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PM Stories Whistleblower Alleges ‘Medical Neglect,’ Questionable Hysterectomies Of ICE Detainees Rachel Treisman, NPR Reports Of ICE’s Forced Sterilizations Are Nothing New In America Angelina Chapin, New York Magazine ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident Lomi Kriel, ProPublica A Simple Way for Congress to Hold ICE Accountable Matt Ford, New Republic Congress should support independent oversight of federal prisons Kevin Ring, The Hill 2 dead of virus at US prison where executions are scheduled Michael Balsamo, AP News To stop viral spread in prisons, fix reentry Editorial Board, Star-Ledger The Supreme Court must step in...

PM Stories Conviction, Imprisonment, and Lost Earnings: How Involvement with the Criminal Justice System Deepens Inequality Terry-Ann Craigie, Ames Grawert, and Cameron Kimble, Brennan Center for Justice The Decision Upholding Florida’s Jim Crow-Style Poll Tax Is an Affront to Democracy Perry Grossman and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Oregon prisoners report ‘inhumane’ conditions following fire evacuations, transfers Jayati Ramakrishnan, The Oregonian Oregon’s inmate transfers due to wildfires ‘did not go as smoothly’ as intended, state concedes Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian ‘Don’t let me die’: Inside the Alabama prison system’s COVID-19 quarantine ward Connor Sheets, AL.com Florida to resume visitation soon, despite highest monthly COVID-19 death toll...

PM Stories Ex-Felons in Florida Must Pay Fines Before Voting, Appeals Court Rules Patricia Mazzei, New York Times Federal appeals court blocks hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees from registering to vote Lori Rozsa, Washington Post The expensive burden of parole, probation unjustly places people in a second prison Jessica Jackson, USA Today Sitting ducks: COVID threatens many NY prisoners; why won’t Cuomo grant more clemency? Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News Virginia prison has 407 COVID-19 cases, two new deaths San Francisco Chronicle “A Silent Pandemic”: Nurse at ICE Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Dangers José...

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: A piece from Politico focuses on felon voting rights. In recent years, many states have moved to restore the vote to people with felony records, creating a pool of as many as two million newly eligible voters ahead of the November election. The result means that a significant number of people with firsthand knowledge of the criminal justice system will regain their right to vote at a moment when law and order, police brutality, public safety and race are dominating the...

PM Stories Oregon fires: evacuated prisoners sleep on floor in packed Covid-19 hotspot Sam Levin, The Guardian Sixth Oregon inmate dies after positive coronavirus test Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian ‘We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls’: Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster Patrick Michels and Laura C. Morel, Reveal ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to DC protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed. Antonio Olivo and Nick Miroff, Washington Post Missouri Attorney General’s Office Pushes to Keep Innocent People in Prison Emily Hoerner, The Appeal Long delays for justice in Cook County: ‘I’m not at peace,’ mother of murder victim...

PM Stories Trump’s Execution Spree Continues at Federal Killing Ground in Indiana Liliana Segura, The Intercept When Asthma in Jail Becomes a Death Sentence Michael Barajas, Texas Observer Alabama’s ‘Vending Machine Justice’ Victims Are Living ‘Like Livestock’ Beth Shelburne, Daily Beast New York Watchdogs Lack Data to Track Judges’ Compliance With Bail Reform Steven Yoder, The Appeal Cuomo’s Solitary Confinement ‘Overhaul’ Delayed Another Year Rosa Goldensohn and Reuven Blau, The City Some, but not all, felons win back the right to vote in NC 2020 elections Will Doran, Raleigh News & Observer Illinois, California Lead 50-State Ranking of Reentry Progress Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report Growing Coalition...