Botham Jean, Amber Guyger and the Delusion of Forgiveness Anne Branigin, The Root
Lawyer Sentenced to One Month in Prison in College-Admissions Case Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal
Parents Paid to Open College Doors. Now They’re Spending to Limit Prison Time. Kate Taylor, New York Times
Two Prosecutors Were Shaped by 1980s Los Angeles. Now They Have Opposing Views on Criminal Justice. Tim Arango, New York Times
George Gascon resigns as San Francisco DA, signaling progressive challenge to Jackie Lacey James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Judge Orders NYPD To Produce Fare Evasion Data Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist
Subway Surveillance Cameras Turned Toward the Homeless (New York) Yoav Gonen, The City
How to End the Era of Mass Supervision David Muhammad and Vincent Schiraldi, The Chronicle of Social Change
You can now track the Philly criminal justice system in real time Max Marin, Billy Penn
I Killed My Wife. Now I Want to Help Prevent Domestic Violence. Daniel Adams, The Marshall Project
Georgia Dignity Act, protecting incarcerated women, is now the law in Georgia Robin Kemp, News Daily
With alternatives stretched and neighbors angry, Seattle police return to arresting sex workers David Kroman, Crosscut
True crime fails when it treats trauma as entertainment. But there’s a better way. Amanda Knox with Christopher Robinson, NBC News
How Mary Roberts Rinehart, Queen of the Mystery Novel, Was Very Nearly Murdered Sarah Weinman, CrimeReads
Undercover police officers in theaters as Warner Bros.’ ‘Joker’ opens Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post