We discuss the spike in violent crime last year and also spend some time talking about violence in our prisons.

Sources: 
Buried headline: https://www.vox.com/22344713/murder-violent-crime-spike-surge-2020-covid-19-coronavirus 

1. Ezelle’s Blog Post:  https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/homer-venters-life-and-death-in-rikers-island
2. Venters Book Citation from JHU press:  https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/life-and-death-rikers-island
3. Frank Rizzo:  https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/868848550/frank-rizzo-statue-is-removed-in-philadelphia-it-is-finally-gone-mayor-says
4. Heather Ann Thompson  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/178182/blood-in-the-water-by-heather-ann-thompson/ 
5. Stats on crime in 2020                                                    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ 
6. Homicides rose 30 percent in 2020, survey of 34 U.S. cities finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2021/02/03/homicides-rose-2020/