The Hour of the Barbarian Vincent Bevins, n+1
Is a Civil War Ahead? David Remnick, The New Yorker
The Capitol Insurrection Is Not Over David Atkins, Washington Monthly
Judges have declined US-proposed sentences in two-thirds of Jan. 6 cases so far Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman, and Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post
The Jan. 6 Defendants Are Getting Off Easy Jeremy Stahl, Slate
Some Jan. 6 Rioters May Use Police Brutality as a Defense Alan Feuer, New York Times
The difference between Jan. 6 rioters and Black Lives Matter – and the Catholics who refuse to see it Gloria Purvis, America Magazine
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police? Pew Research Center
DA again seeks tips on police violence at protests. Yet he doesn’t ask grand juries to indict cops Michael Williams, Dallas Morning News
Inside a district attorney’s campaign to reform the Austin police department (2021) Neena Satija, Washington Post
Alvin Bragg Wants to Do Away With Prison Time for Most Crimes Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine
Manhattan DA Acts on Vow to Seek Incarceration Only for Worst Crimes Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times
‘Club Fed it ain’t’: Former inmate shares his experience on Rikers Island Cindy Adams, New York Post
Inside the Prison Walls Victoria A. Brownworth, Georgia Voice
New York’s Prisons Are Turning Into Senior-Citizen Centers (2021) Errol Louis, New York Magazine
Wisconsin felony disenfranchisement laws deny voting rights long after individuals leave prison La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Older people released from Colorado prisons struggle with health insurance, housing, study finds Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post
New Jersey Landlords Can’t Automatically Deny Renters Based on Criminal Past, New Law Mandates Karen Yi, Gothamist
A reentry program launched in federal court shows promise as a way to reduce recidivism Timothy R. Rice, Philadelphia Inquirer
Building Bridges Hernandez Stroud, Inquest