PM Stories
Dismiss Minor Misdemeanors During the Pandemic Michele Hall, The Atlantic
‘Over-Enforcement’ During Pandemic Drives More Homeless into Jail Nancy Bilyeau, The Crime Report
Poor training, faulty thermometers hurt California prisons’ COVID-19 response, report says Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee
Nearly 200 Pardons Languish on Pennsylvania Governor’s Desk Joshua Vaughn, The Appeal
Greenville jail population increasing again as state stops processing prison inmates due to COVID-19 (South Carolina) Daniel J. Gross, Greenville News
Virus, fees hinder drive to register Florida felons to vote Terry Spencer, AP News
‘Words can’t explain how I feel’: Felons vote for first time since rights restoration C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald
The Militias Against Masks Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker
What do Boston Marathon bombing survivors want federal prosecutors to do next? David Abel, Laura Crimaldi, and Steve Annear, Boston Globe
Gun Violence Left a Mark on His Childhood. He Says People Like Him Should Lead Efforts to Reduce It. Ann Givens, The Trace
A rising basketball prodigy, a pandemic, a fatal shooting. The Semaj Miller story Emmanuel Morgan, Los Angeles Times
Killing the Truth Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone
Crime-Scene Photos Are Lizzie Borden’s Legacy Lindsey Fitzharris, Wall Street Journal
AM Stories
The movement to defund police has won historic victories across the US. What’s next? Sam Levin, The Guardian
Defund the police? It’s already happening thanks to the Covid-19 budget crunch Rebecca Rainey and Maya King, Politico
How to reform police liability without involving McConnell or Trump I Bennett Capers, John CP Goldberg, and Benjamin C Zipursky, Washington Post
6 steps to real, enduring police reform Tim Burgess, Seattle Times
Interest growing among police departments in training cops on how to intervene in police abuse Los Angeles Times
Maryland has a ‘unique moment’ to move critical police reforms forward, elected leaders say Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun
Record wave of deadly shootings hits US cities. More police aren’t the answer, activists say Trevor Hughes, USA Today
Failure of oversight: How dozens of officers kept their police certification despite convictions Gary A. Harki, Virginian-Pilot
The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse Eric Umansky and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
How Northern California’s Police Intelligence Center Tracked Protests Micah Lee, The Intercept
The Cop Was the Hero in One Viral Video. Another Told a Different Story. Nicholas Casey, New York Times
Mobile crisis units in the Philly area take strain off police when dealing with mental-health incidents Bethany Ao, Philadelphia Inquirer