Intersections + Injustice
Police Murders of Black People: Has the World Really Woken Up?
This week, I watched 29-year-old Jacob Blake get shot by a police officer at ...
Four Easy Ways for a New Top Prosecutor to Make Meaningful Change
Activists like the Dream Defenders did not expect Harold Pryor to win the Broward ...
Crack, Mass Incarceration and Black Trauma: Jeffrey’s Story
Jeffrey Calhoun has been shot seven times and sent to prison three. Had he ...
The “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement Spreads, But Unevenly
It is hard for prosecutors to let go of the prosecutorial identity, as seen ...
Drive to Free Black Woman With Marijuana Life Sentence Exposes “Habitual Criminal” Laws
“Give a mother the chance to hold her child again.” So reads a petition, ...
Don’t Blame Protests for COVID—Defund Police for Communities’ Health
Hundreds of thousands have gathered across the country this summer to protest the police ...
Rx Opioid Users Have More Labor Rights Than Heroin Users
In the United States, access to disability accommodations and protections are not guaranteed to ...
Methadone Patients’ Data Poised to Be Entered Into PDMPs
Starting August 14, methadone patients face the very real possibility that their long-protected privacy ...
Law Enforcement Unions Sue for Fear LA Will Vote to Fund Communities, Not Cops
A diverse group of Los Angeles labor organizations, helmed by law enforcement, is working ...
Will Californians Vote to Eliminate Cash Bail in November?
Voters in the nation’s largest state will have the chance in November to decide ...
