Intersections + Injustice

People Who Use Drugs Among Victims of Trump’s Assault on USAID

On January 30, employees at SANPUD (South African Network of People Who Use Drugs) received a letter informing them that…

February 7, 2025

TN City Council Wants Opioid Grant to Pair Cops With Social Workers

There's controversy in Knoxville, Tennessee, after its lawmakers approved of opioid settlement money being used to pay for a program…

February 6, 2025

The Prisons Crisis Lawmakers Want to Fix Is “Inmate-on-Staff Sexual Assault”

Lawmakers have unveiled a proposal they claim will improve safety and security in prisons by addressing rampant sexual abuse—referring not…

February 5, 2025

Most Fortune 500 Companies Still Drug-Test Prospective Hires

The large majority of Fortune 500 companies still drug-test prospective employees, according to a new analysis, discriminating in their hiring…

February 3, 2025

Police Consent Decrees at Stake as Trump Transforms DOJ

The Trump administration is freezing any new civil rights investigations as part of a radical overhaul of the Department of…

January 29, 2025

Activist Judy Chang Talks Narcofeminism and Drug-User Rights

For years, Judy Chang has been a leader in the movement for drug-user rights. Since 2017, she’s served as executive…

January 29, 2025

In My Church There Was No Queer Community. In Prison, I Built One.

I grew up in the Pentecostal Church. Ever since age 7 when I was baptized, the church was my life.…

January 27, 2025

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