“Honored by this nomination.” President Biden nominated eight people for U.S. Attorney positions across the country Monday. The headliner was Rachael Rollins, now the district attorney in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, who would be the state’s first Black woman to hold the top federal prosecutor’s post. Boston Globe There will be a new U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., too, where hundreds of insurrection-related cases are pending. Matthew Graves, a longtime prosecutor, is slated to take the reins there. The Washington Post More: A slate of historic firsts. The Associated Press Related: The announcement. The White House

A day along the border with immigration agents and desperate migrants. Border crossings usually ebb in the hot summer months along the Rio Grande, but not this year. An uptick that began earlier this year continues, threatening again to overwhelm Border Patrol resources and housing for those seeking asylum. USA Today More: Immigration agents are doing more to identify and rescue missing migrants. A program in Brooks County, Texas, includes a “missing migrant team” to approach those crossing the border more humanely. Los Angeles Times New: U.S. moves to expedite the removal of migrant families after a quick evaluation of their asylum claims. The New York Times

Not believing their own ears. Police officers in Chicago allegedly worked with ShotSpotter employees to alter results of the audio technology to fit the officers’ theory of a murder case. What the company first classified as fireworks was later changed to a gunshot. The location of the sound was also altered, says a defense attorney seeking to have the evidence thrown out before trial. Company analysts in other cities also frequently modify alerts at the request of police departments. Vice TMP Context: A machine focused on shell casings really could help prevent gun violence. The Marshall Project

Meet Michael Simmons, reportedly the “operational leader” of the Oath Keepers during the Capitol riot. He is otherwise known as “Person Ten” in the sprawling conspiracy case federal prosecutors have brought in the wake of the attack. Four members of the right-wing extremist group have already pleaded guilty; 19 have been charged so far. Mother Jones More: Some of the police officers injured on Jan. 6 still haven’t recovered. A therapist who has seen hundreds of them says many were more seriously injured than they knew in the days immediately after the riot. The Washington Post

Welcome to Pasco County, Florida, where the local sheriff’s office reminds residents that they are targets of heightened surveillance under a controversial “intelligence” program. Civil libertarians and others say the data policing effort is unjustified. Tampa Bay Times

Police in Seattle, Washington, continue to stop and use force against Black and Native American residents at rates far higher than they do White ones, a new police and advocates’ report concludes. Seattle Times

The Mack brothers, Ronald and Rodney, were released early from prison in New Jersey under the First Step Act. Federal prosecutors at first appealed the ruling, but dropped the appeal last week, to the relief of the entire Mack family. The Washington Post

William Darby, a Huntsville, Alabama, police officer convicted of murder two months ago, resigned from his post last week. He had been on paid leave since a jury found him guilty of shooting a mentally ill man in 2018. WHNT

California has a law that authorizes the police to seize guns from people who have lost the right to own them because of restraining orders, mental illness or the commission of violent crimes. But the state is struggling to enforce that law and actually get the guns. LAist

A seat at the table. Giving prisoners a voice in the political process makes them better citizens when they are released back into society, writes Joel Castón, the first incarcerated person elected to public office in Washington, D.C. Inquest

The case for grassroots harm reduction to limit the toll of a drug epidemic. “If local governments want to tackle the opioid crisis, they need to listen more to harm-reduction advocates, especially those in hard-hit communities.” The Atlantic

The cost of inaction at the Justice Department. What’s the Biden administration’s excuse for not aggressively prosecuting white collar crime? Politico More: Merrick Garland, the “institutionalist” who is letting Trump-era wrongdoing go unpunished. The Washington Post

Ken Starr, the Inspector Javert of sexual relations. The former special counsel’s alleged affair exposes him anew as an epic hypocrite a generation after the Clinton impeachment. Washington Monthly

Alex Villaneuva is not a happy man. The sheriff of Los Angeles County blasts media coverage and his fellow officials over the city’s chronic homelessness problems. Los Angeles Times

The death of a serial killer. Rodney Alcala, a serial killer convicted of murder in California and New York, died of natural causes at Corcoran State Prison over the weekend. He was 77. Los Angeles Times Alcala was known as the “Dating Game Killer” because he appeared once on that television show in the 1970s, long before he stood trial for his crimes. NBC News

The unhelpful, NIMBY approach to the fear of crime. “When crime scares you but isn’t in your neighborhood, supporting drastic measures is much easier.” The Atlantic

More data and details on compassionate release requests during the pandemic. Thousands of prisoners were granted early release — about 20% of those who sought it, newly released federal statistics reveal. United States Sentencing Commission TMP Context: Federal prisons deny compassionate release. The Marshall Project

From one cell to another. Cuban refugee Heriberto Delvalle spent 15 years in prison in Florida for attempted murder and was then immediately transferred into ICE custody for another 11 years, most of which were spent in solitary confinement. Now he lives in a homeless shelter. Miami Herald

A wedding boom behind bars. Coronavirus restrictions have postponed countless prison weddings since March 2020. Now there’s a backlog of planned nuptials, and corrections officials say that next year, 2022, will see the most prison weddings in nearly 40 years. The New York Times