"The harsh truth is that we either pay now or pay later." Thaddeus Lateef Johnson and Natasha N Johnson, EdD on going beyond law enforcement to redirect lives that may turn violent. theconversation.com/to-reduce-blac…

It's not just that they're seceding from a city their own decades of neglect and de facto segregation hurt, but their response to that problem is to make this segregation permanent and explicit under the law, and they are proudly posing for a photo to celebrate what they've done.

ICYMI: Check out this powerful New York Times article illuminating the stories of community-led violence reduction efforts in Baton Rouge. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Sarah Stillman won the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for her deeply reported investigation into felony murder, a draconian legal doctrine that has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

My report for Crime and Justice News on a documentary series that Measures for Justice is using to make the public care more about improving criminal justice data that can make the system more transparent and accountable. ncja.org/crimeandjustic…

More of this, please. NewsGuard's Eric Effron draws a bright line between how real journalists and cable-"news" pundits see their missions. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/reality-chec…

Meanwhile, most reporters and nonfiction writers are gripped by what Maurice Chammah🍹🎻 calls "the error terrors": staring at the ceiling at 3 a.m. right before a story comes out, agonizing over whether you made the teeniest, tiniest mistake

JOURNALISTS: If you are interested in reporting on juvenile justice issues, check out this amazing free online workshop offered by Newmark J-School on June 24-25. I'm very honored to be one of the presenters. Please apply today! journalism.cuny.edu/2024/05/apply-…

"Gannett is a news company, not a widget factory, though it often does seem to be run like a widget factory."

Here's the study from UTSA professor Mike Smith and colleagues. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

“If he didn’t acquire that gun, he’s probably going to go acquire another one.” The gun logic that justifies flooding our streets with limitless weapons while claiming this has nothing to do with levels of violence. thetrace.org/2024/05/police…

"It’s late enough in the year with a large enough sample to say that murder will likely fall considerably and perhaps historically so this year after a large decline in 2023," says Jeff Asher open.substack.com/pub/jasher/p/m…

Imagine there being *40 unsolved homicides* in your neighborhood. What that would do to the social fabric. Elegant Alysia Santo analysis of murder investigations in St. Louis where 1000 killings in the last decade remain unsolved. The Marshall Project themarshallproject.org/2024/06/03/st-…

Congratulations to CCJ member Father Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries, a recipient of the 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom!

Can John Pfaff, and now @johnpfaff.bsky.social finally succeed at injecting facts and data into a perennial criminal justice debate? At least he keeps trying! slate.com/news-and-polit…

Journalist Mark Obbie investigates the impact of high-capacity firearms in mass shootings. Revisit his 15 research-based recommendations for prevention during National Gun Violence Awareness Month. hfg.org/hfg_reports/ma… #GunControlResearch #GunViolenceAwareness

In my spare time over the years, I've written three features for Adirondack Life about my backpacking pastime. My latest tells the story of mentoring my daughter in backpacking and backcountry camping — and learning deeper things from her along the way. adirondacklife.com/2024/06/21/zen…

What a great move, The Marshall Project. While national criminal justice reporting has thrived, quality local reporting on systems and issues has shrunk. These resources go to heart of this critical problem. themarshallproject.org/2024/07/25/the…