What we're reading
Washington Post
LTE: Fewer people are being arrested, and that needs to continue
08/30/2020
Regarding the Aug. 22 editorial "Protecting prisoners in a pandemic"
Inside Philanthropy
Fault Lines: How a Leading Criminal Justice Funder is Navigating a Historic Moment
08/25/2020
Facing the COVID-19 outbreak, Arnold Ventures promised to double down on a reform agenda in its criminal justice giving. What does that look like in the midst of a reinvigorated racial justice movement and calls for systemic change?
The Crime Report
Over-Enforcement’ During Pandemic Drives More Homeless into Jail
08/14/2020
With evictions looming across America due to COVID-19-spurred joblessness, the growing crisis of homelessness is putting more pressure on the criminal justice system.
The Crime Report
Rise in Homicides Reported as New Commission Begins Study of COVID-19 Impact
07/28/2020
A commission to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the criminal justice system has been established by the Council on Criminal Justice, a national think tank.
The Atlantic
Releasing People From Prison Is Easier Said Than Done
07/08/2020
As the pandemic threatens the lives of those behind bars, the country must confront a system that has never had rehabilitation as its priority.
The Crime Report
Don’t Leave Crime Victims Out of the COVID-19 Conversation
04/23/2020
As last week marked National Crime Victims Rights Week, it’s important to remember that victims have also been deeply affected by the changes occurring in courts and counseling services in response to the pandemic, write two prominent justice leaders.
Washington Post
LTE: At home during the coronavirus, from the White House to Main Street
04/14/2020
Letter to the Editor Submissions
Salon
“We’re putting people in prison whose only crime is mental illness”
04/13/2020
PBS' "Bedlam" director Ken Rosenberg spoke to Salon about how incarceration won out over hospitalization
New York Times
LTE: Time for Justice in Our Jails
04/09/2020
The overuse of jails; how authors are promoting their books.