Intersections + Injustice
Two National Prosecutor Groups Urge Opposite Pandemic Responses
One national prosecutors’ organization has thrown its support behind the criminal justice reform movement’s ...
“Miami-Style Smart Justice” Is an Ugly Parody of “Progressive”
The National District Attorneys Association is the main professional body for American prosecutors, and ...
Cop’s Memorial Day Killing of Black Man Encouraged by Local DA Culture
Minneapolis, Memorial Day 2020. A Black man’s head lies on the asphalt, and the ...
People With Mental Health Diagnoses Left Out of “Historic” NYC Decarceration
The number of New Yorkers in the city’s infamous jail system hit what Mayor ...
Portland, Oregon’s Seismic DA Result Demands Our Attention
With the election of Mike Schmidt as Multnomah County District Attorney confirmed on May ...
The Mischaracterized Relationship Between Drug Use and Homelessness
“Six months ago Jonny Brown admits he was in a dark place. Addicted to ...
Queens, NY Faces Nordic-Model Sex Work Crackdown
In 2019, the nation’s most diverse county narrowly missed a major opportunity to embrace ...
Methadone Is Helpfully Understood as a Refuge From Criminalization
When I got on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) about 16 years ago, my decision ...
California Strips Incarcerated People of Complaints Rights During Pandemic
In September last year, the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit working for incarcerated people ...
Even Jails Are Decarcerating More Than State Prisons
State prisons’ efforts to decarcerate during the COVID-19 crisis seem to have been eclipsed ...
