Why Hollywood Can’t Quit Guns Shirley Li, The Atlantic
What an Analysis of 2,000 Shootings Tells Us About How to End Gun Violence John Pfaff, Slate
Much Like the Victims They Try to Help, Gun Violence Prevention Workers Have Scars Josiah Bates, Time Magazine
Rising gun deaths push many cities to shore up police and services Matt Vasilogambros, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Biden Is in a Bind on Crime and Police Reform William A. Galston, Wall Street Journal
The challenges behind creating meaningful police reform and accountability WBUR
How the SF police chief’s war of words with Chesa Boudin has spiraled out of control Jeff Elder and Benjamin Schneider, San Francisco Examiner
What the Backlash Over Alvin Bragg’s “Day One Memo” Gets Wrong Joshua Perry, Slate
Will Texas Re-Elect America’s Craziest Attorney General? Corbin Barthold, The Bulwark
Deputizing gone wild: Federal task forces give state and local cops ridiculously broad immunity Nick Sibilla, USA Today
A sheriff’s office in California makes a recruiting pitch to LA’s unvaccinated deputies. Eduardo Medina, New York Times
More than 50% of NJ corrections workers remain unvaccinated hours before mandated deadline Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor
Riskiest place for COVID-19? Jails and prisons, advocates say Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press
Inmates at Oregon’s only federal prison report dire medical care Conrad Wilson, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Prisoners allege forced labor violates Colorado’s anti-slavery law Allison Sherry, Colorado Public Radio
DC jail settles lawsuit over inmate covid conditions by ACLU, Public Defender Service Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post
California Will Close Death Row at San Quentin. The Next Steps Are More Complicated Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Mary Franklin Harvin, Kate Wolffe, and Alan Montecillo, KQED
‘Law & Order’ Is Having an Identity Crisis Pete Tosiello, New York Times