What White Men Say in Our Absence Elaine Hsieh Chou, New York Magazine
Asian American Women Fight Back Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker
New York Asian hate crime spike puts pressure on new mayor Erin Durkin, Politico
As Adams Toughens on Crime, Some Fear a Return to ‘90s Era Policing Katie Glueck and Ashley Southall, New York Times
A Police Shooting in West Texas and a Mother’s Search for Answers Edgar Sandoval, New York Times
Why police reform is dead but not entirely buried Joel Mathis, The Week
First look: Biden to ask Congress to fund the police Hans Nichols, Axios
Biden budget proposal calls for increase in law enforcement spending Janelle Griffith, NBC News
Kathy Hochul Is Ready to Spend Millions on New Police Surveillance Chris Gelardi, The Intercept
Gov. Hochul’s Bail Plan Will Upend Years of Reform While Failing to Address Safety Carl Hamad-Lipscombe, City Limits
The Virginia Parole Board is too important for political plays Brett Tolman, Washington Post
The full Nebraska parole board appears at less than half of hearings. When members miss votes, fewer get paroled. Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press
Unfinished justice Boston Globe
A Sentence for Felony Murder – and the Consequences of Hope (2018) Adnan Khan, The Marshall Project
The country’s longest-running prison publication faces censorship Allison Salerno, Columbia Journalism Review
In their own words: Prisoners testify on solitary confinement bill Kelan Lyons, CT Mirror
Prison Pen Pals Chip Away at the Prison-Industrial Complex One Letter at a Time Meghan Krausch, Truthout
‘A Slow Motion Version of the Death Penalty’: Why Harvard Shouldn’t Invest In Prisons Hana M. Kiros, Harvard Crimson