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PM Stories Federal prisons reach grim milestone: 100 inmate deaths from coronavirus Clare Hymes, CBS News Florida prison COVID spike: ‘They are just issuing death sentences’ Samantha J. Gross, Tampa Bay Times ‘Free them all’: Protesters chained to California governor’s home as coronavirus deaths mount Desert Sun COVID-19 Isn’t the Only Humanitarian Crisis Inside US Prisons Heather Schoenfeld, Undark Routine Beatings of Inmates in Alabama Prisons Go Ignored, US Says Neil Vigdor, New York Times Your Local Jail May Be A House of Horrors Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project My sister Layleen Polanco died alone in Rikers. Solitary confinement is torture. Melania Brown, NBC News How COVID-19...

PM Stories Decarceration and Crime During COVID-19 ACLU Step Up Investigations of Prisons, Prosecutors Told Michael Gelb, The Crime Report Inside San Quentin prison, you sit and wait until COVID-19 comes for you Joe Garcia, Washington Post As COVID-19 Ravages California’s Death Row, the State Attorney General Fights to Keep It Packed Lara Bazelon, Slate Why NYS is releasing so few inmates during the pandemic Natasha Haverty, NPR ‘It’s apparent that they’re failing’: As Florida inmate deaths soar, families feel dread Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald No Masks, No Gloves, a Single Room for Sleeping – Detainees Describe Life In ICE Detention During the Pandemic Valerie...

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...

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: WNYC’s The Takeaway podcast offers a moderated discussion between five prominent voices in law enforcement, advocacy, and academia, tackling the current policing crisis, pathways to reform, and the future of American law enforcement. In a piece for the New York Times, a Black veteran police officer outlines a modest proposal: “Defund the police. But then re-fund them, better.” And a piece from the San Jose Mercury News focuses on the Bay Area, offering a case study for two different approaches to...

PM Stories DOJ Watchdog Probing Federal Response To Protests In Portland, DC Ryan J. Reilly, Huffington Post How Trump’s Use of Federal Forces in Cities Differs From Past Presidents Emily Badger, New York Times Break Up the Department of Homeland Security Fred Kaplan, Slate The federal crackdown in Portland is ‘legal.’ That’s the problem with it. Garrett M. Graff, Washington Post There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a White-Collar Criminal Ankush Khardori, New Republic The Hidden Curve: Estimating the Spread of COVID-19 among People in ICE Detention Dennis Kuo, Noelle Smart, Zachary Lawrence, and Adam Garcia, Vera Institute of Justice Watchdog finds flawed virus...

PM Stories The Imprisoner’s Dilemma Sarah Holder, Bloomberg NSA leaker Reality Winner among 500 women with coronavirus at Texas federal prison Kay Jones, Jamiel Lynch, and Nicole Chavez, CNN COVID-19 sweeps through another Kentucky prison, killing 3 and infecting 182 John Cheves, Lexington Herald Leader New COVID-19 outbreaks reported at two Colorado prisons, Boulder County Jail Meg Wingerter, Denver Post Prison officials turned down free COVID-19 testing for San Quentin Brooks Jarosz, KTVU The coronavirus is keeping Texas prisoners who’ve been approved for parole behind bars Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune Slowdowns, Disruptions Hobble Nation’s Courts During Pandemic Ted Gest, The Crime Report ‘Purpose of jail has gotten...