PM Stories
The Ghoulish, Bipartisan Tradition of Death at the Southern Border Hilary Beaumont, New Republic
A Deportation Nightmare in the Bronx Eric Lach, The New Yorker
America’s Immigration System Is a COVID Superspreader Eli M. Cahan, Scientific American
Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as COVID Rages Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times
Families of prisoners hospitalized with COVID-19 say they’re not notified until too late Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times
We Asked People Behind Bars How They Feel About Getting Vaccinated Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project
Of Louisiana state prison inmates now eligible for COVID vaccine, 85% have opted in Lea Skene, The Advocate
Why are thousands of inmates being released early from prison in NC? Savannah Levins, WCNC
Biden’s secret weapon for criminal justice reform German Lopez, Vox
A Massive Criminal Justice Reform Bill Is Now Law In Illinois. What Happens Next? DeAsia Paige and Kelsey Landis, St. Louis Public Radio
California Supreme Court Rules Teens Under 16 Can’t Be Tried as Adults Nathan Solis, Courthouse News
New Orleans DA Jason Williams granting new trials to 22 convicted by split juries Matt Sledge, NOLA.com
How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition Kashmir Hill, New York Times
Witnessing executions: Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Frank Green reflects on more than 30 years of covering the death penalty Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch
How ‘The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Misses the Real Story of Elisa Lam EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone
AM Stories
Mass shootings hit a record high in 2020. Can COVID-19 vaccines bring peace in 2021? Marco della Cava and Mike Stucka, USA Today
Can We Lower Urban Violence Without Police? Isidoro Rodriguez, The Crime Report
Push for police reform creates rift in Maryland’s Democratic caucus Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post
Defund the police? Ohio city backtracks on diverting money. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Christian Science Monitor
43 Cases, No Convictions: Prosecuting the Police Falters in New York Sarah Maslin Nir, Jonah E. Bromwich, and Benjamin Weiser, New York Times
How the release of Daniel Prude grand jury records could create new legal terrain in NY Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Maryland Senate committee signs off on criminal penalties for police officers who use excessive force Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun
Kentucky Senate passes bill to restrict no-knock warrants Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, AP News
Black Lives Matter-LA launches campaign against law enforcement unions David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times
Why a majority-minority panel backed Erika Shields to lead Louisville police Janelle Griffith, NBC News
The Violence Interrupter in the Mayor’s Office J. Brian Charles, The Trace
From cops to robbers: Read an excerpt from Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s ‘We Own This City’ Justin Fenton, Baltimore Sun
The Merit, Thrills, Boredom and Fear of Police Work Maurice Chammah, New York Times