PM Stories
Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest Champe Barton, J. Brian Charles, Jennifer Mascia, and Chip Brownlee, The Trace
Gun violence in America: The story of one day and 113 people shot Bonnie Berkowitz and Christine Loman, Washington Post
Gun laws were meant to ban private militants. Now, our hands are tied. Darrell A. H. Miller, Washington Post
Waiting To Be Thrown Out Gaby Del Valle, The Verge
Act now or coronavirus will sentence more prisoners to death, say experts Jessica Glenza, The Guardian
The FIRST STEP Act Has Reduced Prison Terms for More Than 7,000 People Jacob Sullum, Reason
The pandemic is boosting efforts to get the old out of prison The Economist
COVID-19 adds more challenges to reentry after prison: ‘It’s really a whole new game’ Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press
Fewer jailed and new arrests remain low, says report on Harris County’s bail system Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle
The Beto Effect: Transforming Houston’s Criminal Justice System Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
A Weapon for Extortion Long Ignored in Alabama Prisons: Cellphones Serge F. Kovaleski and Dan Barry, New York Times
Welcome to “Perception Gaps: Locked Up” Samantha Laine Perfas, Christian Science Monitor
AM Stories
Harris: ‘We do have 2 systems of justice in America’ Allie Bice, Politico
Eleventh hour action by California legislators on police reform: What passed – and didn’t Nico Savidge, East Bay Times
California devotes $30 million to aid parolees in pandemic Don Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle
California DA’s new policy to consider looters’ ‘needs’ before charging them Lia Eustachewich, New York Post
Murder charge of ex-San Diego County sheriff’s deputy first in state under new law Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune
NYC to Make Any Deadly Force, Used Wrongly, a Fireable Offense for Police Emilee Larkin, Courthouse News
Lawmakers Propose ‘Bo’s Law’ on Two Year Anniversary of Botham Jean’s Murder (Texas) Diana Zoga, NBC News
Curtis Flowers will finally be freed. Prosecutorial misconduct remains a problem. Vangela M. Wade, Washington Post
Can you trust the police to tell the truth? Reliability under scrutiny as cases tossed Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times
How Covid-19 Amplifies the Failures of Family Court Natalie Pattillo, New York Review of Books
Ohio governor delays more executions amidst drug shortage AP News