Intersections + Injustice
Battle Over Prison Phone Call Costs Heads to Court, FCC Teases New Vote
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing for an October vote that the agency ...
Memphis Harm Reductionists Create Survival Guide for Trump Crackdown
On September 15, President Donald Trump announced he’s deploying the National Guard and other ...
Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose
This year’s hit medical TV drama, The Pitt, is a worthy successor to those ...
“Murder on the High Seas”—Trump’s Drug-War Strike Crosses New Line
The history of the global drug war is rife with murder and mayhem caused ...
Baltimore Overdose-Crisis Hearing Hosts Plan to Arrest More Drug Users
At a hearing billed as a discussion of “public health-centered solutions” to the overdose ...
What New York’s Cigarette Litter Says About Tobacco Control
Welcome to New York City, the cigarette tax evasion capital of the East Coast. ...
Trump’s Deadly Drug War Is Also Waged Through Funding Cuts
On September 2, the United States military struck a small boat speeding through the ...
Many Prisoners Take the GED Test. It’s Hard to Get a Job in Here Without It.
In 2022, Tennessee amended its state constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as ...
“Georgia Survivor Justice Act” Defies the Tyranny of Mandatory Minimums
The state of Georgia is not known for passing legislation that can actually reduce ...
The Barriers to Learning to Read in Prison
About 20 years ago, a man I was incarcerated with asked me to help ...
