CRIME STORY DAILY
Wednesday August 7, 2019
We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem New York Times Editorial Board
“When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am” Jon Marcus, Nieman Reports
Trump calls for death penalty for hate crimes PBS News Hour
The women transfixed by violent crime Alice Robb, New Statesman
Facial Recognition Bans: Coming Soon to a City Near You Blake Montgomery, The Daily Beast
AI experts slam ‘predictive policing,’ warn it could fuel fears that drive mass incarceration Edwin Santos, NosyMedia
The Hidden Toll of the Golden State Killer Kelly Crisp, Rolling Stone
Baltimore Police struggle to investigate their own, new consent decree report says Jessica Anderson, Washington Post
Shock Treatment in Court Jack Brook, The Marshall Project
State and local laws push more registered sex offenders into low-income Colorado communities Karen Augé, Colorado Sun
New York’s New Revenge Porn Bill Is a Bittersweet Victory April Glaser, Slate
Steven Soderbergh To Exec Produce True-Crime Military Justice Docu-Series ‘Leavenworth’ For Starz Peter White, Deadline
De Niro And DiCaprio To Star In New Scorsese True Crime Movie Jess Hardiman, LadBible
10 True-Crime Movies That Will Keep You Up At Night Rocco Thompson, Screen Rant
A High Court Win Will Not End Discriminatory Jury Selection Tyler Maulsby, Law360
A Tale of Two Jeffreys: How the Virgin Islands Welcomed a Rich Sex Offender – and Punished a Poor One Michael Daly, Daily Beast
Tuesday August 6, 2019
Resuming Executions Puts US on the Wrong Side of History Nicole Austin-Hillery, Human Rights Watch
Barr’s talking points on the death penalty are misleading Hannah Cox, The Hill
For Trump and Barr, Executions Are a Statement Andrea Lyon, The Atlantic
Racist Is a Tough Little Word John McWhorter, The Atlantic
50 States of True Crime Tina Jordan and Ross MacDonald, New York Times
NY District Attorneys Formally Move to Strike Down Prosecutorial Watchdog Law Dan Clark, New York Law Journal
Congress to hold police misconduct hearings after petition from Al Sharpton Marisa Schultz and Aaron Feis, New York Post
As new US law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up Andy Sullivan Reuters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
District Attorneys Have Figured Out How To Turn Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Into Revenue Streams Tim Cushing, TechDirt
It Was My Job to Tell the Truth About Jails Robin Campbell, The Marshall Project
Restorative justice pilot program starts in August (New York) Bennett Loudon, New York Daily Record
St. Louis prosecutor agrees with defense on wrongful conviction; but is that enough? Emily Hoerner, Injustice Watch
Inmate released under ‘First Step Act’ says ‘I never believed I would die in prison’ Jon Schlosberg, ABC News
The ‘Total Anarchy’ of Wet Cops Josmar Trujillo, FAIR
Soaked Cops Want Respect, But Has De Blasio’s NYPD Earned It? Josmar Trujillo, Gothamist
Monday August 5, 2019
Beyond One-Liners: A Guide to the Democratic Debate on Criminal Justice Reform The Marshall Project
Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories Britt Peterson, Washington Post
2 Brothers, Same Crime: Why One Got Out First Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times
Who Will Hold the Police Accountable? Ted Alcorn, The Atlantic
The Vanishing of Federal Sentencing Decisions Brian Jacobs, Forbes
Two dozen Philly academics: Inky coverage undermines criminal justice reform Brian Hickey, Philly Voice
What Orange Is the New Black Saw Coming Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic
Why the ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Returned to Prison Alexis Soloski, New York Times
Orange Is the New Black Tackles Criminal-Justice Reform With the Launch of ‘Poussey Washington Fund’ Dara Sharif, The Root
This County Criminalized Students for Bad Grades – Until Now (California) Sarah Hinger and Sylvia Torres-Guillén, ACLU
How Football Star Brian Banks Overcame Being Falsely Accused of a Crime Samantha Faragalli Younghans, Distractify
Celebrities Come Together to Continue the Fight for Criminal Justice Reform Yahoo! News
Kim Kardashian West Visits DC Jail For Documentary On Criminal Justice Reform Martin Austermuhle, WAMU Washington D.C.
