American Targets Patricia Bellucci, The Nation
The Dangers of Vigilante ‘Justice’ Kim Crowder, The Crime Report
The Human Toll of Keeping Baltimore Safe J. Brian Charles, The Trace
California mass killing raises troubling questions over guns and domestic abuse The Guardian
The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence Christa Hillstrom, New York Times Magazine
How Melissa Lucio Went From Abuse Survivor to Death Row Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project
Is Texas Sending Melissa Lucio to Die for a Crime That Never Happened? Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith, The Intercept
A Good Man, At One Time Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic
Will executions continue in Oklahoma? Federal judge to decide after hearing from experts Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber Adam Liptak, New York Times
The Conservative and the Murderer Sam Adler-Bell, New Republic
The Who-Cares-If-You’re-Innocent Project Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
The Democrats’ crime conundrum The Guardian
Biden makes his midterm message clear: ‘Fund the police’ Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post
Biden Says ‘Fund the Police.’ Well, They Aren’t Exactly Hurting for Cash. Jamelle Bouie, New York Times
Kim Ogg Blames Rising Crime on Houston Judges. 14 of Her Prosecutors Are Vying to Unseat Them. Michael Hardy, Texas Monthly
Surge of public defenders heading to federal bench drives wedge at Senate Rose Wagner, Courthouse News Service
Omicron is creating new havoc in our criminal justice system Alberto Gonzales and Loretta Lynch, The Hill
As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out Meg Anderson and Huo Jingnan, NPR
The Violence at Rikers That’s Shrouded in Silence James Barron, New York Times
Incarcerated Organizers Are Resisting Amid Deteriorating Conditions Kelly Hayes, Truthout