PM Stories
Punishment by Pandemic (Arkansas) Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker
Birmingham District Attorney Says Alabama Man Who Has Spent Over Two Decades on Death Row Should Get New Trial Lauren Gill, The Appeal
Why did the US Supreme Court let Missouri execute Walter Barton? It’s a mystery Dylan Hosmer-Quint, Kansas City Star
Second Tennessee execution stayed over coronavirus concerns; Byron Black’s date set for April 2021 Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean
Florida grand juries are still suspended, stalling murder cases, police shooting probes David Ovalle, Miami Herald
Minnesota grants state’s first posthumous pardon to black man in 1920 case that led to lynchings CBS News
Law Professor On Misdemeanor Offenses And Racism In The Criminal System Christianna Silva, NPR
Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars Adria Watson, The Marshall Project
Jails, Justice and Mental Health Dane Stallone, The Crime Report
AM Stories
When It Works to ‘Defund the Police’ Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Calls to Defund Police Gain Traction Across US Michael Gelb, The Crime Report
Cities May Have No Choice But to Defund the Police Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
The Police’s “Sheepdog” Problem Jasper Craven, New Republic
Do Police Officers Make Schools Safer or More Dangerous? Dana Goldstein, New York Times
Minnesota governor endorses package of sweeping police changes Reis Thebault, Washington Post
Louisville passes ban on no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor’s death Justin Carissimo and Audrey McNamara, CBS News
Free Food, Free Speech and Free of Police: Inside Seattle’s ‘Autonomous Zone’ Mike Baker, New York Times
Freeing Protest From the Language Police John Patrick Leary, New Republic
Unbundle the Police Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
How to Change Lethal Force Rules for Police Austin Sarat, The Bulwark