New Diversion Program for Youth Announced for Culver City (California) KFI 640 News
Friday August 2, 2019
Texas House Members Launch Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Caucus Becky Fogel
Criminal Justice Reform Savings Save Louisiana $12+ Million Brandon Comeaux
Jim Crow’s Last Stand (Louisiana) Sean Mattison
Koch exec, Black Lives Matter in group pushing prison reform Don Thompson and Adam Beam
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Signs Major Juvenile Sentencing Reform Bill Rebecca Ellis
A 24-Year-Old Is Accused of Killing a Mob Boss. It Gets Weirder From There. Amanda Arnold
Congressional Marijuana Hearing Highlights Fault Line In Legalization Debate Kris Krane
Terrifying True Crime Docu-series Tells The Story Of An Unsuspecting Serial Killer Lynne Versluys
Tucker Carlson’s Unhinged Rant Against Prison Reform Makes Us All Dumber CJ Ciaramella
Joe Biden Unveils Criminal Justice Plan That Tackles Effects Of The 1994 Crime Bill He Once Championed Rachel Herron
Biden, Scrutinized for Crime Bill, Unveils Plan to Reduce Mass Incarceration Katie Glueck
Gardner’s new Conviction Integrity Unit alleges perjury and misconduct in 1994 murder case (Missouri) Tony Messenger
Liz Garbus on Why The World May Never Know ‘Who Killed Garrett Phillips’ Danielle Turchiano
America’s New ‘Sheriff of the Year’ Pushed to Allow Teachers to Carry Weapons in School (Florida) Jessica Pishko
Thursday August 1, 2019
It’s time to take politics out of sentence enhancements Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
13 Philadelphia cops first to be fired for racist, homophobic Facebook posts Orion Rummler
Stop Treating Domestic Violence Differently From Other Crimes Leigh Goodmark
Lifetime doubles down on true crime with Jeffrey Epstein documentary, R. Kelly follow-up Bill Keveney
When it Comes to Police Misconduct, Body-Worn Camera Videos Are Slow to Come Cindy Rodriguez
As some federal offenders win early release, new tool is unveiled to evaluate likelihood of recidivism Debra Cassens Weiss
Sens. Cory Booker and Mike Lee on putting aside politics to reform criminal justice Emily Tillett
'First Step’ On A Long Road Toni Messina
How to slash the incarceration rate in half Taylor Pendergrass
She Was in Prison. Now She Works for the ACLU. Anne Marshall
Defendants released on bond are not driving Chicago’s high rate of weekend violence Timothy Evans
Kamala Harris’ Record As A Prosecutor, Explained Tiffany Diane Tso
$6,250: What an inmate cleared of murder after nearly 3 decades could get per year behind bars Meghan Keneally
Meet 7 Tulsans who have been freed after decades in prison. Two are brothers Samantha Vicent
Top Dem Think Tank Warns Party: You’re Losing Immigration Messaging War to Trump Scott Bixby
Wednesday July 31, 2019
The Shocking Lack of Lawyers in Rural America Jessica Pishko
After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reform Jolie McCullough
Oakland Police Commission flexes muscle in ruling to fire five police officers Megan Cassidy
True Crime and the Satisfaction of the Unsolved Mystery Mike Hale
Laura Lippman on turning true crime into fiction: “Am I not appropriating somebody’s story?” Erin Keane
Death penalty trials have continued despite Newsom’s moratorium. The California Supreme Court could stop them Alene Tchekmedyian
Activist group sues Providence police over gang database (Rhode Island) Madeleine List
If You’re Poor in America, Debtor’s Prison is Real Charleston Chronicle
Philly DA Larry Krasner deserves support from media, legislature Malcolm Jenkins and Chris Long
‘Who Killed Garrett Phillips?’ is a masterful study in the evils of assumptions Hank Stuever
Report: Black men are biggest beneficiaries of the First Step Act Stacy M. Brown
Kroft: Prison Lawyer is “One of the Best Characters” in Decades of Reporting Jacqueline Kalil
Criminal expungements may be key to boosting minority participation in Michigan’s fledgling marijuana industry Natalie Broda
Two extraordinary exonerations show the failure of our justice system Washington Post Editorial Board
‘Like I’m crushed inside’: Trying to rebuild a life after 28 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit (Delaware) Michaelle Bond and Emilie Lounsberry
It’s ‘highly, highly unlikely’ KPD is documenting harassment, says policing expert (Tennessee) Tyler Whetstone
New book on mass killers is a disturbing eye opener Rubén Rosario
Tuesday July 30, 2019
Meek Mill’s overturned conviction provides fresh proof of a broken criminal justice system Kay Wicker
Baltimore jury finds Keith Davis Jr. guilty in contentious fourth murder trial Tim Prudente
Building a second chance: Construction program trains former prisoners (Vermont) Mike Frett
District Attorney’s Office to launch adult diversion program in August (Colorado) Sawyer D’Argonne
7 Reasons Why You Love True Crime Stories, According To Experts Lindsay Mack
