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Prisons and jails comprise the largest COVID clusters in the United States Ericka Conant, Al Día
We learned many hard lessons from the tragic COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin prison Haiyan Ramirez Batlle and John Grant, Sacramento Bee
Congress must do more to protect people in prisons and jails and those re-entering the community Daniel Brown and Nkechi Taifa, Des Moines Register
Judge orders body cameras on guards at state prison, citing evidence of officers abusing inmates (California) Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
COVID-19 Intensifies Reentry For Better or Worse: Report Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report
Ohio’s prison population at its lowest since 2005 as coronavirus pandemic response continues Cory Shaffer, Cleveland.com
The Hunger Strikers of Pine Prairie Protesting Indefinite Detention by ICE Joe Penney, New York Review of Books
Native, Black people in North Dakota 4 times likelier to be on parole, probation or in prison than white people April Baumgarten, Inforum
Faulty Facial Recognition Led to His Arrest – Now He’s Suing Natalie O’Neill, Vice
Pa. Board of Pardons recommends clemency for 8 lifers, including 3 women Samantha Melamed, Philadelphia Inquirer
Righting a wrong – and rewriting a racist legacy Del Quentin Wilber, Los Angeles Times
The Day Malcolm X Was Killed Les Payne, The New Yorker
AM Stories
The Battle of Portland Sarah Jeong, New Republic
After summer of chaos and confrontation, Portland braces again for more unrest Faiz Siddiqui, Fenit Nirappil, and Mark Berman, Washington Post
‘You’re Not Allowed To Film’: The Fight To Control Who Reports From Portland Nancy Rommelmann, Reason
Right-wing protesters gather outside Portland, adding to tensions Samantha Schmidt, Fenit Nirappil, Abigail Hauslohner, and Tim Craig, Washington Post
DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico
Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement Michael German, Brennan Center for Justice
Police Unions Are Showing How They Really Feel About Racism and Brutality by Endorsing Trump Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate
‘Completely Exasperated’: Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Confronts Kenosha Edward-Isaac Dovere, The Atlantic
Rochester officials announce police reforms after death of Daniel Prude Doha Madani, NBC News
Will police be charged in Daniel Prude’s death? This evidence may decide Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Entrenched racist culture at heart of Portsmouth’s police department, officers and former chief say Gary A. Harki, Virginian-Pilot
Prosecutor Fights Cop’s ‘Bad Faith’ Bid To Usurp Authority In Confederate Statue Cases Ryan J. Reilly, HuffPost
In early-morning maneuver, Missouri Senate pushes through bill aimed at Gardner Jack Suntrup, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
There are now more police officers in Florida’s schools than nurses – and student arrests are rising Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Behind a father-and-son protest, a history of laughter and struggle Michael Laris, Washington Post