PM Stories
Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Record in Criminal Justice Cases Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Alia Nahra, Brennan Center for Justice
On Gun Laws, Barrett’s Philosophy Leaves Little Room for Public Safety Olivia Li, The Trace
Missing from 2020 Ballots: Proposals to Expand Gun Restrictions Jennifer Mascia, The Trace
Four States Could Legalize Marijuana Next Month Kaila Philo, The Appeal
Gov. Whitmer signs bills expanding criminal record expungement in Michigan Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press
COVID-19 Gives Us the Chance to Close Prisons. Here’s Why and How. Keith Humphreys, Washington Monthly
‘I Told Her I’ll Wear Two Masks’ Angelina Chapin, New York Magazine
Death Row’s Other Victims: Families of the Condemned Jodie Sinclair, The Crime Report
Curtis Flowers Is Home Free. District Attorney Doug Evans Is, Too. Orion de Nevers, Slate
‘Momma’s Not Stopping Until That Jail Goes Down’: The Family of Jamel Floyd, New York Man Who Died After Being Pepper Sprayed By Jail Guards, Speak Out Sanya Mansoor, Time
Short Story Finalist: ‘Solitary’ Dutch Simmons, Texas Observer
Project Dandelion exposes sexual assault crimes on Illinois college campuses. It was created by a high schooler. Christen A. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
AM Stories
Emboldened Far-Right Groups Challenge Cities, States Erika Bolstad, Stateline
As anti-police brutality protests continue, armed men without badges or uniforms sow fear Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Plot Against Gretchen Whitmer Shows the Danger of Private Militias Mary B. McCord, New York Times
The All-American Mind of a Militia Member Harel Shapira, New Republic
Alabama’s Ugly Secret: Police Dog Attacks Ashley Remkus and Challen Stephens, The Marshall Project
Stop-and-Frisk Never Really Ended. Now It’s Gone Digital. Alice Speri, The Intercept
Nothing to see at the BPD? Adrian Walker, Boston Globe
Texas police officer antagonized people in small town prior to shooting, residents say Arelis R. Hernández, Mark Berman, and Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post
Judge allows Derek Chauvin to live outside of Minnesota as he awaits trial in death of George Floyd Holly Bailey, Washington Post
Prosecutors want stiff sentences for ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s killing Rochelle Olson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
In a state known for ‘law and order,’ Texas Republicans struggle to make the message stick Tim Craig, Washington Post
Black Lives Matter launches a political action committee Maya King, Politico
Examining the Fraught Subject of Guns and Police RJ Young, New York Times
Getting to Freedom City Robin D. G. Kelley, Boston Review