The jail rethink we really need: Other places have a saner way to handle the mentally ill cycling in and out of lockup Cheryl Roberts, New York Daily News
Once known for ‘three strikes’ law, California is now embracing criminal justice reform Gabrielle Canon, USA Today
Ohio went around drugmaker restrictions on executions despite warnings Marty Schladen, The Columbus Dispatch
Tennessee’s Voter Restoration Gauntlet Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project
Complaints Against NYPD Officers on the Rise Ben Chapman, Wall Street Journal
Beto O’Rourke proposes ‘drug war justice grants’ for marijuana offenders David Siders, Politico
The rape kit ‘backlog’ narrative lets police off the hook Jennifer Braceras, Boston Globe
How many people in your state go to local jails every year? Wanda Bertram and Alexi Jones, Prison Policy Initiative
Prosecutor: Man charged in killings of 4 women in Detroit Corey Williams, Associated Press
Oregon attorney general: Supreme Court ruling could invalidate ‘1,000s of convictions’ Whitney Woodworth, Salem Statesman Journal
East LA Sheriff’s Deputies File Suit Claiming Harassment, Violence By ‘Banditos’ Clique Frank Stoltze, LAist
Has the Mystery of Skyjacker DB Cooper Finally Been Solved? A TV Newsman’s Obsessive Quest Gary Baum, Hollywood Reporter