Intersections + Injustice
Decarceration USA: A Roundup of Campaigns to Close Local Jails
Across the US, there is growing understanding that many local jails are grossly outdated ...
Veteran’s Case Shows How Diversion Courts Punish Poverty
Joseph McCabe, a military veteran from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, fell on hard times. In ...
Analyzing Ayanna Pressley’s Justice Guarantee
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) just filed a non-binding resolution in the US House of ...
Meth Has Many Medical Benefits. Stigma Holds Them Back.
Ask your doctor about methamphetamine. It’s not a phrase you’ll ever hear on TV ...
A Determined Group of Newark Residents Fights for Clean Drinking Water
On the streets of Newark, New Jersey, a fledgling group of community activists has ...
Indiana Judges’ Violent Brawl Highlights the Hypocrisy of the System
Judges are generally held out as impartial, emotionally even-keeled arbiters of the law. Perhaps ...
Equipping Defense Attorneys to Fight Drug-Induced Homicide Charges
Amid the overdose crisis, drug warrior district attorneys across the US have added a ...
Study: How Punitive Policies Harm Pregnant Drug Users
The United States has state-level laws that criminalize pregnant people who use drugs, separate ...
How Might Chesa Boudin’s Win Impact People Who Are Homeless?
In a number of US cities where more people are now living without a ...
Grappling With the “Promise and Perils” of Public Health
Speakers on a November 7 panel at the Drug Policy Alliance’s Reform conference in ...
