Intersections + Injustice
ACLU: COVID-19 Decarceration Did Not Increase Crime
Decarceration measures taken by county jails this past spring to mitigate the spread of ...
British Columbia’s Troubling Bid to Detain Young People Who Overdose
On June 23, the provincial government of British Columbia announced the first reading of ...
Housing First and the Homelessness Crisis: What Went Wrong?
“The homeless crisis interested me,” says Mary Duffy of the time before she herself ...
Navigating the Baffling Systems of Care That Failed My Son
[The following article is excerpted from two chapters of Cover My Dreams in Ink, ...
A Unanimous Decision From St. Louis Lawmakers to Close Its Notorious Jail
The fate of the most notorious jail in St. Louis is nearly sealed. On July ...
The Drug War’s “Science-Based” Training on “Dopers and Parasites”
A federally funded training program for law enforcement and other students offers a course ...
How Washington, DC’s Lack of Statehood Hurts Black and Poor Residents
A debate over democracy and racial justice is raging on the federal government’s doorstep. ...
State Attorney Aramis Ayala Releases Her “Bad Cops” List
State Attorney Aramis Ayala, the progressive top prosecutor of Orange County, Florida, has released ...
Why Are Black Arrest Rates for Marijuana Rising in Los Angeles?
Although California legalized marijuana over two years ago, racial disparities in arrests for the ...
Gasping for Justice: People Jailed in the Pandemic Refuse to Be Silenced
What do you do if you want the voices of incarcerated people at the ...
