A mid-summer morning’s round-up before heading (mostly) off-line

Though it is not technically mid-summer, I am on a mid-summer trip that will leave me relatively little time for blogging for the rest of this week.  (In addition, when I have some spare time this week, there is a mid-summer classic and my favorite summer Open that will be drawing me to a screen other than my laptop.)  So, before I go largely off-line for a few days, here is a small round-up of some pieces that recently caught my eye.  And though she be but little, I hope she is fierce:

From Axios, “Most states OK charging inmates for own incarceration“

From Bolts, “This Illinois Reform May Bring Relief to Overworked Public Defenders“

From Governing, “What We Should Be Doing for the Children of the Incarcerated“

From The Hill, “Unlock America’s hidden entrepreneurs: Congress must pass the New Start Act now“

From The New Yorker, “Teaching Men Who Will Never Leave Prison“

From NPR, “Lower crime and birth rates mean America’s prisons are emptying out“

From The Progessive Magazine, “Why So Many People At My New Jersey Prison Support Trump“

From Vital City, “How to Get Smarter About Fighting Crime“