Intersections + Injustice
The Impact of Family Members’ Incarceration on Black Women’s Mental Health
A new study shows that Black women who have experienced having a family member ...
NYPD Reports Eight-Fold Increase in Use of Force for “Crowd Control” During Floyd Uprising
In the late spring and early summer, New York City, like the rest of ...
Rezoning City Land Into Campgrounds? Emergency Homelessness Proposals Amid COVID-19
When it comes reducing the risks and harms of COVID-19 faced by unhoused people, ...
Police Murders of Black People: Has the World Really Woken Up?
This week, I watched 29-year-old Jacob Blake get shot by a police officer at ...
Four Easy Ways for a New Top Prosecutor to Make Meaningful Change
Activists like the Dream Defenders did not expect Harold Pryor to win the Broward ...
Crack, Mass Incarceration and Black Trauma: Jeffrey’s Story
Jeffrey Calhoun has been shot seven times and sent to prison three. Had he ...
The “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement Spreads, But Unevenly
It is hard for prosecutors to let go of the prosecutorial identity, as seen ...
Drive to Free Black Woman With Marijuana Life Sentence Exposes “Habitual Criminal” Laws
“Give a mother the chance to hold her child again.” So reads a petition, ...
Don’t Blame Protests for COVID—Defund Police for Communities’ Health
Hundreds of thousands have gathered across the country this summer to protest the police ...
Rx Opioid Users Have More Labor Rights Than Heroin Users
In the United States, access to disability accommodations and protections are not guaranteed to ...
