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Prison Writing

How Not to Manage a COVID-19 Outbreak in Prison

By Tomas Keen | January 22, 2021

After months of warning that authorities at his Washington State prison were unprepared for the pandemic, lifer Tomas Keen contracted the disease―and discovered that he had underestimated the potential for disaster.

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Domestic Terrorism

The White Power Movement’s ‘War on Democracy’

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

The presence of white power militants at the storming of the U.S. Capitol this month is the latest sign of how a violent fringe group committed to race war is exploiting the nation’s polarized politics, according to a University of Chicago analyst of paramilitary groups.

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Policy & Politics

Trump Impeachment Article Goes to Senate Monday

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

The article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be sent to the Senate Monday, clearing the way for the former president’s second impeachment trial.

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Civil Liberties

State Legislators Crack Down on Right to Protest

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

Close to a fifth of state legislatures are pushing for anti-protest bills in a movement that gained momentum after the summer’s protests over the police killing of George Floyd. The measures range from barring demonstrators from public benefits or government jobs to offering legal protections to those who shoot or run over protesters.

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Crime Trends

74% of Americans 'Worry' About Property Crime

By Isidoro Rodriguez | January 22, 2021

Just under 8 percent of Americans say property crime is a big problem where they live, but about 74 percent say it’s at least something of a worry, according to a survey.

Policing

Judge Orders Baltimore Cops to Speed Up Reforms

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

U.S. District Judge James Bredar said that it’s time for the Baltimore Police Department to start showing results after making inroads in officer training and in implementing new policies to correct years of corruption and damaged community relations.

Justice and Health

Flint Victims Receive ‘Historic’ $641M Preliminary Settlement

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

The preliminary settlement awarded to victims of the contaminated water scandal in Flint, Mi., was described as the “most complex settlement I’ve ever seen” by U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, a Barack Obama appointee who is overseeing the negotiations.

Policy & Politics

Lawyers Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Giuliani

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

Lawyers Defending American Democracy, which includes former judges and federal attorneys among its members, filed an ethics complaint against Rudy Giuliani with New York’s courts, calling for him to be investigated and his law license suspended over his work promoting former President Donald Trump’s false allegations over the 2020 election.

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New York Judge Revives Lawsuit Seeking to Close Down NRA 

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

Judge Joel Cohen’s Thursday ruling will allow New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit to move ahead in state court in Manhattan, rather than dismissing it on technical grounds or moving it to federal court.

Forensics

Will Biden’s Top Science Adviser Reform Forensics?

By TCR Staff | January 22, 2021

Eric Lander, who co-authored a damning 2016 report on the faulty forensic practices behind hundreds of wrongful convictions has been tapped to advise newly elected President Biden as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Terrorism

One in Five Charged Capitol Rioters Identified as Ex-Military

An NPR analysis has found that nearly one in five people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history.

Justice and Health

Pandemic Keeps L.A. Pretrial Detainees Locked Up

Delays for incarcerated people threaten their constitutional rights to a speedy trial and access to counsel, and expose them to a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.

Policing

Kentucky Task Force to Study ‘No-Knock’ Warrant Process Following Taylor Shooting

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the Breonna Taylor shooting in March by Louisville police has put “significant attention” on the safe execution of search warrants in Kentucky.

Policy & Politics

DOJ Inspector General Examines Mystery Departure of Atlanta U.S. Attorney

Was the departure of U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak from his Atlanta post connected with former President Donald Trump’s complaints that Georgia officials were not doing enough to find election fraud? Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz aims to find out.

Suspected Pelosi Laptop Thief Placed in Mother’s Custody

Riley June Williams, the Pennsylvania woman accused of helping to steal a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington was ordered released from detention Thursday..

Domestic Terror Presents White House With Tough Options

Litigation Entangles Kobe Bryant Wrongful Death Lawsuit

First Circuit Victory Puts Internet Gambling Back in Business

Trump’s 143 Pardons Clouded by Legal Questions

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Research & Analysis

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    Adults Exposed to Gun Violence Suffer Damage to ‘Socio-Emotional’ Health’

    A study conducted by the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program found that half of the respondents exposed to gun violence reported being “severely” distressed and experienced  significant psychological problems afterwards, affecting relations with family members, social networks, their job, or school.

  • Immigration
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    ‘Gigantic Pileup’ of 1.3 Million Immigration Cases Awaits Biden

    President Donald Trump is leaving office with a backlog of nearly 1.3 million immigration cases stalled in courts across the nation, more than two and a half times the number when he took office in 2017, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. The backlog represents a formidable challenge to the next administration’s hopes for overhauling immigration policies.

  • Cybercrime
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    Digital Samaritans: Do Witnesses of Online Crimes Have a Duty to Intervene?

    "Bad Samaritan" laws hold individuals criminally accountable for failing to report certain offenses, and they impose a responsibility to assist someone in danger. But what happens if the crimes take place in cyberspace?

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    Bail Reform and Racial Justice

    As the nation honors Martin Luther King Jr., a study of the impact of New York’s controversial 2020 bail reform by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College concluded that more than 12,000 individuals—most of them Black or brown New Yorkers—could likely have avoided pretrial detention if the legislation had been in effect a year earlier.

  • Guns
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    Biting the Bullet: Can the FDA Regulate Firearms?

    The Food and Drug Administration has the power to regulate the use of devices that could cause harm, ranging from defibrillators to tanning beds. 'Why wouldn’t that include guns?' asks a law professor at the University of Florida.

  • Race and Equity
    Blacks Overrepresented in Violent Crime Arrests: BJS

    Based on FBI data and the National Crime Victimization survey for 2018, blacks accounted for 29 percent of violent-crime offenders and 35 percent of violent-crime offenders in incidents reported to police, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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  • Immigration
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    Big Tech Backs Biden Immigration Moves
    By TCR Staff | January 21, 2021

    Hours after taking his oath of office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden fulfilled his promise to begin a major overhaul of U.S. immigration, including reversing the hardline "zero tolerance" policies of the previous administration. Facebook and Google quickly endorsed the moves, but others warned there was still a long way to go to reverse the "criminalization" of immigration policy during the Trump era.

  • Policy & Politics
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    Pro-Trump Protesters Grieve Over ‘Lost Cause’
    By TCR Staff | January 21, 2021

    The "shock and awe" effect of thousands of National Guard troops and police appears to have dissuaded pro-Trump protesters from any major Inauguration Day disruptions. "I was coming out to hopefully join a bunch of peaceful protesters in supporting the cause, that is almost a lost cause now, unfortunately," said one in Albany, N.Y.

  • Viewpoints
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    When Policing Youth, Honey Works Better Than Vinegar
    By Lisa H. Thurau and Adam D. Fine | January 20, 2021

    Studies demonstrate that positive police-community relationships can reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior among young people. But many officers haven’t paid sufficient heed to the evidence, write two youth advocates.

  • Terrorism
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    ‘You Can’t Solve Domestic Terrorism with an Algorithm’
    By Nancy Bilyeau | January 20, 2021

    Social media firms have been scrambling to crack down on domestic terrorist threats ahead of the inauguration and beyond, but experts say their efforts are only temporary solutions. For one thing, the lack of industry-wide coordination around the issue means fringe movements can easily migrate to smaller platforms, and often darker corners of the web, say the experts.

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