Intersections + Injustice
“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 ...
How Prison Tobacco Bans Created a Drug Market No One Wanted
[Part 1 and Part 2 of this story were published earlier in July.] Back ...
BC Lawsuit Highlights Harms of Opioid Prescribing Crackdown
A lawsuit in British Columbia details how a regulatory body is allegedly “harassing” doctors ...