Thousands create ‘If I Go Missing’ folders; police say trend could be life-saving Savannah Levins
The Questionable Conviction, and Re-Conviction, of Ricky Joyner (Indiana) Christian Sheckler and Ken Armstrong
Ferguson diagnosed a national illness. But five years later, it hasn’t been cured. Kevin McDermott
Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in rural Alaska. Sometimes, they’re the only applicants. Kyle Hopkins
How Domestic Abusers Weaponize the Courts Jessica Klein
Chicago FOP blasts Foxx for yet another exoneration involving a violent crime WJ Kennedy
‘We know there are many more Chris Tapps out there’: Experts call for reforms in police interrogations Jeff Robinson
New Opera Tells Powerful Stories Of Ohio Innocence Project Exonerees Broadway World
The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name. Heather Murphy
Royal Clark Jr. freed after 2003 wrongful conviction in Terrytown armed robbery (Louisiana) Michelle Hunter
Commentary: Seize chance to help jailed students Jesse Kelley
Using a Public Health Approach to Reach Zero Youth Detention Kate Cole
Prosecutors drop case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping 18-year-old man Alanna Durkin Richer
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ executive producer dream hampton on the Emmy nod and justice August Brown
The Judge and Jury Agreed I Didn’t Kill Anyone. So Why Did I Just Serve 16 Years for Murder? Adnan Khan
Monday July 29, 2019
Baltimore City Council ordinance would prohibit gag order requirement in police brutality, misconduct cases Colin Campbell
Baltimore should move swiftly to stop police misconduct gag orders Baltimore Sun Editorial Board
ACLU disputes mayor’s statement that Baltimore has stopped using gag orders Mark Reutter
76 Baltimore Police misconduct cases have been allowed to expire since 2016 Kevin Rector
‘Underage women’: The oxymoron that hides Jeffrey Epstein’s crime Sharissa Jones and Daniel Medwed
How Jeffrey Epstein Used the Billionaire Behind Victoria’s Secret for Wealth and Women Emily Steel, Steve Eder, Sapna Maheshwari and Matthew Goldstein
DNA, genetic genealogy helps exonerate an innocent man of murder for first time (Idaho) Robert Gearty
Tay-K Gets 55 Years Over Home Invasion Death; Still Faces Capital Murder Trial AllHipHop
75 Law Professors And Scholars Call On LA County DA To Stop Seeking The Death Penalty Taylor Walker
Unbelievable Trailer Hunts a Serial Rapist in Netflix True Crime Miniseries Samantha Clair
Book review: The true-crime story that eluded Harper Lee Betty Cotter
Jo Nesbo, Master of Norway Noir, Returns With His Creepiest Yet Marilyn Stasio
Wrong Man Season 2: Starz Renewed For Second Season, Re-Investigate Three New Cases Divya Tiwari
‘No One Saw A Thing’ True Crime Documentary Series Releases New Trailer Bruce Haring
“Exhibit A”: When Grisly Crime Meets Questionable Science Carli Moses
In unprecedented move, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter ordered to provide private posts in gang trial Maura Dolan
LAPD informant infiltrated left-wing activists during Trump protests, records show James Queally
Friday July 26, 2019
In NYC beset by crime, Morgenthau was made-for-TV prosecutor Associated Press
Former Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau remembered Amanda Santiago
Sheriff’s chief says she quit over ‘highly unethical’ demand to rehire deputy fired for abuse (Los Angeles, CA) Maya Lau
In ’99 He Was Sentenced to Life. Twenty Years Later, I Set Him Free. Robin Rosenberg
3,100 inmates to be released as Trump administration implements criminal justice reform Matt Zapotosky
Governor forms group to study criminal justice reform (Alabama) Jessa Reid Bolling
Anti-Recidivism Coalition Provides Transformational Criminal Justice Reform (California) Michele Hanisee
Where Law-and-Order Justice Still Reigns in New York City Ted Alcorn
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Call On Trump To Help Free A$AP Rocky Cole Delbyck
4 Chicago cops fired over alleged coverup of Laquan McDonald’s deadly shooting CBS News
A decisive epilogue to the Laquan McDonald case: Yes, Chicago will punish police misconduct. Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
‘A slap in the face’: Knoxville mayor, police chief respond to vulgar video that led to KPD internal investigations (Tennessee) John North and Tonja Burk
St. Louis police officer charged with felony assault for pepper-spraying protestors Rebecca Rivas
Philadelphia Police Department to fire 13 officers over ‘vile’ Facebook posts Ryan Briggs
Congress Helped Thousands of People Get Out of Prison Early. But Many of Them Will Probably Be Deported Right Away. Samantha Michaels
New initiative gives inmates opportunity to THRIVE after release (Baltimore, MD) The Aegis Opinion
Will Rape-Testing Evidence Push More Cops to Believe Women? The Crime Report
