Gun violence keeps supercharging America’s Second Amendment debate Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Why America overlooks those most hurt by gun violence: ‘Black people are seen as expendable’ Abené Clayton, The Guardian
Everyone has a theory of why crime is rising. This one doesn’t get discussed enough Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times
Crime upstages progressive priorities in Los Angeles mayor’s race Alexander Nieves and Lara Korte, Politico
After Years of Failure on Gun Control, Democrats Push More Police Funding Akela Lacy, The Intercept
Mayor calls for more psychiatric services after Brooklyn subway shooting Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian
A glimpse inside mental health crisis response teams as Chicago creates versions without cops Chip Mitchell, WBEZ
Sentencing Reform Divides Charlotte DA Race Lauren Gill, Bolts Magazine
Prison Officials Routinely Deny Hearings to Terminally Ill New Yorkers Victoria Law, Bolts Magazine
Compassion is hard to come by in Pennsylvania’s broken prison system. Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer
27 Years in Solitary Confinement The Daily (New York Times)
The High Price of ‘Justice’ Carey L. Biron, The Crime Report
Washington Ends Practice of Parents Paying for Their Child’s Incarceration Agueda Pacheco Flores, South Seattle Emerald
Incarcerated Women and High School Students Attend Class Together: ‘We’re All Americans in One Way or Another’ Juliet Schulman-Hall, Ms. Magazine
Formerly incarcerated people have become major voices for reforming a broken criminal justice system WGBH
The promise – and problem – of restorative justice Jerusalem Demsas, Vox