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Wednesday August 26, 2020

PM Stories The Shooting of Jacob Blake Is a Wake-Up Call David A. Graham, The Atlantic Amid independent inquiry of Jacob Blake’s shooting, advocates question Wisconsin’s police reviews Kim Bellware, Washington Post Kenosha, Wis., where a Black man was shot, has long delayed police body cameras Los Angeles Times When “Police Reform” Came to Kenosha, Wisconsin Melissa Gira Grant, New Republic Shot by cops, thwarted by judges and geography Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jackie Botts, and Jaimi Dowdell, Reuters Fired, but still a cop: How Washington state’s decertification process leaves troubled officers with their guns Mike Reicher, Seattle Times Behind the Portland Protests: A...

Tuesday August 25, 2020

PM Stories What We Know About the Shooting of Jacob Blake Molly Olmstead, Slate Wisconsin protesters rally for second night against ‘shocking and outrageous’ police shooting of Jacob Blake Jordan Culver, USA Today Fires in Kenosha Reflect Anger After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake Julie Bosman, New York Times “We have so much work to do”: One year later, how Elijah McClain’s death impacted his friends and catalyzed a movement Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post Deadly force behind the wheel Shaun Raviv and John Sullivan, Washington Post Do I Need To Call The Police? Michael Hobbes, HuffPost Violence Cannot Remedy Violence Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners,...

Monday August 24, 2020

PM Stories Wisconsin Police Shoot Jacob Blake in “Broad Daylight” Inae Oh, Mother Jones Kenosha Reels After Police Shooting and Night of Protest Julie Bosman, New York Times In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide: Which Protesters Should Go to Jail? Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times Tennessee adopts new law that could strip some protesters of voting rights Colby Itkowitz and Amy Gardner, Washington Post Texas put hundreds of hours into finding and arresting police brutality protesters. Lawyers call it a “witch hunt.” Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune As police overhaul bill lingers, unions flex their political muscles Milton J. Valencia, Boston Globe DA seeks bail...

Crime Story Daily Highlights – Week 54

This is a curated selection of highlights from Crime Story Daily this week. On the criminal justice policy front: New York Magazine examines the “historical irony” of a Biden-Harris ticket during a criminal-justice reckoning. With the inequities of prisons and policing under a national spotlight, both Biden and Harris have been criticized by progressives for their punitive records on criminal justice. But Biden’s ascension to the nomination, and his choice of running mate, suggest that, rather than being a liability for which candidates are punished, these records have "merely nudged them to make moderate entreaties in exchange for more influence...

Friday August 21, 2020

PM Stories ‘Severe inhumanity’: California prisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching fires Sam Levin, The Guardian COVID-19 outbreak at Folsom Prison spreads through 10% of inmates in two weeks Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times Nearly half the population at Michigan prison tests positive for COVID-19 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press ‘Who is going to man the prison if everyone tests positive?’ Corrections officer union warns of dual threat facing federal prisons Luke Barr, ABC News Coalition unveils DA platform aimed at ending mass incarceration in New Orleans Nicholas Chrastil, The Lens A criminal justice reckoning in Maryland Jill P. Carter, Washington Post Florida Inmates Serving...

Thursday August 20, 2020

PM Stories Coronavirus Death Toll from US Prisons and Jails Tops 1,000 Democracy Now! As Covid-19 cases in prisons climb, data on race remain largely obscured Eileen Guo, STAT As fire season bears down on thirsty California, incarcerated crews prepare to battle flames T. William Wallin, San Francisco Bay View California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps Ryan Sabalow and Jason Pohl, Sacramento Bee Prisoners Who Fight Wildfires in California: An Insider’s Look (2015) Eli Hager, The Marshall Project Released felons under supervision are barred from voting. Let them be heard. (North Carolina) Henderson Hill, Raleigh News and Observer Only Native...