Intersections + Injustice

Trump Takes Aim at Trans Women in Prison

On January 20, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological…

January 23, 2025

Waiting for Tennessee to Reform Its Felony Murder Rule

The trajectory of most proposed changes to Tennessee’s criminal-legal system is for all of us to stay in prison as…

January 21, 2025

Police Union Fights Louisville Consent Decree as Trump Inauguration Looms

A legal battle is raging over the fate of the Louisville, Kentucky police. Federal officials are demanding that the city…

January 15, 2025

Canada’s Supreme Court to Rule On Scope of Good Samaritan OD Law

In September 2020, a truck pulled over in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, to report an overdose. Cheryl Delorme had lost consciousness…

January 14, 2025

Minneapolis Police Consent Decree Has Uncertain Future Under Trump

Minneapolis, the city where a police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, has agreed to let the federal government monitor…

January 8, 2025

Parole Violations Didn’t Always Mean Prison. They Sent Us Somewhere Else.

Ben* is about to parole out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody. His approved release address is with his…

January 6, 2025

In Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing Crisis

Compared to the media spotlight on urban homelessness and drug use, rural areas have received far less attention. While this…

January 6, 2025

In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement

Kwaneta Harris was cleaning her cell when she came across a manilla envelope filled with letters. Letters bearing crayon drawings…

December 31, 2024

TN Prisons Don’t Expedite Early Release. What If It’s an Emergency?

Douglas Richmond’s case for early release from prison is relatively straightforward. He’s served six years on a first-time, nonviolent conviction,…

December 26, 2024

New Jersey Governor Issues Pardons for Dozens of Drug-War Convictions

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) has announced pardons for dozens of people with older convictions, most of whom had drug…

December 18, 2024