Intersections + Injustice

What DA Krasner’s Likely Impeachment Tells Us About Reform Opponents

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is probably getting impeached. At a time when US Senate candidates like Mehmet Oz in…

October 31, 2022

The Consequences of Colorado’s Fentanyl Refelonization

In the context of the drug war, Colorado is best known for pioneering a number of high-profile reforms. In 2012,…

October 26, 2022

Sex Workers Got No Pardons. Decriminalization Is Overdue.

On October 8, President Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession. In doing so, he took a…

October 18, 2022

Prisoners Without Cells or Beds Are Sleeping Outside in Georgia

Many effects of the understaffing crisis within the Georgia Department of Corrections have been well-documented, if not actually addressed. Trans…

October 17, 2022

El Paso DA Turmoil Could Have Profound Immigrant-Rights Implications

The District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas, Yvonne Rosales, is decidedly non-progressive. When running for the seat, Rosales stated,…

October 13, 2022

Leading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the Past

In September, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released its updated Standards of Care, the gold-standard guidelines for…

October 11, 2022

“The Great Meltdown”: In Prisons, a Drug War Without Harm Reduction

Those of us incarcerated by the Georgia Department of Corrections got used to the drones a while ago. They've been…

October 7, 2022

New FBI Drug-Arrests Data Filled With Confusing Inconsistencies

The FBI has spent the past seven years and millions of tax dollars working to update its crime statistics reporting…

October 6, 2022

Largest-Ever Database of NYPD Misconduct Unveiled to Public

On October 3, the Legal Aid Society unveiled the largest public database of New York City Police Department (NYPD) misconduct…

October 5, 2022

Harm Reduction for Electronic Monitoring, Until We Can Abolish It

A new American Civil Liberties Union report on electronic monitoring (EM) lays out a blueprint for reducing systemic harms created…

October 4, 2022