This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air (ProPublica)

‘A Courtroom Is a Really Lousy Place to Decide Science’ (ProPublica)

In Alabama, Officers Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions (The Intercept/Bolts)

“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree (The Intercept)

Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong (The Intercept)

Prisons Are Skimming Big Chunks of CARES Act Stimulus Checks (The Intercept)

Companies Already Ban the use of Their Drugs for Lethal Injection. Now They’re Blocking IV Equipment. (The Intercept)

Prosecutors Said Another Man Was the Shooter. Oklahoma Might Execute Emmanuel Littlejohn Anyway. (The Appeal)

People Say They Languish in Texas Prisons’ ‘Mental Health’ Unit (The Appeal)

When Prisons Locked Down, Prisoners Were Denied Release (The Appeal)

Coronavirus Cases Soar for The Navajo Nation As Federal Funding Shortfalls Strain Efforts to Respond (The Appeal)

Extreme Heat Is Endangering Homeless People Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (The Appeal)

Ron Kim Targets a New York Progressive Heavyweight in Allegations of Wage Theft (NY Focus/The American Prospect)

‘It’s Meant to Be Punishing’: Protesters Allege Summer of Jail Abuses (VPM Media)

Citizen Journalists Seek Answers from Richmond Police (VPM Media)

As Bills Pile Up, Getting Unemployment Benefits In NY Is Still a ‘Kafkaesque Mess’ (Gothamist)

The Homeless Will Soon Be Forced Out of The Subway Overnight. Where Will They Go? (Gothamist)

A Living Hell: Inside US Prisons During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Al Jazeera)

Alabama Failed to Carry Out Its Last Two Executions. It’s Trying Again This Week (Bolts)

With Indoor Dining’s Return, Workers Must Choose Between Their Income and Their Health (Eater)

College Students Struggle to Find Housing as Coronavirus Pushes Them Off Campus (Fortune)

Employees Want an Ethical Workplace and a Growing Number Are Willing to Protest to Get It (Newsweek)

Despite Worsening Opioid Crisis, Many Jails and Prisons Remain Opposed to Treatment Medications (Shadowproof)