Intersections + Injustice
Women in Mexico’s Narco World Face Misogyny and Murder
It was a sunny day in Culiacán, the capital of both Sinaloa state in ...
Prosecutors’ Ridiculous Excuses for Excluding Black People From Juries
Lisa Middleman is running as an independent pro-criminal justice reform candidate in the election ...
California Set to Greatly Expand Controversial Pretrial Risk Assessments
A group of California judges and other jurists has recommended that millions of dollars ...
Voices of Poverty, Pain, Addiction Must Be Heard in Cannabis Debate
The New Zealand government’s announcement of a non-binding 2020 referendum on full cannabis legalization ...
NYC Jailers Hinder Patients’ Access to Mental Health Services
People incarcerated in New York City jails are consistently obstructed from accessing mental health ...
Much Work Remains to Undo Grotesque Legacy of the Rockefeller Drug Laws
New York’s Rockefeller Drug Laws, perhaps the most infamous embodiment of criminalizing addiction and ...
Chicago’s “Progressive” Prosecutor Cut Prison Sentences, Not Felony Drug Prosecutions
Dubbed a “progressive prosecutor” by many in the media, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim ...
Your Methadone History Could Soon Be Shared Without Your Consent
The federal government wants to weaken confidentiality rules for patients with addictions. This means ...
New York Decriminalizes Cannabis, But Fails to Address Injustice
After stalling cannabis legalization in spring 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into ...
Algorithm Using Racist Drug War Data to Determine Missourians’ Freedom
An algorithm based on data from decades of drug war policing that disproportionately targets ...
