The White DA, the Black ex-mayor and a harsh debate on crime Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post
How Can You Destroy a Person’s Life and Only Get a Slap on the Wrist? Editorial Board, New York Times
How to Go After Rogue Prosecutors Rory Fleming, The Atlantic
Bring Plea Bargaining ‘Out of the Shadows’: Paper Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Yes, there are problems with Prop. 47 and $0 bail. Just not what you think Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
California considers cash bail unconstitutional, but it’s still crushing families here Manuel Galindo, San Francisco Chronicle
Homicides have risen in Columbus and cities across the US. What are the causes? Eric Lagatta, Columbus Dispatch
Stop Blaming Crime Increase on Bail Reform: NC Prosecutor Satana Deberry, The Crime Report
America’s crime wave tests both parties Frida Ghitis, CNN
How the rise in violent crime is affecting college campuses Elise Preston, CBS News
Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. German Lopez, Vox
The still-urgent problem of police violence in America Ryan Cooper, The Week
Teen Who Sought New Life Found Death at Hands of the Police, Father Says Jill Cowan and Giulia Heyward, New York Times
The Tragedy of Valentina and the ‘Clear Shot’ Provision Jeffrey A. Schwartz, The Crime Report
Utah Police Shootings Often Involve a Person in a Mental Health Crisis. Here is How Law Enforcement and Advocates Respond. Paighten Harkins and Jessica Miller, PBS Frontline/Salt Lake Tribune
What will Columbus’ ongoing police reform look like in 2022? Bethany Bruner, Columbus Dispatch
Abolition Now, Utopia Forever Cheryl Rivera, Lux Magazine
Pennsylvania has a wrongful conviction problem. Here’s how to fix it. Samantha Melamed, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Try, if You Can, to Remember Everything” Laura Miller, Slate
Why Didn’t More of Us Question Alice Sebold’s Memoir? Johanna Berkman, The Cut
Wrongly convicted Keith Cooper has become an advocate for people like him Kristine Phillips, Indianapolis Star