Will the Hate Crime Case for the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery Achieve Racial Justice? Nicole Lewis and Jeremy Stahl, Slate
The hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers will put racism in the spotlight Jamil Smith, Vox
Seven years later, Ferguson victims still waiting on their day in court Tony Messenger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Amir Locke Murder Shows “Reforming the Police” Isn’t Enough, Activists Say Mike Ludwig, Truthout
Fatal police shootings in 2021 set record since The Post began tracking, despite public outcry Marisa Iati, Steven Rich, and Jennifer Jenkins, Washington Post
Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta Micah Herskind, Mainline
Rising Gun Deaths Push Cities to Shore Up Police and Services Matt Vasilogambros, Pew Stateline
Advocates Say Biden Is Ignoring a Major Gun Violence Prevention Opportunity Chip Brownlee, The Trace
Can Biden tackle rising crime without abandoning police reform promise? Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
In 2022, Intense Clashes Between Criminal Justice Reformers and Tough-On-Crime Foes Daniel Nichanian, Bolts Magazine
Marin prison advocates concerned about early release rollback Natalie Hanson, Marin Independent Journal
Why New York Jail Populations Are Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels Bryce Covert, The Appeal
Statistics Show Federal Bureau Of Prisons Unable To Implement Key Policies During Crisis Walter Pavlo, Forbes
Inmates from DC, who are mostly Black, face worse prison conditions, lawsuit says Rachel Weiner and Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post
Could Stereotypes Put an Innocent Woman on Death Row? Jeff Kukucka, Psychology Today
Tsarnaev, the Death Penalty, Three Murders in Waltham, and Me Susan Zalkind, Boston Magazine
Dismantle death row, but don’t stop there Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice Starr Herr-Cardillo, Hidden City
The Rise and Fall of a Prison Town Queen Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
No More Prison Success Tokenism Joseph Margulies, Verdict