Intersections + Injustice

“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison

In 2016, Ashley Diamond won a historic lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections over its anti-trans policies. During her…

August 24, 2022

Can Ayahuasca Help to Heal Refugees’ Trauma?

A new study will seek to discover if ayahuasca is effective at helping a group of Middle Eastern and North…

August 18, 2022

American Bar Association Calls for the Abolition of Life-Without-Parole

The life-without-parole sentence is barbaric. Decarceration activists call it “death by incarceration.” Pope Francis denounced it as “a hidden death…

August 16, 2022

I’m 79 and in Prison. Cigarettes Have Shaped My Life.

Tobacco settles the nerves, relaxes the body, quiets the mind. A mild, pleasant high. I'm not making any scientific or…

August 16, 2022

Amy Weirich Ousting a Rare Recent Win for Reform Prosecutor Movement

Most people do not care about their local elected prosecutor. If a voter knows what a district attorney is, it’s…

August 11, 2022

Why Many of Us Began Playing the Stock Market From Prison

On a Monday morning in June, Derek Collier smiled from atop his bunk in Washington state's Monroe Correctional Complex. His…

August 11, 2022

DeSantis Removal of Elected Prosecutor Could Have Ripple Effect

On August 4, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Andrew Warren, the elected top prosecutor for Hillsborough County (Tampa). State…

August 5, 2022

Disturbing Virginia Key Plan Reflects Wave of Anti-Homeless Radicalism

Miami-Dade County, Florida, was long seen as liberal. But Biden only just beat Trump there in 2020, and the local…

August 3, 2022

How Deep Does New Jersey’s Anti-Stigma Messaging Really Run?

Counties across the state of New Jersey trumpet their commitment to ending stigma against people with addiction. In 2018, for…

July 21, 2022

How Prison and Parole Can Pull You Into a Debt Trap

In her late 20s, Laura* sold an eighth of Vitablend to a person who turned out to be an undercover…

July 20, 2022