A busy week on the road justifies another round-up review of notable stories
A busy work week when I was mostly on the road meant mostly lacking time to blog about about a number of press articles and commentary that caught my eye. So, continuing with a recent week-ending tradition, I will seek to catch up with this round up:
From the Austin Chronicle, “Texas Prisons Are Cooking People Alive. Are We Okay With That? Part 1 in a series about heat in prison”
From Fox News, “DOJ eyeing Americans ‘like ATMs,’ spending over $6 billion to aid civil asset forfeitures, watchdog says“
From The Hill, “Will mass incarceration outlive me?“
From The Hill, “By trying to get to Trump’s right on crime, DeSantis ends up in a ditch“
From The Hill, “They held him 525 days past his release. Will the courts let him fight back?“
From The Marshall Project, “These States Are Using Fetal Personhood to Put Women Behind Bars“
From Reason, “Idaho Keeps Scheduling This Inmate’s Execution Even Though It Lacks the Means To Kill Him“
From the New York Times, “With an Array of Tactics, Conservatives Seek to Oust Progressive Prosecutors“
From NPR, “Prisons try to adjust as their inmate population grows older“
From the Washington Examiner, “Congress can finally support equal justice under the law“
From WBRZ (in Louisiana), “In response to governor, pardon board schedules hearings for 20 death row inmates seeking clemency“
From WESH (in Florida), “Gov. DeSantis suspends State Attorney Monique H. Worrell, citing neglect of duty“