PM Stories
Trump’s Cruel And Unusual Parting Gift: A Spree Of Federal Executions Melissa Jeltsen, HuffPost
Trump Prepares to Kill Brandon Bernard Even as Jurors Say His Life Should Be Spared Liliana Segura, The Intercept
‘A complete and clear disregard for life’: Family members say officials are not doing enough to protect prisoners from COVID-19 Brittany Brown, Mississippi Today
Overcrowding Is Fueling California’s Worst Active COVID-19 Prison Outbreak, Advocates Say Holly McDede, KQED
As New York Coronavirus Metrics Worsen, State Prisons See Outbreaks Ryan Tarinelli, New York Law Journal
COVID-19 Continues To Spread Through Michigan’s Prison Population WDET
Neko Wilson: A 17-Year Testament to the Flaws of US Criminal Justice System Davis Vanguard
The Graying of Mass Incarceration Victoria Law, The Progressive
States Can Shorten Probation and Protect Public Safety PEW
It’s Time to End Any Level of Federal Marijuana Prohibition Trevor Burrus, Cato Institute
House Passes Landmark Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana Catie Edmondson, New York Times
New Jersey AG Issues Directive to Help Juveniles Avoid Detention Suzette Parmley, New Jersey Law Journal
Reinvented Delco Public Defender’s Office wants to lead the way on criminal justice reform Kenny Cooper, WHYY
Jason Williams wins New Orleans DA race, promising new era in prosecutor’s office Matt Sledge, NOLA.com
George Gascón Prepares To Be Sworn-In As LA County’s Top Prosecutor City News Service
As George Gascón takes office, campaign promises will be put to the test James Queally, Los Angeles Times
AM Stories
When Morality Transcends the Law: Is the Death Penalty the Ultimate Test? Lynn Marietta Nichols and Ellen C. Brotman, Legal Intelligencer
Trump is rushing to execute inmates. We must raise our voices in protest. Sister Helen Prejean, Washington Post
New records show Trump’s DOJ rushed a no-bid contract for lethal injection drugs Lauren White, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington
Tennessee inmate’s execution put on hold due to COVID-19 Travis Loller, ABC News
Prosecutor who fought for inmate Brandon Bernard’s death sentence now says “he does not deserve it” CBS News
‘Plague’ of Prison Violence Ignored by Authorities, Study Charges The Crime Report
No escape: The trauma of witnessing violence in prison Emily Widra, Prison Policy Initiative
Officer had a long string of violent incidents before fatal beating at Florida prison Christina Saint Louis and Ben Conarck, Miami Herald
The Maine sheriffs that destroy discipline records Josh Keefe, Bangor Daily News
LA County sheriff says deputies can conceal their names during protests Alene Tchekmedyian and James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Another demonstrator sues APD after she says she was shot in the head with ‘less-lethal’ ammunition Andrew Weber, Austin Monitor
Fatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town in Oregon Andrew Selsky, AP News
It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds. Eric Umansky, ProPublica
Cops shouldn’t be first at scene in mental health crises. NYC pilot program needed nationwide Amanda Fialk, USA Today
Activists, Law Enforcement React To Historic Police Reform Legislation On Beacon Hill Walter Wuthmann and Tiziana Dearing, WBUR