Intersections + Injustice
When the Prison Grievance Process Is Worth the Risk
For nearly three decades, I’ve been hearing people scream for help. Screams of people ...
To See the US Prisons Crisis, Look at the Books We’re Trying to Read
The library at South Central Correctional Facility, a Tennessee prison privately operated by CoreCivic, ...
“Brutalized by Policy”—Advocates Condemn Newsom’s CA Encampments Crackdown
California has begun massive raids against encampments of unhoused people, under a July 25 ...
Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States
In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built ...
“Like Two Cavalries”: After TN Prison Standoff, Fear of What Comes Next
On the evening of July 24, South Central Correctional Facility, a medium-security private prison ...
Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?
Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions ...
Anti-Nicotine Hiring Policies Exacerbate Inequalities
“It’s part of a demonization campaign,” Michelle Minton told the audience, “but it’s also ...
“Soups Will Cook There”: How Prisons Became Heat Traps by Design
Before the days of modern air-conditioning, homes and businesses in the Southeastern United States ...
Family Demands Justice for D’Vontaye Mitchell, Killed in Milwaukee
D’Vontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old Black man, died after being pinned to the ground by hotel ...
I Know ID Verification Is Anti-Trans, But at Least Let Me File My Taxes
In the middle of the 13 years I spent incarcerated, there was a brief ...
