Crime Story Daily

PM Stories COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say Tyler Hicks, Truthout The Trump Administration Is Getting Sued Over COVID Exploding in Prisons Emma Ockerman, Vice Murphy signs bill to release thousands of NJ prisoners early beginning the day after Election Day Blake Nelson, NJ Advance Media San Quentin must release or transfer half its prisoners because of lack of COVID care, court rules Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle COVID-19 has infected more than 2,900 people in Wisconsin’s prisons. Should certain inmates be released to stop the spread? Chris Mueller, Appleton Post-Crescent ‘I signed up for a jail sentence, not...

PM Stories These 3 propositions could have a big impact on California’s criminal justice system George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Prop 20’s Justice Reform Changes Would Send Disproportionate Numbers Of Californians Of Color Into Lockup, Says Report Taylor Walker, Witness LA Op-Ed: Polly Klaas was our sister. We don’t want unjust laws to be her legacy Jess Nichol and Annie Nichol, Los Angeles Times Your Guide to 30 Sheriff and Prosecutor Elections That Could Challenge Mass Incarceration Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal Coronavirus cases in jail, criminal justice reform key issues in Dallas County sheriff race Nic Garcia, Dallas Morning News New Prosecutors See Justice, Not...

PM Stories The Federal Death Penalty Returns Scott Shackford, Reason US Schedules First Execution of a Woman in Nearly 70 Years Marie Fazio, New York Times The Hidden Cruelty of Trump’s Executions Liliana Segura, The Intercept Dying Inside: The Hidden Crisis in America’s Jails Peter Eisler, Linda So, Jason Szep, Grant Smith, and Ned Parker, Reuters Profiting from prisoners Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post Life Without Parole for Kids Is Cruelty With No Benefit Brandon L. Garrett, The Atlantic Cleaning Up Criminal Records, and Rebalancing the Scales of Justice Patrick Jackson Keough, Legal Intelligencer Addressing systemic inequities in DC must include getting reentry right Jack Brown,...

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: Pieces from KQED and the Brennan Center focus on Prop. 25, California’s upcoming referendum to eliminate cash bail. Through Prop. 25, voters will decide whether to uphold a law known as SB-10, which would end cash bail in California, or to keep the current system as it is. The choice is more complicated than it might seem; while the elimination of cash bail – an unfair system that punishes the poor – is appealing, some criminal justice advocates argue that the...

PM Stories How Black Lives Matter reshaped the race for Los Angeles’ top prosecutor Sam Levin, The Guardian Prop. 20 sparks debate over effects of criminal justice reform in California Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times In Los Angeles, murder is back. Now what? Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Chicago’s Gun Violence Plan Looks Good on Paper, Prevention Leaders Say. Can the City Pull It Off? Lakeidra Chavis, The Trace Florida acts to remove felons from voter rolls as election looms Gary Fineout, Politico Rural Jails Reel as US Coronavirus Cases Surpass 8 Million Lucy Tompkins, Maura Turcotte, and Libby Seline, New York Times COVID-19 outbreak infects...

PM Stories The Heartlessness of Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Editorial: What a Justice Barrett might mean for the 2nd Amendment Los Angeles Times Coalition of prosecutors, attorneys general across US vows not to enforce antiabortion laws Tom Jackman, Washington Post Why Private Prisons Are Spending a Fortune on 2020 Republican Candidates Alexander Lekhtman, Filter Magazine Changes ‘Urgently Needed’ on COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails, Experts Say The Crime Report A Super-Spreader Jail Keeps Sparking COVID Outbreaks Across the US Keegan Hamilton, Vice News Prison Labor During Pandemic Fuels Calls for New Constitutional Amendment Nancy Bilyeau, The Crime Report Florida’s prison population lowest in 15 years...