PM Stories
What’s Keeping Thousands in Prison During COVID-19 Taryn A. Merkl and Brooks Weinberger, Brennan Center for Justice
Letters From ICE Detainees Expose Desperate Prison Conditions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Cora Currier, The Intercept
A Rare Look Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Draws Legal Threats Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times
Some 2,000 inmates could be eligible for parole if MS governor signs prison reform bill Jimmie E. Gates, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Early Jail Releases During Pandemic Didn’t Lead to Crime Spike: Study Nancy Bilyeau, The Crime Report
It’s long past time to let incarcerated citizens vote Lucy Lang, Washington Post
LeBron James joins push to turn out ex-felon vote in Florida Gary Fineout, Politico
Honolulu’s Prosecutor Race Could Flip Hawaii’s Punitive Culture Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal
Where Honolulu’s Prosecutor Candidates Stand On Criminal Justice Reform Christina Jedra, Honolulu Civil Beat
New Orleans DA Leon Cannizzaro says he won’t run again, ending era and controversial career Matt Sledge and John Simerman, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Chicago City Council Votes To Partially Reform Its Notoriously Harsh Vehicle Impound Program CJ Ciaramella, Reason
In Stockton, a Powerful Program to Prevent Violence (California) Betty Márquez Rosales, New York Times
Witnesses to the Execution Keri Blakinger and Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project
A Half-Century Later, Police Identify a Homicide Suspect and His Victim Michael Levenson, New York Times
AM Stories
Minnesota Governor Signs Floyd-Inspired Police Reform Bill Andy Monserud, Courthouse News
This City Stopped Sending Police to Every 911 Call Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project
Baltimore’s Violence Interrupters Confront Shootings, the Coronavirus, and Corrupt Cops Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg, The Intercept
In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police’s Coordination With Federal Officers Arun Gupta, The Intercept
Judge Rejects Oregon’s Bid to Stop Federal Agents in Unmarked Cars Arresting Protesters Daniel Politi, Slate
The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland Ken Klippenstein, The Nation
Philadelphia’s Top Prosecutor Is Prepared to Arrest Federal Agents Brentin Mock, Bloomberg
Is It Time to Defund the Department of Homeland Security? Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker
What It’s Like To Work in the Portland Jail During the George Floyd Protests Nancy Rommelmann, Reason
“All of Us Inside Have Cried Out” Michael J. Moore, The Marshall Project
True Crime Podcasts at the Intersection of Race Phoebe Lett, New York Times