In Polarized Texas, Rare Accord: A Hispanic Mother Shouldn’t Be Executed J. David Goodman, New York Times
Texas death row prisoner Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
Melissa Lucio hopes to ‘prove my innocence’ after Texas court grants stay of execution Cady Stanton, USA Today
Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing Ariane de Vogue, CNN
Clark County district attorney candidates clash on death penalty, decriminalization Naoka Foreman, Nevada Independent
Showdown between reform and tough-on-crime policies in California attorney general’s race Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times
Can a conservative break through for California attorney general? Ben Christopher, Jefferson Public Radio
How Oregon’s Prison System Retaliated Against Its Most Effective Jailhouse Lawyer Jessica Schulberg, HuffPost
My poor decisions landed me in prison. Now I’m making the most of my second chance. Khalil A. Cumberbatch, USA Today
Abused in foster care, convicted of murder and a complex story of second chances Claudia Rowe, Crosscut
He Ran Marathons in Prison. Boston’s Was Easier. Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times
How four gangs in Watts brokered a historic peace treaty William J. Aceves, Los Angeles Times
What would it cost to reduce crime in Chicago? Andy Grimm, Chicago Sun-Times
Cities Want to Return to Prepandemic Life. One Obstacle: Transit Crime. Julie Bosman, Sophie Kasakove, Jill Cowan, and Richard Fausset, New York Times
Who’s Afraid of the Subway? Reeves Wiedeman, New York Magazine