Police and prosecution roundup

“When do awful thoughts, shared with complete strangers, become criminal actions?” [Robert Kolker, New York mag]
Why grants to local police departments are among the federal government’s most pernicious spending [Radley Balko, whose new Washington Post blog/column is thriving]
How bad did you think Florida prosecutor Angela Corey was? She might be worse [Balko, earlier]
“The unintended consequences of compensating the exonerated” [Will Baude]
Thousands of Americans are behind bars following shaken-baby convictions. How many are innocent? [Jerry Mitchell, Jackson Clarion-Ledger/USA Today, earlier here, here]
Private probation as “judicially sanctioned extortion racket” [The Economist]
“DOJ to Prohibit Profiling Based on Religion, National Origin, and Gender in Federal Investigations” [FedSoc Blog]