PM Stories
To Protect and Serve, or Pilfer and Steal? Matt Ford, New Republic
New York’s Latest Bail Law Changes Explained Taryn A. Merkl, Brennan Center for Justice
In historic ruling, Supreme Court says state jury verdicts in serious criminal cases must be unanimous David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court Adam Liptak, New York Times
After rioting shook Baltimore five years ago, some seeds of change were planted. Only a few took hold. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun
Oklahoma City Marks 25 Years Since America’s Deadliest Homegrown Attack Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times
Ouster of holdout juror gets Douglas County man new murder trial (Georgia) Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An ex-con teaches other former convicts how to live life outside prison walls Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times
The Innocence Files explores wrongful convictions. It’s the best kind of true crime. Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
AM Stories
‘Something Is Going to Explode’: When Coronavirus Strikes a Prison Janet Reitman, New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Testing America’s Commitment to People’s Constitutional Rights Joshua Matz, The Atlantic
California reports first inmate deaths related to the coronavirus Los Angeles Times
“I Don’t Want To Die Here!”: Older ICE Detainees Fear The Worst As The Coronavirus Spreads Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News
Amid rebukes over secrecy, Florida prison system begins to reveal ravages of coronavirus Samantha J. Gross and Ben Conarck, Miami Herald
After Inmate Deaths, Mississippi Faces Pressure To Reform Its Prisons Debbie Elliot and Walter Ray Watson, NPR
With coronavirus spreading, Maryland Gov. Hogan signs order for expedited release of hundreds of prisoners Luke Broadwater, Baltimore Sun
National Guard called to Marion prison as county coronavirus cases near 1,000 (Ohio) Cincinnati Enquirer
Michigan juvenile lifer who died of coronavirus in prison was weeks away from parole Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press
‘Don’t Let Us Die in Here’ The Atlantic