Intersections + Injustice
My Daughter’s Birth Exposed the Medical Community’s Anti-Drug Stigma
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me ...
ACLU Sues Minneapolis for Raiding Encampments of Unhoused People
The city of Minneapolis is accused of violating the constitutional rights of people who ...
The Day They Sentenced My Son to Federal Prison
They stole my baby again. It doesn’t matter that he’s 26 years old. It ...
California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records
A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents ...
Our Movement Is Strongest When We Aim High—And Work in Current Reality
Criminal justice reform has made significant advances during my time in the movement. But ...
Why Private Prisons Are Spending a Fortune on 2020 Republican Candidates
Private prisons are determined to make their voices heard in the 2020 election cycle. ...
Michigan’s New Marijuana-Conviction Expungement Law: Pros and Cons
On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of ...
Racial Justice and the Death Penalty at Stake in Ohio Prosecutor Election
After choosing in 2017 not to reindict a University of Cincinnati campus police officer ...
Despite Immunity Law, Virginia Woman Charged After Calling 911 for Alleged Meth Crisis
Virginia has a new “Good Samaritan” law designed to protect people who call 911 ...
Is the UN Complicit in Philippines’ Lethal Drug War?
At the start of the summer, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced ...
