shadow of Floyd, Chauvin case hangs over trial of officer who shot Daunte Wright Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti, Los Angeles Times
Police reform moves forward amid officer’s trial for death of Daunte Wright Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News
Philly prosecutors want to redefine when police can legally shoot. It’s now up to the Pa. Supreme Court. Chris Palmer, Philadelphia Inquirer
US supreme court to hear case that could have dire consequences for death row inmates Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
Supreme Court seems poised to rule against Ariz. in death penalty cases, but uncertainty remains Joseph Darius Jaafari, Arizona Republic
Can Oklahoma keep killing inmates on Native land? Julius Jones’ clemency renews death penalty fight Jana Hayes and Jessie Christopher Smith, The Oklahoman
Despite promises, Biden has yet to issue a single pardon, leaving reformers depressed and thousands incarcerated Charles Davis, Insider
Why I Write From Prison: ‘So the Heart Can Keep Beating’ “Z”, The Crime Report
It’s Never Too Late to Go to College and Rewrite Your Story Chris Colin, New York Times
Don’t Blame Alice Sebold Camonghne Felix, New York Magazine
Who Killed Malcolm X? Tamara Payne, The Nation
The True Story of ‘Landscapers,’ Olivia Colman’s Acclaimed True Crime Drama Tom Nicholson, Esquire
The Great (Fake) Child-Sex-Trafficking Epidemic Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic