Intersections + Injustice
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 ...
“They’re Here to Pick Fights”—DC Crackdown Clogs Federal Courts
On August 18, DEA agents and other federal officers, deployed to Washington, DC, by ...
What Decades in Prison Have Taught Me About Resisting Incarceration
In 2006, the prison where I was being housed routinely served a breakfast that ...
“Cornhusker Clink”: Nebraska Prisons to Open ICE Detention Center
Nebraska will become the third state to operate a detention center on behalf of ...
Mayor Adams Pushes SUD Involuntary Commitment Law for New York State
On August 14, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the “Compassionate Interventions Act.” ...
