Intersections + Injustice
CA Mandates Extreme Heat Workplace Safety, Except in Forced Labor Camps
On June 20, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) approved the ...
Decades After It Set Meth Sentencing by Purity, USSC Surveys the Damage
Almost all controlled substances in the United States are criminalized by weight. There are ...
“Let’s Go After This Whole Thing”—DULF Challenges Criminal Charges
Vancouver’s drug-user rights movement is bracing for what could be yet another long legal ...
As Waupun Correctional Staff Arrested for Abuse, Lockdown Drags On
After Dean Hoffman was transferred to Waupun Correctional Institution in April 2023, his daughter ...
Prison Call Center Jobs Pay Minimum Wage, Which for Us Seems to Be $1.30
I work at a prison call center. My job is to read from a ...
San Diego Funds 1,000-Bed “Mega Shelter,” Over Protests From All Sides
On June 11, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved a $5.82 billion annual ...
Wellpath, Fleeing GA Prisons Contract, Fails One Last Bid at Extortion
On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath ...
Are We Ending Marijuana Prohibition Only to Criminalize Contraception?
The United States stands at a critical juncture: poised to decriminalize cannabis, but threatened ...
How Prison Guard Became the Job Everyone Leaves
Lonnie, in his late 40s, was a high school teacher for 20 years before ...
The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forces
Overdose prevention researchers like me are familiar with the harms caused by the expansion ...
