Resuming Executions Puts US on the Wrong Side of History Nicole Austin-Hillery, Human Rights Watch
Barr’s talking points on the death penalty are misleading Hannah Cox, The Hill
For Trump and Barr, Executions Are a Statement Andrea Lyon, The Atlantic
Racist Is a Tough Little Word John McWhorter, The Atlantic
50 States of True Crime Tina Jordan and Ross MacDonald, New York Times
NY District Attorneys Formally Move to Strike Down Prosecutorial Watchdog Law Dan Clark, New York Law Journal
Congress to hold police misconduct hearings after petition from Al Sharpton Marisa Schultz and Aaron Feis, New York Post
As new US law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up Andy Sullivan Reuters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
District Attorneys Have Figured Out How To Turn Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Into Revenue Streams Tim Cushing, TechDirt
It Was My Job to Tell the Truth About Jails Robin Campbell, The Marshall Project
Restorative justice pilot program starts in August (New York) Bennett Loudon, New York Daily Record
St. Louis prosecutor agrees with defense on wrongful conviction; but is that enough? Emily Hoerner, Injustice Watch
Inmate released under ‘First Step Act’ says ‘I never believed I would die in prison’ Jon Schlosberg, ABC News
The ‘Total Anarchy’ of Wet Cops Josmar Trujillo, FAIR
Soaked Cops Want Respect, But Has De Blasio’s NYPD Earned It? Josmar Trujillo, Gothamist