Intersections + Injustice

Tobacco Harm Reduction Should Be Part of HIV Care

Globally, around 41 million people are living with HIV. And just about everywhere, smoking rates for this population are far…

May 8, 2026

Portland Changes “Nuisance Property” Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work

Emi Koyama is the founder of Seattle-based Coalition for Rights & Safety for People in the Sex Trade. Her advocacy…

May 7, 2026

Lifers Fall Through the Cracks of the Prison Security Classification System

The Georgia Department of Corrections assigns every person in its custody a security classification: Minimum, Medium or Close. This classification…

May 4, 2026

Louisiana “Homelessness Court” Would Offer Treatment, Forced Labor

On April 28, a Louisiana Senate committee advanced a homelessness criminalization bill brightly titled “Streets to Success.” The legislation would…

April 30, 2026

WA Adopts Immigrant Worker Protections, Pushing Back Against Feds

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) has signed into law a new set of protections for immigrant workers, aiming to notify…

April 29, 2026

Prison Can’t Be the New Nursing Home If It Isn’t Wheelchair-Accessible

Ralph*, one of the men incarcerated with me at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee, hasn’t showered in more than…

April 21, 2026

The “Felony-Friendly” Job Lists Don’t Really Mean Anything

In 2020 when I was nearing the end of my 10-year prison sentence, I started repeatedly bugging Tennessee Department of…

April 15, 2026

Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue

On March 25, 39-year-old Barry Cozart collapsed at Rikers, New York City’s notorious island jail complex. He’d been held on…

April 15, 2026

Illinois Bill Would Put Long-Acting OUD Meds in Prisons, Sort Of

Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal to pilot long-acting injectable medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within the state prison…

April 14, 2026

Could Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Make a Comeback?

Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, was the sole remaining facility in the United States to offer aversion therapy for…

April 7, 2026