Intersections + Injustice
Austin Begins Enforcing Homeless Camping Ban; Rest of Texas to Follow
On August 9, the city of Austin began enforcing a public camping ban first ...
Prisoners Sue After Drug Testing of Their Legal Mail Gave False Positives
Incarcerated people‘s legal mail falsely tested positive for drugs, according to a lawsuit filed ...
Our Prison Is Closing, With a Bitter Legacy of Contrasting Deaths
Every year on the last Friday afternoon in January, bagpipes can be heard from ...
Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal
Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff ...
Bombshell Paper Names the Federal Judges Guilty of the Most Racist Sentencing
It has long been known that people of color get harsher criminal sentences in ...
Brooklyn Dismisses 3,500 Marijuana Cases in Latest Steps Toward Justice
On July 27, a Brooklyn, New York county court agreed to dismiss and seal ...
Homeless New Yorkers Fight for Their Rights as Hotel Evictions Continue
Winston Tokuhisa first became homeless in 2006, at the age of 20. Since then, ...
The WHO Emphasizes Its Mission to Destroy Safer Nicotine Alternatives
On July 27, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its eighth report on the ...
This Iowa Prosecutor Race Will Be a Significant National Yardstick
The County Attorney’s Office in Polk County (Des Moines), Iowa has gotten little attention ...
Questions Linger Over California’s Record Homelessness Funding
On July 19, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $12 billion funding package to ...
