Who’s Looking for Hawaii’s Missing Girls? Frances Nguyen, New Republic
Why Lauren Smith-Fields’s Friends Turned to TikTok Lola Fadulu, New York Times
If the Kids Had Been White, Would Any of This Have Happened? Karim Doumar, ProPublica
Prosecutors Show Voluminous Evidence of Racism by Arbery Murderers Tariro Mzezewa and Richard Fausset, New York Times
The slurs and texts of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers reflect the persistent racism in our society Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Two Teenagers Were Fighting. Only the Black One Was Handcuffed. Azi Paybarah, New York Times
Amir Locke’s Killing Is a Tragic Sign for Progress of Police Reforms Fola Akinnibi, Bloomberg
Eric Adams Proposes a $98 Billion Budget With No Cuts for NYPD Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times
They Wanted to Roll Back Tough-on-Crime Policies. Then Violent Crime Surged. Astead W. Herndon, New York Times
Los Angeles DA modifies policy on juvenile cases in wake of controversy James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Kids of color are disproportionately punished in the Harris County juvenile justice system, a study shows Caroline Love, Houston Public Media
Alice Sebold case: How race and incompetence doomed Anthony Broadwater to prison Douglass Dowty and Tim Knauss, Syracuse.com
Inmates from DC, who are mostly Black, face worse prison conditions, lawsuit says Rachel Weiner and Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post
Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement Matthew Azzano, The Marshall Project
Call solitary confinement what it is: Torture Editorial Board, Washington Post
Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system Michael Balsamo and Michael R. Sisak, AP News
New Pardon Board Official Wants to Expand Clemency in Pennsylvania, Where Thousands Are Sentenced to Die in Prison Daniel Nichanian, Bolts Magazine
Governor’s Council commutes first-degree murder sentences for first time in 25 years Shelley Murphy, Boston Globe