Intersections + Injustice
CoreCivic Crisis in Uncharted Waters at the Four Private Prisons in Tennessee
Private prison contractors have been around for a long time, but the concept of ...
Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study
Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and ...
What Jobs Are Prison Correctional Industries Training Us For, Exactly?
At every Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prison I’ve ever landed in without a ...
Congress, Trucking Industry Critique Tests for Marijuana-Impaired Driving
Two United States House committees briefly addressed the issue of marijuana-impaired driving as part ...
Georgia Suggests Making Sex Offender Registry Removal More Confusing
Georgia is weighing legislation that would make it more difficult for people on the ...
Utah Quietly Bans State Funds for SSP, in Bill Restricting Pre-Trial Release
On March 25, Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed a wide-ranging bill purportedly focused ...
GA Prisons Padlock Our Cells. Will We Die in a Fire? Let’s Ask a Lockpicker.
In October 2024, the Department of Justice published the long-awaited findings of its investigation(s) ...
Secret Shoppers Struggle to Buy Naloxone, Syringes at Texas Pharmacies
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone in 2023, pharmacies nationwide ...
States Move to Decrim Sex Work, But Add On “Human Trafficking” Penalties
Several states are currently considering proposals that would make them the first to fully ...
SFPD Drug Seizures “Significantly” Linked to Fatal Overdose, Data Show
New federally funded research examining drug policing and overdose data out of San Francisco ...
