Intersections + Injustice
Illinois Social Equity Program Near “Collapse,” Say Cannabis Advocates
A group of cannabis advocates led by Chicago NORML demonstrated outside the offices of ...
A Bleak Outlook for Massachusetts’ 2022 Prosecutor Elections
The politics of prosecutors in Massachusetts this year is a complicated mess, but one ...
Diverse Coalition Unites Against Atlanta’s Plan to Build “Cop City”
A diverse coalition of defund-the-police, environmental and Indigenous activists has mobilized in Georgia to ...
California Bill Would Protect Workers’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use
Although California has fully legalized cannabis, workers can still be tested for THC while ...
“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison
In 2016, Ashley Diamond won a historic lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections ...
Can Ayahuasca Help to Heal Refugees’ Trauma?
A new study will seek to discover if ayahuasca is effective at helping a ...
American Bar Association Calls for the Abolition of Life-Without-Parole
The life-without-parole sentence is barbaric. Decarceration activists call it “death by incarceration.” Pope Francis ...
I’m 79 and in Prison. Cigarettes Have Shaped My Life.
Tobacco settles the nerves, relaxes the body, quiets the mind. A mild, pleasant high. ...
Amy Weirich Ousting a Rare Recent Win for Reform Prosecutor Movement
Most people do not care about their local elected prosecutor. If a voter knows ...
Why Many of Us Began Playing the Stock Market From Prison
On a Monday morning in June, Derek Collier smiled from atop his bunk in ...
