Intersections + Injustice
De Blasio Rejects Decarceration as Human Rights Catastrophe Consumes Rikers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declined to pursue decarceration for the Rikers ...
How Overdose Surged for Black People as It Held Steady for Whites
As opioid-involved overdose fatalities were holding steady for most racial groups prior to the ...
Judge Rules in Favor of New York Prisoner Suing for Methadone Access
A District Court judge has issued a preliminary injunction to ensure that a 35-year-old ...
What Could Austin’s Basic Income Pilot Mean for People Who Use Drugs?
Austin, Texas, is known for music festivals, a booming tech industry and progressive politics ...
Hundreds of WA Drug-War Prisoners Can Be Freed. We’re Still Waiting.
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized ...
District Attorneys Could Be Key to the post-Roe v. Wade Abortion Battle
Ever since President Trump started nominating new Supreme Court justices, reproductive health activists and ...
Alabama Parole Board’s Cruel and Unprecedented Increase in Denials
Representative Chris England, the chairman of the Alabama Democrats, does not mince words when ...
As New Zealand Cigarette Taxes Climb, So Do Harms to Poor and Indigenous Smokers
When it comes to taxing cigarettes, there’s rarely any opposition from lawmakers. “Sin taxes,” ...
Clemency for Ex-Weather Underground Member Who Is DA Chesa Boudin’s Dad
The 1981 Brink’s armored truck heist in Nanuet, New York is notorious. The botched ...
Biden’s Extension of Title 42 Subjects Refugees to More Drug-War Violence
Since President Biden took office, there have been at least 6,356 attacks against people ...
