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Crime Story Daily Highlights – Week 100

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: Slate reports another devastating weekend of gun violence in the US: between last Friday and Sunday, there were more than 400 shootings across the country, resulting in at least 150 deaths. These numbers come at a time when cities are struggling to respond to a widespread rise in gun violence. In New York, which has seen gun violence increase in some of its largest cities by more than 75%, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday declared a new state of emergency, committing...

Friday July 9, 2021

PM Stories The End of Mass Incarceration Is Within Reach Karl A. Racine and Amy Fettig, Newsweek From Bond Hearings, Court Fees To Ketamine – Colorado Has A Lot Of New Criminal Justice Laws Megan Verlee, Colorado Public Radio ‘More Respect and Dignity’: New Prison Reform Initiative Aims to Lower Indigenous Incarceration Jenna Kunze, Native News Online After pushback, a widely criticized mandatory minimum bill is on hold Katie Meyer, WHYY Biden Legal Team Divided on Scope of Rights of Guantánamo Detainees Charlie Savage and Carol Rosenberg, New York Times Clemency is rarely granted in Kansas. Advocates hope Gov. Laura Kelly is changing that. Andrew...

Thursday July 8, 2021

PM Stories The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old Alfred W. McCoy, The Nation Reversing the War on Drugs: A five-point plan John Hudak, Brookings What Bill Cosby’s Release Really Says About Getting a Conviction Overturned in America Janell Ross, Time Magazine The Cosby case shows that we don’t have rule of law. We have rule by prosecutor. Anne M. Coughlin, Washington Post What Will Alvin Bragg Mean for Manhattan? Thomas Hogan, City Journal Once incarcerated on Rikers Island, he’ll help New York City close jail Ryan W. Miller, USA Today The Trauma of Solitary: A Voice From the ‘Madhouse’ Jeremy Busby, The Crime Report ‘Treated...

Wednesday July 7, 2021

PM Stories Joe Biden Is Doing Nothing to Prevent Another Federal Execution Spree Austin Sarat, Slate A pause on the death penalty isn’t enough Editorial Board, Washington Post As the death penalty becomes less common, life imprisonment becomes more so Economist The Real Toll From Prison COVID Cases May Be Higher Than Reported Maura Turcotte, Rachel Sherman, Rebecca Griesbach, Ann Hinga Klein, Brendon Derr, and Timothy Williams, New York Times Philly jails are in crisis, and a tactic used during COVID-19 is the solution Editorial Board, Philadelphia Inquirer COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to address the problem?...

Tuesday July 6, 2021

PM Stories Virus cases are surging at crowded immigration detention centers in the US Maura Turcotte, New York Times Most inmates have had their COVID-19 shots – but their guards likely haven’t Amy Worden, Philadelphia Inquirer Incarcerated at home: The rise of ankle monitors and house arrest during the pandemic April Glaser, NBC News Ankle Monitors Tether Wearers to the Carceral System: Study Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report The Pandemic Proved We Don’t Need Bail Madison Pauly, Mother Jones Baltimore to Stop Prosecuting “Nonviolent” Crimes. Activists Say More Is Needed. Ella Fassler, Truthout Criminal justice changes in Virginia prompt debate over how prosecutors are funded by...

Monday July 5, 2021

PM Stories COVID-19 Recedes In Prisons, But Conditions Could Spell Future Outbreaks NPR Decreasing the Jail Population Doesn’t Mean Less Safety, New Study Finds Rayna Reid, Essence When Will Joe Biden Start Using His Clemency Powers? Zak Cheney-Rice, New York Magazine DOJ Suspends Federal Executions – But Activists Say Biden Should Go Further Chris Walker, Truthout Advocates Say the Biden Administration’s Execution Moratorium Doesn’t Go Far Enough Nathalie Baptiste, Mother Jones Alvin Bragg Set to Become Manhattan’s First Black District Attorney James D. Walsh, New York Magazine Former Incarceree Named First NYC Deputy Jail Commissioner The Crime Report Man serving life for water pistol robbery gets clemency...