A hot, long reading list for a hot, long (last?) summer weekend
The hot weather this weekend, at least on the east coast, makes it feel like we are still in the middle of summer. But with college football and law school classes now in full swing, the Labor Day weekend certain has an end-of-summer feel. Because I am on the road this weekend, I do not have time for full seasonal reflections, though I can assembled some interesting recent crime and punishment readings:
From AL.com, “Here is how Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen hypoxia executions in the nation“
From The Marshall Project, “Ending the Golden State Era of Solitary Confinement“
From The Messenger, “Republicans Should Lead by Listening to the Voters on Criminal Justice Reform“
From The Nation, “Progressives Need to Have Real Answers on Crime“
From the New York Daily News, “Jeffries pushing to expand eligibility for expunging first-time minor drug convictions“
From the New York Times Magazine, “The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row“
From The New Yorker, “Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison“
From PBS News Hour, “Departing governor races to move prisoners off death row in Louisiana“
From Phsy.org, “How Norway is helping to restore humanity inside US prisons“
From Reason, “Federal Prison Guards Confessed to Rape and Got Away With It“
From RedState, “The First Step Act Is a Resounding Success so Far“
From the Sacramento Bee, “Thousands of California inmates are sentenced to die in prison. Should some get to seek parole?“