Intersections + Injustice
The CDC Must Adopt Decarceration as a Matter of Public Health
Even before COVID-19 upended American social and economic life, mass incarceration was devastating communities ...
Alabama’s Prosecutors Want a COVID Bailout. They Shouldn’t Get It.
Court fines and fees unfairly perpetuate cycles of poverty for disadvantaged Americans, but that ...
Racial Disparities Widen Despite Historic-Low NYC Drug Arrests in Lockdown
New York City drug arrests hit historic lows in the weeks after Governor Andrew ...
SSDP Conference: Ending Mass Incarceration Takes More Than Drug Policy Reform
What are the drivers of mass incarceration? It’s a complicated question, with racism and ...
Incarcerated People in Maryland Face Death If We Don’t Act Now
“I am afraid of getting coronavirus. It’s psyching me out a lot, I start ...
Running for Office as a Prison Abolitionist in Deep-Red Indiana
Fort Wayne, a gateway to the American West that started out as a significant ...
“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 ...
