Hate crimes trial begins in Ahmaud Arbery killing Monique Beals, The Hill
In opening hate-crimes trial of Arbery’s killers, prosecutor says case ‘does not require proof of hate’ Margaret Coker and David Nakamura, Washington Post
Ahmaud Arbery would not have been killed if he were white, prosecutors say in hate crimes trial Pamela Kirkland, Kevin Conlon, and Eric Levenson, CNN
‘Excited delirium’ emerges as key issue in trial of officers accused over George Floyd death Edward Helmore, The Guardian
Prosecution rests in 3 cops’ trial in George Floyd killing Politico
A New Mayor Makes Boston the Latest Test Case on Confronting Police Violence Eoin Higgins, Bolts Magazine
After Amir Locke Killing, Is Police Reform Even the Solution? Ernest Owens, Rolling Stone
Historic funding could transform gun violence prevention efforts. But can smaller groups get hold of it? Abené Clayton, The Guardian
The heavy costs for Chicago’s anti-violence workers Patrick Smith, WBEZ
Tracing the Troubled Path of a Man Accused of Murder Andy Newman, New York Times
Don’t Blame Bail Reform for a Rise in Violent Crime – Just Fix It Candace McCoy, Bloomberg Law
Attacks on bail reform are a dangerous distraction Marvin Mayfield, New York Daily News
Arkansas jail’s ivermectin experiments recall historical medical abuse of imprisoned minorities Maya Yang, The Guardian
27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas Adam Liptak, New York Times
Leroy Evans’ family is hopeful for his release soon, 40 years after a wrongful conviction Emily Rizzo, WHYY
He got a second chance after 27 years in prison. Then he went missing. Emily Davies, Washington Post
Atonement Steve Herbert, Inquest
Inside the Bitcoin Laundering Case That Confounded the Internet Ali Watkins and Benjamin Weiser, New York Times
How a Young Couple Failed to Launder Billions of Dollars in Stolen Bitcoin Ed Caesar, The New Yorker
Anna Sorokin on ‘Inventing Anna’ and Life After Rikers Emily Palmer, New York Times