America’s frozen gun debate Sean Illing, Vox
Gun violence is America’s way of life – and death Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Why Are Mass Shooting Events Increasing? Kent Bausman, The Crime Report
California has toughest US gun laws. After Sacramento shooting, what else can lawmakers do? Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee
Study Shows San Francisco Crime Rates Considerably Lower Compared to Sacramento, Where Tough-On-Crime Policies Failing Ankita Joshi, Davis Vanguard
CA Police Data Shows ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Counties Experience Higher Crime Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
The Wrong Prosecutors Are Being Recalled Lara Bazelon, Slate
Preventing gun violence takes more than police Howard Henderson and Denise Brown, Brookings
The Supreme Court’s Surprisingly Great Decision Against Lying Cops and Prosecutors Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Supreme Court makes it easier to sue police when criminal charges are dropped Pete Williams, NBC News
WTF happened to “Defund the police”? Author Alex Vitale on Ted Cruz and his “McCarthy moment” Chauncey Devega, Salon
How Policymakers Are Twisting ‘Defund the Police’ into ‘Refund the Police’ The Takeaway
‘Refunding’ police isn’t working in California or anywhere else Adam Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
NY bail law fight emblematic of Democrats’ debate on crime Michelle Price, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
No End in Sight Angel Argueta, Inquest
How the Drug War Dies Maia Szalavitz, The Nation
House passes marijuana legalization bill (again), but with no clear path forward Natalie Fertig, Politico
Legalized Pot Was Supposed to Help Build Black Wealth in Los Angeles. It Failed. Amanda Chicago Lewis, New Republic
Prison-to-pot farms confront legacy of war on drugs Jordan Winters, NBC News
Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head Zoe Cormier, The Nation