Intersections + Injustice
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
Inside Rikers Island: A Social Worker’s Hellish Account
To understand the hell we call Rikers Island, there’s no one better to ask ...
Prosecutors Urge Gov. Cuomo to Drastically Reduce New York Bail System
On March 6, 14 prosecutors from across the country urged New York State’s leadership ...
Investigation: Where Are Naloxone Confiscations Happening the Most?
[The map above shows naloxone providers’ reports of whether naloxone confiscations from local clients ...
A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences
On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged ...
Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression
Material living conditions are overall better in today’s world than during any time in ...
Incarcerated People Push Back Against Biometric Surveillance
Incarcerated people are subjected to pervasive surveillance. Filter recently reported on the private correctional communications company ...
Will Women of Color Leading Nonprofits Drive Deeper Equity?
The reign of the middle-aged white man is over,” declared House of Cards ...
How a Paraplegic Drug User Became a Victim of Involuntary Commitment
Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing ...
Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue
Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are ...
