PM Stories
Murders Are Rising. Blaming a Party Doesn’t Add Up. Jeff Asher, New York Times
Fact of the Day: Crime Is Still Falling in the United States Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Chicago Unveiling Sweeping Two-Year Anti-Violence Plan The Crime Report
The littlest witnesses to DC’s gun violence inspire an initiative aimed at stopping it Theresa Vargas, Washington Post
The racist anti-vote effort by Florida Republicans hits a new low Editorial Board, Washington Post
COVID-19 cases spike at two federal prisons in Minnesota Mary Lynn Smith and Jeremy Olson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Half of all Folsom Prison inmates have caught COVID-19, with 1 dead, California authorities say Vincent Moleski, Sacramento Bee
A jury sentenced him to 74 years in prison. Some now say it wasn’t their choice. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post
Might a notable celebrity endorsement help move a notable criminal justice reform ballot initiative toward passage in Oklahoma? Sentencing Law and Policy
When a Prison Abolitionist Is a Victim of Sexual Assault Ayelet Waldman, The Atlantic
Prison Scholar and Activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore on the Case for Abolition Mina Kim, KQED
A New Exhibition Features the Hopes – and Artwork – of Rikers Island Prisoners David C. Kaufman, Architectural Digest
AM Stories
The Empty Facts of the Breonna Taylor Decision ZZ Packer, The New Yorker
Correcting the misinformation about Breonna Taylor Radley Balko, Washington Post
Ballistics don’t support AG Cameron’s claim Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend shot officer Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal
The Only Witness Who Heard Police Announce Themselves at Breonna Taylor’s Door Changed His Story Roberto Ferdman, Belle Cushing, and Ani Ucar, Vice News
I’m a former prosecutor. The charge in Breonna Taylor’s death is pathetically weak. Paul Butler, Washington Post
‘This Is Breonna Taylor’s Home’: Scenes From Louisville Claire Lampen, New York Magazine
How Private Black Tragedy Shapes American Politics Teresa Wiltz, Politico
Since 2015: 48 Black Women Killed by the Police. And Only 2 Charges. Alisha Haridasani Gupta, New York Times
Police are using the law to deny the release of records involving use of force, critics claim Hannah Knowles, Mark Berman, and Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post
QAnon Is Attracting Cops Ali Breland, Mother Jones
Just prosecuting police officers won’t make us safe. Here’s what’s needed. Christy E. Lopez, Washington Post
The Growing Movement to Send Counselors – Not Cops – to Mental Health Crises Jennifer Mascia, The Trace
The Precipitous Drop of Police Traffic Stops in Minneapolis Sarah Holder, Rachael Dottle, and Marie Patino, Bloomberg CityLab
One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change Karen Rothmyer, The Nation
Trump Attacked Rochester Protesters. Not All Local Republicans Agree. Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley, New York Times