Intersections + Injustice
“Disturbing”—Cannabis Policing Meets Social Distancing Enforcement
On May 2, photos of New Yorkers congregating in some of the most affluent ...
“A Load Off Your Chest”—Criminal Record Expungement During the Pandemic
While the coronavirus continues to disrupt American life, activists around the country are not ...
Two Prominent COVID-19 Federal Prison Deaths’ Common Denominator? Joe Biden
“Don’t let yourself or your property get mixed up in the world of illegal ...
In a Prison Where Coronavirus Is Rife, Waiting on a Judge’s Call to Be Freed
James Dzelajlija is currently living in Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution. Following two armed robbery ...
Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest
Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use ...
Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later
In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District ...
Top New Orleans Prosecutor Loses Immunity Over His Illegal Jail Threats
The city’s top prosecutor learned that the murdered young man was the boyfriend ...
Felony Convictions Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts, Rules SCOTUS—Shaming Oregon and Louisiana
Until recently, two US states did not require a unanimous jury verdict to convict ...
Barcelona Data Give Snapshot of COVID-19 Impact on HIV-Positive Queer Men
Research from Spain has provided an initial snapshot into how people living with HIV, ...
Pressure Builds on ICE to Release Far More People During Pandemic
The pandemic has exposed inhumane health and sanitary conditions in US jails and prisons; ...
