Rikers: The Obituaries Bliss Broyard and Lisa Riordan Seville, New York Magazine
He Went to Jail on Minor Charges. He Left in a Coma. Tracey Tully, New York Times
Prison Time Shortens Life Span for Black Americans, But Not Whites Dennis Thompson, Health Day
For poor defendants, minor crimes can lead to devastating debts Mark R. Rank, Washington Post
NY Bail Reform: ‘Two Steps Forward, One Step Back’ Eva Herscowitz, The Crime Report
LA’s ‘zero bail’ policy doesn’t increase crime but does reduce the devastating consequences of incarceration Ambrose Brooks S., Los Angeles Times
Why Does America Keep Jailing People Because They’re Poor? Tony Messenger, Daily Beast
Fixing Prison System Needs More Than Change in Leadership, Writes Bureau of Prisons Official Davis Vanguard
Guard shortage creating unsafe conditions at Colorado federal prison complex housing nation’s most notorious criminals, union says Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post
Criminal justice reform could ease labor shortage Brewster Brevis, Gainesville Sun
Innocent people jailed for decades – Michigan prosecutors seek to correct past errors Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press
The Police Killings Were Years Ago. New Prosecutors Are Reopening Cases. Steve Eder and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times
‘We have to change the whole system’: Experts sound off on how to end police code of silence Daphne Duret, Jarrad Henderson, Gina Barton, and Brett Murphy, USA Today
Former Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty in Death of Daunte Wright Nia Prater, New York Magazine
Daunte Wright’s Family Gets Accountability, if Not Justice Ibrahim Hirsi, The Nation
We Keep Each Other Safe E. Tammy Kim, Lux Magazine
On the line at Edwins, where a restaurateur dishes out tough love to former inmates Laura Meckler, Washington Post
Dostoevsky’s Favorite Murder Jennifer Wilson, New Republic