Some more criminal justice policy and politics as 2022 mid-term election approaches

There are any number of commentaries about crime and punishment issues in this mid-term election cycle as we close in on a final vote.  Here a few pieces that caught my eye recently:

From The Marshall Project, “Why Millions of Americans Will Be Left Out of the Midterms“

From the Niskanen Center, “Voters care about crime. Here’s what lawmakers should do about it.“

From Stateline, “The Push to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Continues, Town by Town“

From the Vera Institute, “How Mass Incarceration Shapes Our Elections“

From Vox, “The reason Republican attacks on crime are so potent“

From the Washington Examiner, “Democrats struggle against Republicans on crime issue“

UPDATE: I just saw this notable new American Prospect piece headlined “How Democrats Mishandled Crime: The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants.”