Rounding up some notable Sunday criminal justice reads

In recent days, I have seen an assortment of interesting criminal justice pieces on an assortment of topics.  Here is a round up, with full headlines to provide a big of a preview:

From The Atlantic, “Justice Reformers Need to Update Their Priors: As a long decline in murder rates reverses, proponents of draconian law enforcement shouldn’t be allowed to monopolize the discussion.”

From The Guardian, “The racist 1890 law that’s still blocking thousands of Black Americans from voting“

From The Marshall Project, “The Criminal Justice Issue Nobody Talks About: Brain Injuries; I know firsthand what it’s like to navigate the criminal justice system with a brain injury caused by domestic violence. I also live with the fact that an injury like mine can turn a victim into a perpetrator.” 

From The New Republic, “Most January 6 Defendants Are Getting Light Sentences—and That’s OK

From Time, “The Crisis at the D.C. Jail Began Decades Before Jan. 6 Defendants Started Raising Concerns“

From Undark, “The Public Health Case for Decarcerating America’s Prison System: The pandemic has illustrated all too clearly how unsafe conditions in prisons boomerang back on the general population.”