Ground Zero for Criminal Justice Reform The American Prospect
Another Black man killed by police: When is enough enough? Editorial Board, Washington Post
Tough-on-crime rhetoric of the ‘90s is back. Police reform must be a part of it. Isaac Bailey, The State
Instead of “Tough on Crime” Policies, California Could Fund Better Solutions Tamisha Torres-Walker, Yes! Magazine
The Superpredator Myth Did a Lot of Damage. Courts Are Beginning to See the Light. James Forman Jr. and Kayla Vinson, New York Times
Chaos at Rikers Could Lead to Federal Court Control, US Attorney Says Jonah E. Bromwich and Jan Ransom, New York Times
Bid to end Louisiana’s death penalty fails in Senate committee William Taylor Potter, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
US criminal justice system enters dark age with SC firing squad Ja’han Jones, MSNBC
Death row inmate facing execution this week has appeal denied despite new evidence NBC News
Supreme Court Rejects Case on Juror Said to Harbor Racial Bias Adam Liptak, New York Times
A Racist Juror Helped Send a Black Man to Death Row. Why Doesn’t SCOTUS Care? Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Justice Department works to curb racial bias in deciding who’s released from prison Carrie Johnson, NPR
Fire Scientists Testify in Support of Claude Garrett’s Bid for Freedom Liliana Segura, The Intercept
California man wrongly convicted of murder is exonerated after 32 years in prison Los Angeles Times
Righting wrongs: How Joyce Watkins was exonerated in court CBS News