PM Stories
Oregon’s nonunanimous jury system struck down by US Supreme Court; could invalidate 100s of convictions Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, The Oregonian
A Brief Criminal History of the Mask Melissa Gira Grant, New Republic
A Shot in Hell (Nevada) Adam Weinstein, New Republic
Is Domestic Violence Rising During the Coronavirus Shutdown? Here’s What the Data Shows. Weihua Li and Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project
Murder at Sutton Place Christopher Bollen, Vanity Fair
‘A Tale of Two Countries’: Racial Disparity in Marijuana Arrests The Crime Report
In search of Inigo Philbrick, the disappearing art dealer Oliver Franklin-Wallis, GQ
Podcasts like The Thing About Pam are why I’ll never get tired of true crime Aja Romano, Vox
AM Stories
Let the People Go Joseph Margulies, Boston Review
“Everyone’s Coughing, Everyone’s Agitated” Julia Craven, Slate
Inside Rikers: An Account of the Virus-Stricken Jail From a Man Who Managed to Get Out Alleen Brown, The Intercept
Covid-19 and Criminal Justice: It’s Time to Suspend Fees and Fines Mike Crowley, Brennan Center for Justice
Judge rips feds over prison quarantine policies Josh Gerstein, Politico
Covid-19 Highlights the Need for Prison Labor Reform Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Lauren Seabrooks, Brennan Center for Justice
Prisons Launch “Absurd” Attempt to Detect Coronavirus in Inmate Phone Calls Akela Lacy, Alice Speri, Jordan Smith, and Sam Biddle, The Intercept
73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus Bill Chappell and Paige Pfleger, NPR
‘It’s horrible’: how the US deep south’s prisons exacerbate the pandemic Sophie Kasakove, The Guardian
Despite probation’s support, LA County blocks at-risk offender’s releases amid coronavirus James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Sick, elderly and fearing coronavirus: Life inside Fort Worth’s women’s federal prison Mark Dent and Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram