PM Stories
The Imprisoner’s Dilemma Sarah Holder, Bloomberg
NSA leaker Reality Winner among 500 women with coronavirus at Texas federal prison Kay Jones, Jamiel Lynch, and Nicole Chavez, CNN
COVID-19 sweeps through another Kentucky prison, killing 3 and infecting 182 John Cheves, Lexington Herald Leader
New COVID-19 outbreaks reported at two Colorado prisons, Boulder County Jail Meg Wingerter, Denver Post
Prison officials turned down free COVID-19 testing for San Quentin Brooks Jarosz, KTVU
The coronavirus is keeping Texas prisoners who’ve been approved for parole behind bars Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Slowdowns, Disruptions Hobble Nation’s Courts During Pandemic Ted Gest, The Crime Report
‘Purpose of jail has gotten muddled’: Michigan lawmakers propose changes to justice system Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press
Virginia Democrats vow sweeping changes in criminal justice Alan Suderman and Denise Lavoie, AP News
Supreme Court Deals Major Blow To Felons’ Right To Vote In Florida Nina Totenberg, NPR
Two Trump Judges Broke Ethics Rules to Stop Up to 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Pressure builds to remove justices in Florida felon vote case Dara Kam, Tampa Bay Times
She Spent Nearly Four Years In Prison. Now She’s Running For Congress. Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Huffington Post
New evidence discovered in 1987 murder case could exonerate death row inmate, lawyers say Adam Tamburin, Nashville Tennessean
AM Stories
America Gets an Interior Ministry David A. Graham, The Atlantic
Federal Agents, Local Streets: A ‘Red Flag’ In Portland Gillian Flaccus, Huffington Post
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds? Police Unions. Kelly Weill and Winston Ross, Daily Beast
‘Blue Lives Matter’ and ‘Defund the Police’ Clash in the Streets Juliana Kim and Michael Wilson, New York Times
94% of Americans say it’s time for police reform Marguerite Ward, Business Insider
San Francisco Voters Will Decide On Abolishing Mandatory Staffing Levels For Police Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal
Minnesota lawmakers pass sweeping package of police accountability measures Briana Bierschbach, Minneapolis Star Tribune
10 Ways To Reduce Our Reliance On Policing And Make Our Communities Safer For Everyone Alex S. Vitale, The Appeal
One Roadblock to Police Reform: Veteran Officers Who Train Recruits Simone Weichselbaum, The Marshall Project
Minneapolis Police Experience Surge of Departures in Aftermath of George Floyd Protests John Eligon, New York Times
Hennepin County judge lifts gag order in George Floyd criminal case Mohamed Ibrahim, Twin Cities Pioneer Press