PM Stories
Trump Fires US Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle Alan Feuer, Katie Benner, Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, William K. Rashbaum, Nicole Hong, and Benjamin Weiser, New York Times
In the crisis at Justice, impartial rule of law is on the line Stuart M. Gerson, Washington Post
Why Bill Barr Got Rid of Geoffrey Berman Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic
Incarcerated Women: Forgotten Victims of COVID-19 Krystin Roehl and Jesse Kelley, The Crime Report
Coronavirus Cases Skyrocket at Bay Area Prison After Inmate Transfers Madison Pauly, Mother Jones
As Use of Solitary Confinement Surges, Advocates Call for Releasing Prisoners Joshua Manson, The Appeal
No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice Kathryn Joyce, New Republic
States Are Putting Teenagers in Debt and Destroying Their Families Matthew Shaer, Slate
College Programs in Prisons Go Remote Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed
True Crime Thriller ‘Eugene’ Tackles Trans Issues in Black and White Ben Croll, Variety
Ottessa Moshfegh’s Latest Is a Murder Mystery, but Where’s the Body? Dwight Garner, New York Times
AM Stories
Defunding police and prisons: a primer Stephen F. Ostertag, The Lens
Judges Must Also Be Centered in Demands to Defund and Divest From Mass Criminalization Gina Clayton-Johnson, The Appeal
Philly budget deal cancels $19 million increase in police funding, moves another $14 million elsewhere Laura McCrystal, Philadelphia Inquirer
Portland City Council Votes to Cut $15 Million From Police Budget Jay Willis, The Appeal
Illinois Supreme Court rules older Chicago police misconduct records should remain available to public Jeremy Gorner, John Byrne, and Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune
Prosecutors charge police, push reforms amid Floyd protests Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Tarm, AP News
I Was Mayor of Minneapolis. I Know Why Police Reforms Fail. RT Rybak, The Atlantic
Congress Is Going to Have to Repeal Qualified Immunity Eric Schnurer, The Atlantic
The Police Can’t Shake Their Persecution Complex Libby Watson, New Republic
The ‘Warrior Cop’ Is a Toxic Mentality. And a Lucrative Industry. Alain Stephens, The Trace
In Minneapolis, Looking for Police Recruits Who Can Resist Warrior Culture John Eligon and Dan Levin, New York Times
One reason for police violence? Too many men with badges. Rosa Brooks, Washington Post
Rayshard Brooks Wanted the Criminal Justice System to Change Before He Was Fatally Shot by Police Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue
Not Just “Cops”: It’s Time to End the Entertainment Industry’s Anti-Black, Pro-Police Programming Rich Benjamin, The Intercept