Intersections + Injustice
White House Issues Very Soft Call for Prisoner Access to OUD Meds
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its first press ...
Prison Routines Have Fallen Apart, Leaving Old-Timers Adrift
Wesley*, 51, has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons for more ...
As Prisons Shutter Classes and Mental Health Care, Drugs Fill the Gap
I first met David “Lucky” Kestner about 15 years ago, when we were both ...
Sri Lanka’s Devastating Drug-War Crackdown on Poor Communities
Sri Lanka is several weeks into a devastating crackdown on the nation’s poor communities, ...
Call It “Overcrowding,” Not “Understaffing,” and Fix It With Parole
In 1996, the Prison Litigation Reform Act was enacted in response to the rising ...
Supreme Court Case Will Profoundly Impact Homelessness in 2024
Future experiences of homelessness in the United States will depend significantly on a Supreme ...
The Tightrope of Talking About Mental Health in Prison
Dan*, a 40-something prisoner in Tennessee’s South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF), wants to make ...
New Jersey Set to Create Non-Police Mental Health Crisis Response Teams
A New Jersey bill would create non-police emergency response teams in cities, enabling social ...
Sex Work, Anti-Trafficking Policies and the Continuum of Consent
Circumstantial sex workers often do sex work for a period of time to get ...
Organ Transplants: Why People Who Use Drugs Rarely Get Them
The perception is widespread: If you have a history of drug use, your chances ...
