The Bleak Truth Behind My ‘Inspiring’ Path From Oakland to Yale Akintunde Ahmad, The Atlantic
Do Cash Rewards For Crime Tips Work? Cheryl Corley, NPR
Trump administration exploring police crackdown on homeless people (California) Sam Levin, The Guardian
US court: Media should be able to hear Arizona executions Jonathan Cooper, Washington Post
When Prosecutors Bury NYPD Officers’ Lies George Joseph and Ali Winston, Gothamist
Kamala Harris, Police Shootings and ‘Safety’ James Doyle, The Crime Report
New Parent Charged in College-Admissions Cheating Case Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz, Wall Street Journal
Exploring the intersection of sports and criminal justice reform Sean Hurd, The Undefeated
Cuyahoga County Jail officers attacked, threatened to kill inmate who interviewed with US Marshals, lawsuit says (Ohio) Adam Ferrise, Cleveland.com
Reports suggested that Downtown Pittsburgh had a crime wave this summer. But it didn’t. What actually happened? Ryan Deto, Pittsburgh City Paper
3 Georgia Teenagers Fatally Shot in Attempted Robbery, Authorities Say Sandra Garcia, New York Times
When true crime takes the stage: Opera Philadelphia premieres ‘Denis & Katya’ Alexandra Svokos, ABC News
Was it suicide or murder? True crime podcast ‘Culpable’ looks at death of Mississippi man Wilton Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger