Intersections + Injustice

We’ll Keep Denying Public Housing Over Marijuana Use, Insists Biden Administration

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says it is required to continue denying federally assisted housing to…

November 10, 2021

After GOP Sweep, Virginia’s AG-Elect Takes Aim at Reform Prosecutors

The impact of the Republican sweep in Virginia on November 2 won’t be limited to Glenn Youngkin’s winning his dog-whistle…

November 8, 2021

NY Employers Can (Mostly) No Longer Fire You for Using Weed Off the Job

New Yorkers can no longer be fired for using marijuana while off the clock. Updated guidelines released by the state…

November 1, 2021

CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t About Overdose Prevention

Despite claims at being a “reformer,” Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County, California, district attorney since 2003, is jumping on the…

October 21, 2021

Baltimore Study Boosts Movements to Decriminalize Drugs and Sex Work

Replication is of paramount importance, in the sciences, in determining whether an earlier research was a fluke or says something…

October 20, 2021

As Illinois Terminates Its ICE Contracts, an Indiana County Angles to Sweep Up Detainees—and Profits

In August, the state of Illinois agreed to end immigrant detention and restrict the capacity of United States Immigration and…

October 19, 2021

We Social Workers Should Remember Our Values and Stop Policing

In response to the murders of Black people by police, we have seen sweeping calls for systemic change. Chants heard…

October 19, 2021

We Need Better Mechanisms to Fire Prosecutors Who Flout Basic Ethics

The KKK-adjacent Louisiana district attorney. The alleged “sexual predator” Louisiana district attorney, convicted of obstructing justice. And, unsurprisingly, the corrupt…

October 18, 2021

Charleston Prosecutors Treat Black and White Men Equally, Report Finds. Really?

How many former prosecutors does it take to give a white elected prosecutor in the Deep South a glowing reference…

October 15, 2021

Why Is California Failing Thousands of People With Cannabis Records?

Nearly five years after California voters legalized marijuana, potentially hundreds of thousands of residents still have publicly available cannabis-related criminal…

October 14, 2021